Politano error sinks Napoli 3-1 at Villarreal as Allegri fumes

📰 Napoli scored first at Villarreal but lost 3-1, and have no points after two Champions League games. 📌 Key points ⚽ Napoli lost 3-1 away at Villarreal on 13 October. 😱 A Politano back-pass error led to the equaliser. 💥 Mouriño's long-range strike turned it round three minutes later. 📉 After a 1-0 loss to Arsenal, it is two defeats and zero points. 🎙️ Allegri said his side cannot lose in this way. 📝 What happened 🏟️ It started well. In the 8th minute, from a move that began with a Kevin De Bruyne short corner, Amir Rrahmani's header hit the bar and he turned in the rebound. Scott McTominay, making his first start five weeks after surgery for a heart arrhythmia, then had a free header that flashed wide. 😱 The game turned in the 23rd minute. Georges Mikautadze intercepted Matteo Politano's back-pass to Vanja Milinković-Savić and scored into an empty net. Three minutes later Santiago Mouriño's long shot flew past the keeper's fingertips. Rasmus Højlund hit the bar after the break, and Tani Oluwaseyi settled it in the 86th minute. 🎙️ Allegri told Sky Sport you can lose games "but not in this way", adding that the first goal was a gift and his side concede too much at the back. "It has become almost something to be ashamed of, knowing how to defend," he said. 🤔 There was also a mix-up with De Bruyne. Allegri said he asked the Belgian to drop back and push McTominay further forward, but that the two "didn't understand each other". 📊 By the numbers • Shots: Villarreal 17, Napoli 11 • Napoli: two Champions League games, two defeats, 0 points (lost 1-0 to Arsenal) • Villarreal ended a seven-game Champions League losing run 🔭 Why it matters Allegri warned that if Napoli go to Venezia on Saturday without humility and respect, they will come out with broken bones. After their worst league start since 2015-16 and now two European defeats, the balance of Allegri's side is under scrutiny again. Napoli visit Venezia on 17 October.