Kevin Kuranyi's early opener struck fear into the hearts of Rafael Benitez's men but the Argentine stepped up to set everything right for the home team
Gonzalo Higuain put Dinamo Moscow to the sword in the Europa League on Thursday as his hat-trick eased Napoli to a 3-1 last-16 first-leg victory.
The Argentine forward proved too hot to handle for the visitors as he netted his first European treble against a Dinamo side reduced to 10 men early in the second half after Roman Zobnin's dismissal.
Kevin Kuranyi's fifth Europa League goal of the season had given Dinamo an ideal start two minutes in, although Higuain levelled with an expert header before the half-hour mark.
The Argentina international then put Napoli on top as he converted a 31st-minute penalty.
Zobnin saw red early in the second half to dent Dinamo's hopes of a fightback and Higuain added a third against the Russian Premier League side five minutes short of the hour.
While Stanislav Cherchesov's side will take comfort from their away goal, Higuain's first-leg heroics may yet prove enough to take Napoli through going into the return encounter next week.
Gonzalo Higuain put Dinamo Moscow to the sword in the Europa League on Thursday as his hat-trick eased Napoli to a 3-1 last-16 first-leg victory.
The Argentine forward proved too hot to handle for the visitors as he netted his first European treble against a Dinamo side reduced to 10 men early in the second half after Roman Zobnin's dismissal.
Kevin Kuranyi's fifth Europa League goal of the season had given Dinamo an ideal start two minutes in, although Higuain levelled with an expert header before the half-hour mark.
The Argentina international then put Napoli on top as he converted a 31st-minute penalty.
Zobnin saw red early in the second half to dent Dinamo's hopes of a fightback and Higuain added a third against the Russian Premier League side five minutes short of the hour.
While Stanislav Cherchesov's side will take comfort from their away goal, Higuain's first-leg heroics may yet prove enough to take Napoli through going into the return encounter next week.
