VILLARREAL, Spain (Interstat) — Villarreal erased an early deficit and beat Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday at Estadio de la Cerámica, using a quick first-half turnaround and a late goal to secure the result. Napoli opened the scoring in the 8th minute when Amir Rrahmani found the net. Villarreal answered in the 23rd minute through Georges Mikautadze, then moved ahead in the 26th minute on Santiago Mourino’s goal. T. Oluwaseyi finished the scoring in the 86th minute. The win gave Villarreal a 1-0 record in the competition, while Napoli fell to 0-1. Villarreal and Napoli both sit at 3 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws across all competitions.

Rrahmani finished with one goal in 90 minutes for Napoli. Mourino had one goal in 90 minutes for Villarreal. Oluwaseyi scored one goal in 27 minutes. Mikautadze recorded one goal in 64 minutes and received a yellow card. Gerard Moreno provided one assist in 63 minutes. Ayoze Perez added one assist in seven minutes. Villarreal’s first-half goals came three minutes apart and turned the match after Napoli had struck first.

Villarreal’s lead held through the second half, even as Napoli made five substitutions and Villarreal matched that total. Napoli pushed for an equalizer after the break, but Villarreal’s defense held until Oluwaseyi’s late goal put the match out of reach. The final goal came in the 86th minute, shortly after Villarreal’s 83rd- and 84th-minute substitutions and before Napoli’s Di Lorenzo was booked in the 86th minute.

Mikautadze was booked in the 33rd minute. Napoli’s Giovane was cautioned in the 55th minute. Kevin De Bruyne received a yellow card in the 62nd minute. Villarreal’s N. Saliba was booked in the 67th minute. Giovanni Di Lorenzo was shown a yellow card in the 86th minute. The cards came as both sides made adjustments through the second half.

Substitutions began in the 60th minute, when Napoli made changes involving Giovane and Matteo Politano. Scott McTominay was involved in a Napoli substitution in the 61st minute. Villarreal made a change involving Gerard Moreno in the 63rd minute and another involving Mikautadze in the 64th minute. A. Moleiro was involved in a Villarreal substitution in the 68th minute. Napoli then made changes involving Billy Gilmour in the 72nd minute and R. Marin in the 73rd minute. Villarreal’s late substitutions involved S. Comesana in the 83rd minute and P. Gueye in the 84th minute.

Napoli’s competition record is now 0 wins and 1 loss, while Villarreal’s is 1 win and 0 losses. Earlier this season, Napoli beat Frosinone 3-0, drew at Fiorentina 1-1, beat Bologna 1-0, drew at Inter 0-0, lost at Inter 3-2, lost to Como 2-1 and won at Genoa 2-0. Villarreal lost at Real Madrid 1-0, beat Levante 3-1, won at Malaga 3-1, lost to Betis 2-1, lost to Dep. A Coruna 3-2, lost to Alaves 1-0, drew at Club Atletico de Madrid 2-2 and drew at Real Racing 2-2. Napoli next is set to face Venezia before hosting AS Roma. Villarreal next hosts Elche CF Ilicitano before visiting Valencia. Napoli’s next 10 listed fixtures include two matches at Venezia, two home games against AS Roma, a trip to AC Monza, a trip to Juventus, home matches against Lazio and Torino, a trip to Sassuolo and a home match against Fiorentina. Villarreal’s next 10 listed fixtures include a home match against Elche CF Ilicitano, a trip to Valencia, home matches against Espanyol, Getafe, Real Sociedad, Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla, and trips to FC Barcelona, Celta and Osasuna.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Villarreal 2, Napoli 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Napoli with a 54.2 percent probability to win.