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Italian clubs suffer historic Champions League collapse
October 15, 2026 at 02:35 PM · Updated 1d ago
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YKYalla Kora
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4 هزائم و14 هدفًا.. انهيار غير مسبوق لأندية إيطاليا في دوري الأبطال
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الجولة الأسوأ تاريخيا.. سقوط جماعي لأندية إيطاليا بدوري الأبطال واستقبال 14 هدفا
(opens the publisher’s site)All four Italian clubs — Napoli, Inter, Roma and Como — lost their Champions League matches in the same round, conceding 14 goals.
- Italian clubs suffered the first round in competition history in which all four of their representatives lost, conceding 14 goals.
- Roma, leading 3-1, conceded three goals in the closing minutes to lose 4-3 to Real Madrid; Como lost 3-2 to Feyenoord.
- Inter Milan lost 4-3 to Club Brugge, its seventh defeat in eight Champions League matches, and Napoli fell 3-1 to Villarreal.
- Fabregas said the level surpasses even the World Cup, while Roma forward Soulé called his side's collapse a mental problem.
- Napoli's 3-1 loss to Villarreal marked their worst start to a season in 17 years, with four defeats in eight overall matches.
- Massimiliano Allegri suffered his eighth defeat in nine Champions League games, his last victory in the competition dating to October 2022.
- Napoli's forwards have scored only five goals despite a €200 million investment, and the club needs 11 points from six remaining league-phase matches.
- Tensions have emerged between Napoli coach Massimiliano Allegri and Kevin De Bruyne, who allegedly ignored his instructions during the Villarreal defeat.