Napoli beat Red Star 3-1 with Mertens brace to stay top


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group C - Napoli v Crvena Zvezda - Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy - November 28, 2018 Napoli's Dries Mertens celebrates scoring their second goal with teammate Fabian Ruiz REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Napoli swept aside Red Star Belgrade with a typically entertaining performance as two goals from Dries Mertens helped them to a 3-1 win over the former European champions in their Champions League match on Wednesday.

Napoli stayed top of Group C with nine points from five games while the Serbian champions, on four points, were eliminated after shipping 13 goals in their three away games.

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