Striker Fernando Llorente is celebrating an ideal start for Napoli.
Fernando Llorente came off the substitute’s bench for Napoli to seal a 2-0 win over Liverpool.
Llorente scored the second goal, taking advantage of a rare Virgil van Dijk mistake.
The Spaniard spoke after he game of his delight at helping Napoli beat Liverpool at home for the second season in a row.
He told TMW: “I’m happy because we showed we could play with the big names. These three points are very important, but it’s just the first game: we still need a lot.
“We have to think about game after game, it will be hard. Scoring at the San Paolo is something incredible, I didn’t imagine starting this adventure like this.”
Llorente has now made two substitute appearances for Napoli, and has one goal and one assist to his name already.
This was the start Liverpool desperately wanted to avoid in the Champions League.
Their Premier League record had been perfect to begin the season, winning five of five games.
This weekend they face Chelsea, and while this slip up disrupts their form, the Blues suffered a damaging home defeat to Valencia last night.
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