VILLARREAL, Spain (Interstat) — Villarreal defeated Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday at Estadio de la Cerámica after Amir Rrahmani gave Napoli an early lead and the hosts responded with three goals. Rrahmani scored in the 8th minute. Georges Mikautadze equalized in the 23rd, Santiago Mourino put Villarreal ahead in the 26th and T. Oluwaseyi sealed the win in the 86th. Gerard Moreno and Ayoze Perez recorded assists. Mikautadze received a yellow card in the 33rd, while Napoli’s Giovane, Kevin De Bruyne and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and Villarreal’s N. Saliba also were booked. Napoli used substitutions in the 60th, 61st, 72nd and 73rd minutes. Villarreal made changes in the 63rd, 64th, 68th, 83rd and 84th minutes. The match included 10 substitutions and five yellow cards. Villarreal improved to 1-0 in the competition and 3-4-2 overall. Napoli fell to 0-1 in the competition and 3-4-2 overall. Villarreal next hosts Elche CF Ilicitano, while Napoli visits Venezia.