David Neres ‘robbed at gunpoint as armed thugs assault automobile carrying Napoli winger and his spouse’ shortly after dramatic Serie A win over Parma

David Neres performed a starring position as a brilliant sub as Napoli got here from behind to beat Parma 2-1 on Saturday however his dream night quickly grew to become a nightmare.

The winger – making solely his second look for Napoli following a switch from Benfica 10 days earlier – assisted the successful objective for Frank Anguissa within the fifth minute of added time, after Romelu Lukaku had equalised simply moments earlier.

Neres and his spouse Kira Winona departed the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in a big black automobile.

Nevertheless, they didn’t get far earlier than armed thugs allegedly attacked the car, smashing one of many home windows.

Winona later posted on Instagram: ‘David wish to make an apology to the followers who had been ready exterior for him. Whereas making an attempt to go away the stadium after the sport, two males on a bike smashed the automobile and robbed him at gunpoint.’

Neres reposted the message to his 2.4million followers.

In accordance with L’Unione Sarda, two robbers fled the scene on a bike having stolen a watch from Neres earlier than the incident was reported to police in Naples.

A video taken after the alleged assault confirmed Neres and his associate being escorted out of broken automobile and into the protection of a lodge as followers shouted and cheered within the background.

Neres joined Napoli in a deal price round £23.5m. He made his debut in final weekend’s 3-0 win over Bologna, offering an help throughout a five-minute cameo.

He then obtained nearly half an hour of sport time on Saturday as Napoli fought again from 1-0 right down to beat 10-man Parma.