Napoli stunned Champions League Finalists Bayern Munich with a thrilling 3-2 friendly victory.

Napoli stunned Champions League Finalists Bayern Munich with a thrilling 3-2 friendly victory.

The Partenopei got their pre-season off to a fantastic start with today’s prestigious win thanks to goals from Paolo Cannavaro, Goran Pandev and Lorenzo Insigne.

Bayern took the lead when Alaba tapped in after great work from Arjen Robben.

The Italians fought back with Insigne’s header testing the goalkeeper, while Edu Vargas’ angled drive thumped the post.

Moments later, Cannavaro equalised with a spectacular scissor-kick on the stroke of half-time.

Pandev came off the bench and put Napoli in front within five minutes of his introduction, finishing off a powerful run from Juan Camilo Zuniga.

It didn’t last long, as Bayern got it back to 2-2 when Salvatore Aronica gave away a free kick from the edge of the box that Shaqiri curled into the top corner.

It still wasn’t over, as in the final stages Under-21 international Insigne got the winner.

Marek Hamsik and Gianvito Vitale both had efforts parried during the move until Insigne pounced on the loose ball to finish it off.

Napoli 3-2 Bayern Munich

Scorers: Alaba 16 (B), Cannavaro 45 (N), Pandev 66 (N), Shaquiri 74 (B), Insigne 82 (N)

Napoli: Rosati, Campagnaro (Grava 80), Cannavaro (Fernandez 46), Britos (Aronica 60), Zuniga (Bariti 86), Dzemaili (Fornito 88), Inler (Gargano 46), Hamsik (Palma 88), Dossena (Vitale 71), Insigne (Novothny 86), Vargas (Pandev 60)

Bayern Munich: Starke, Rafinha (Hojbjerg 46), Van Buyten, Dante, Contento, Timoshchuk, Luiz Gustavo, Robben, Shaqiri, Alaba (Cam Emre 40), Mandzukic (Pizarro 60)

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