HAMRUN, Malta (Dec. 19, 2025) (Interstat) — Naxxar Lions opened its season with a 3-2 victory over Mosta in a Malta Premier League match Friday at Victor Tedesco Stadium. The visitors overcame an early deficit, with Gabriel Costa scoring twice, including an 89th-minute winner. Mosta’s João Moura scored in stoppage time, but it proved only a consolation. The result defied a pregame projection that favored Mosta, handing Naxxar Lions a winning start while Mosta begins the campaign with a loss.