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      UEFA Youth League: Napoli edged past Shakhtar Donetsk

      Napoli overcame Shakhtar Donetsk, 1x2, on Wednesday, in a match relating to the Grp.A of UEFA Youth League. Both Sergiy Shishchenko's team and Giampaolo Saurini's team held their first game in the competition.

      The opening goal was scored by Gianluca Gaetano after 44 minutes.

      With 71 minutes on the clock, Andriy Kulakov fired home for Shakhtar Donetsk. Alessio Zerbin scored the winner in the 72nd minute. After 80 minutes, Ciro Palmieri left the game early after seeing a red card. With 90 minutes already on the clock, Napoli saw Giuseppe Esposito get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.

      In the next fixture, Napoli will play at home against Feyenoord, while Shakhtar Donetsk visit Manchester City.

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