Like father, like son: Diego Simeone's son nets two to match his father as Napoli beat Rangers in Champions League
Football
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Associated Press
| Oct 27, 2022
Like father, like son.
Giovanni Simeone scored two goals as Napoli beat Rangers 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday for a club record 12th consecutive victory in all competitions.
The only other Argentinian player to score four goals in their first four matches in the Champions League was Diego Simeone - Giovanni's father.
Napoli, which had already qualified for the last 16, remained top of Group A. It was three points ahead of Liverpool, which also progressed to the knockout stage with a 3-0 win at Ajax.
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Liverpool hosts Napoli next week in a match to decide the group winner.
Napoli is also top of Serie A and coach Luciano Spalletti decided to rotate his squad - resting Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has been a revelation this season.
It made little difference and Napoli took the lead in the 11th minute when Simeone controlled Giovanni Di Lorenzo's ball over the top and fired across into the bottom left corner.
Simeone doubled his tally five minutes later with a diving header to meet Mario Rui's cross from the left.
Tanguy Ndombele also hit the crossbar in a dominant first half for Napoli.
Napoli did get a third, 10 minutes from time, when Leo Ostigard headed in a corner to mark his Champions League debut with a goal.