The Cult of Calcio
Napoli melted away after getting an early lead against PSV Eindhoven, especially late in the game, giving up six goals. A brace by Scott McTominay, who hasn’t been superb so far this campaign, wasn’t enough to offset the disappointment.
According to Opta (via Goal), the Partenopei suffered their largest ever defeat in the Champions League and one of the worst on the continental stage. Before this one, the infamous record belonged to a five-nil collapse against Hibernian in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1967/1978.
Napoli hadn’t given up six times in a tilt in about 30 years. The last time it happened was in 1997/1998. They were romped twice that badly that season, by Roma and…
