Napoli survived two equalisers and a stoppage-time scare to beat Bodo/Glimt 4–3 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday, October 20, in a breathless UEFA Champions League league-phase fixture. Scott McTominay’s goals in the 41st and 75th minutes proved pivotal, while an 88th-minute Odin Bjørtuft own goal ultimately supplied the hosts’ winning margin.
Fast start, familiar resistance
Matteo Politano needed only the first minute to put Napoli ahead, giving the hosts the ideal opening. But Bodo/Glimt refused to let that early setback define their evening, drawing level through Jens Petter Hauge in the 27th minute.
That response established the pattern of a match in which Napoli repeatedly moved in front without being able to shake off their visitors. McTominay restored the home side’s advantage in the 41st minute, ensuring Napoli reached half-time with a 2–1 lead rather than allowing Bodo/Glimt to take a level contest into the interval.
McTominay delivers as Bodo/Glimt hit back again
The Norwegian side’s persistence brought another reward after the restart. Andreas Helmersen equalised in the 62nd minute, making it 2–2 and leaving Napoli needing another response.
It arrived through McTominay, whose 75th-minute header completed his brace and put the hosts ahead for the third time. In a fixture full of momentum swings, his contribution gave Napoli the platform to finally secure all three points.
Bjørtuft’s own goal in the 88th minute then stretched the advantage to 4–2. For the first time, Napoli had a two-goal cushion, although even that did not produce an entirely comfortable finish.
Sondre Brunstad Fet headed home in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to cut the deficit to 4–3. Bodo/Glimt had kept the contest alive until the closing moments, but there was no third equaliser before the final whistle.
Fine margins on a demanding European night
The numbers reflected how competitive the contest had been. Bodo/Glimt held 56.8% possession and won five corners to Napoli’s two, while the hosts produced 17 attempts to the visitors’ 15 and led eight to six in shots on target.
Napoli’s greater threat on goal helped compensate for their smaller share of possession, but conceding three times left little room for comfort. Bodo/Glimt departed without a point despite twice levelling and finding one final response in stoppage time.
For Napoli, this was a victory built on repeated answers rather than sustained control. McTominay’s double stood at the heart of it: two crucial interventions in a seven-goal European thriller that remained uncertain almost to the last.
