Scott McTominay Scores Twice as Napoli Edge Bodø/Glimt 4-3

Politano struck inside the opening minute

It took Napoli just 53 seconds to take the lead. Matteo Politano found room on the edge of the box before Bodø/Glimt had a chance to set up, and the hosts were ahead almost immediately. That early strike changed what the visitors had to do, yet it did not stop them from pushing forward.

Jens Petter Hauge levelled the score and pushed Napoli to come forward again instead of sitting back on their advantage. That reaction carried weight, since the Norwegian side had already dropped their opening two Champions League fixtures. Had Napoli turned cautious, Bodø/Glimt might have dragged the game into a slower rhythm. Instead, the Italians kept committing runners into and around the area.

McTominay found the net twice from midfield

Scott McTominay gave Napoli the lead back in the 41st minute. Andreas Helmersen restored parity at 2-2 after the restart, but McTominay headed in again with about fifteen minutes left. His two strikes arrived in different ways: one came from making a run into open space, the other from meeting a ball in the air.

The defenders struggled to track McTominay’s movement. When one of them went with him away from goal, a teammate in a Napoli shirt was left free. When nobody followed, he was in position to attack a cross. His second effort also came at a point when Bodø/Glimt had started to think a point was still on.

An own goal settled the margin

Late on, Odin Bjørtuft deflected the ball into his own net, handing Napoli a two-goal cushion. Sondre Brunstad Fet did pull one back for Bodø/Glimt, but the clock ran out before they could build another real attack. That own goal, then, was the difference between the sides.

Napoli can be happy with four goals and their first three points of the campaign. The defending, however, was shakier. Bodø/Glimt netted three times on the road and kept finding a route back into a game that looked settled.

A useful win that leaves work to do

This result ends a run of two defeats for Napoli and gives them a boost before their trip to Porto. McTominay’s contribution and Politano’s quick opener suggest the attack has more than one way to hurt opponents rather than a single predictable routine.

What comes next is managing the space left behind once a lead is taken. Napoli have no reason to stop attacking, but the midfield has to stay tight enough to the back line to shut down quick counters. The 4-3 scoreline was a valuable three points, and it also showed how easily the same game could have swung against them if they convert fewer of their chances.