After suffering a setback in Europe, Italian champions Napoli return to Serie A duty on Monday evening, as they welcome promoted Pisa to Stadio Maradona.
Antonio Conte's side were beaten in their Champions League opener, ending a perfect start to the new season; meanwhile, their next visitors have only picked up one point.
Less than midway through the first half, Napoli's hopes of beating Manchester City instantly faded, as they were reduced to 10 men when Giovanni Di Lorenzo was dismissed for a foul on Erling Haaland.
Effectively surrendering any pretence of going for victory, ex-City star Kevin De Bruyne was soon withdrawn and replaced by an extra defender - but the Partenopei could not hold out.
Haaland eventually broke through after half time, and Jeremy Doku's superb solo goal then consigned Conte's men to a 2-0 defeat, making it an unsuccessful return to the Champions League.
Nonetheless, the Scudetto holders still have a flawless domestic record so far, having seen off Fiorentina last week - when De Bruyne opened the scoring - after previously defeating Sassuolo and Cagliari.
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