<p>Napoli's Serie A season kicked off in disastrous fashion on Sunday when they were overwhelmed 3-0 at Hellas Verona and lost star midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after he collided with an opposing player.</p><p>Antonio Conte, in his first league match in charge of the 2023 champions, was forced to take off Kvaratskhelia just before halftime when the Georgian looked uncomfortable following the collision.</p><p>Napoli's problems deepened after the break when Dailon Livramento got in front of the defence after five minutes and slotted in a cross from close range to give the hosts the lead.</p>.Premier League | Composed Manchester City start title defence with 2-0 win over Chelsea.<p>The nightmare continued for Napoli after 75 minutes when Daniel Mosquera received a through ball and calmly struck a right-footed shot in to double Verona's lead.</p><p>In stoppage time, Verona scored a third as Napoli's defence faltered, allowing Mosquera to tap in a close-range pass and complete his brace.</p><p>AS Roma started their campaign with a goalless stalemate at Cagliari, while city rivals Lazio got off to a flying start, winning 3-1 at home against newly promoted Venezia, despite an early scare with the visitors scoring after three minutes.</p>
<p>Napoli's Serie A season kicked off in disastrous fashion on Sunday when they were overwhelmed 3-0 at Hellas Verona and lost star midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after he collided with an opposing player.</p><p>Antonio Conte, in his first league match in charge of the 2023 champions, was forced to take off Kvaratskhelia just before halftime when the Georgian looked uncomfortable following the collision.</p><p>Napoli's problems deepened after the break when Dailon Livramento got in front of the defence after five minutes and slotted in a cross from close range to give the hosts the lead.</p>.Premier League | Composed Manchester City start title defence with 2-0 win over Chelsea.<p>The nightmare continued for Napoli after 75 minutes when Daniel Mosquera received a through ball and calmly struck a right-footed shot in to double Verona's lead.</p><p>In stoppage time, Verona scored a third as Napoli's defence faltered, allowing Mosquera to tap in a close-range pass and complete his brace.</p><p>AS Roma started their campaign with a goalless stalemate at Cagliari, while city rivals Lazio got off to a flying start, winning 3-1 at home against newly promoted Venezia, despite an early scare with the visitors scoring after three minutes.</p>