Napoli opened the Serie A season with a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo as Scott McTominay and Kevin De Bruyne provided the goals. McTominay scored in the 17th minute by heading Matteo Politano's cross into the top near corner and later hit the crossbar with a fierce attempt. De Bruyne added a second with an unexpected free kick from near the touchline that bounced into the far bottom corner. McTominay joined Napoli from Manchester United last year and was named Serie A player of the year. Sassuolo finished with 10 men after Ismaël Koné was sent off.
And the 28-year-old picked up where he left off last season by scoring Napoli's first goal of the new campaign in the 17th minute, peeling away from his marker to head Matteo Politano's cross from the right into the top near corner. McTominay also sent a fierce effort crashing off the crossbar in first-half stoppage time, while Politano hit the post before Napoli doubled its lead in somewhat strange circumstances.
De Bruyne whipped in a free kick from wide on the left -- practically on the touchline -- and it went over everyone in the area before bouncing on the ground and going into the far bottom corner. The 34-year-old De Bruyne, a two-time Premier League player of the season, joined Napoli in June on a free transfer after 10 years at Manchester City. Sassuolo ended the match with 10 men after midfielder Ismaël Koné was sent off following a second yellow card,
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