Napoli snatch 1-0 win at strugglers Union Berlin thanks to Raspadori goal

BERLIN - Napoli scored a second half goal through Giacomo Raspadori to snatch a 1-0 victory at Union Berlin in their Champions League Group C match on Tuesday and stretch their opponents' losing run to nine straight games in all competitions.

In a match that had only few highlights, the Germans had the better chances in the first half but it was the move by Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia down the left that decided the game, setting up Raspadori to fire in the winner in the 65th minute.

Napoli, quarter-finalists last season, were without injured top striker Victor Osimhen and they posed no real threat until Georgia international Kvaratskhelia's move, which was their first chance inside the box.

Real Madrid are top of the group on nine points, with Napoli in second place on six. Braga are on three with struggling Union still without a point in their first ever season in the competition. REUTERS