Napoli 2-0 Nice: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 16 August 2017

Result

Napoli 2-0 Nice

Champions League · Wednesday 16 August 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Napoli 2-0 Nice: match report

Napoli beat Nice 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday 16 August 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

Dries Mertens opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Napoli's goals came from Dries Mertens (13') and Jorginho (70', penalty). Nice did not score.

Discipline: Napoli received 1 yellow card; Nice received 1 yellow card and 2 red cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Napoli lined up in a 4-3-3 and Nice in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dries Mertens of Napoli (8.3), ahead of Raúl Albiol (7.8).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 1-0
  • 63'Yellow card · Lorenzo InsigneNapoli
  • 65'Yellow card · Alassane PleaNice
  • 70'Penalty goal · JorginhoNapoli · 2-0
  • 79'Red card · Vincent KozielloNice
  • 79'Second yellow · Alassane PleaNice

Team news

Napoli line-up (4-3-3)

Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Raúl Albiol, Kalidou Koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne

Nice line-up (3-5-2)

Yoan Cardinale, Arnaud Souquet, Dante, Maxime Le Marchand, Christophe Jallet, Vincent Koziello, Jean Michaël Seri, Pierre Lees-Melou, Malang Sarr, Alassane Pléa, Allan Saint-Maximin