Napoli slump to Venezia shock as De Bruyne misses penalty and Allegri feels the heat

A night to forget in Venice

Napoli's season hit a new low as Davide Nicola's Venezia inflicted a 1-0 defeat, with Haji Adams the man who "stuns Meret" and Kevin De Bruyne missing a second-half penalty that would have levelled it at 1-1.

Corriere dello Sport painted a grim picture: "Napoli disarming. Misses, errors and a 1-0 loss in Venezia." The Belgian's spot-kick failure drew a stark verdict — "Never as bad as this since 2001." Tuttosport added that "Adams takes down Napoli" while "the Belgian misses a penalty in the second half: Max doesn't escape the crisis."

Under-fire coach Massimiliano Allegri urged calm: "We need to stay calm." La Gazzetta's front-page verdict was blunt: "Napoli crisis. De Bruyne flops, Allegri under fire, how Venezia laugh."