Match ends, Leicester City 2, Napoli 2.
Brendan Rodgers said his "young team will learn" after they gave away a two-goal lead over Napoli in their Europa League opener at King Power Stadium.
Napoli's Victor Osimhen scored twice in the second half after Ayoze Perez and Harvey Barnes had given Leicester a 2-0 lead.
Osimhen's exquisite touch past Kasper Schmeichel reduced the deficit, before he completed the comeback with a header in the 87th minute.
"The crime isn't giving away the two goals, the crime is if you don't learn from it. I'm sure that is something this young team will do," said Rodgers.
Perez had opened the scoring with a volley from Barnes' cross before the winger fired in Leicester's second shortly after summer signing Patson Daka had a goal ruled out for offside.
The hosts looked set to take pole position in Group C, but Osimhen dealt a late blow before Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi was sent off for a second booking.
It leaves the group wide open with Leicester still to travel to Italy, as well as facing Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw.
"I'm disappointed with the end result but there were some exciting and good moments," added Rodgers. "The two goals are outstanding and the one that was disallowed was tight.
"Maybe we tired a bit. There are things for us to improve on - like keeping the ball better for longer periods. If we did that, we wouldn't tire so quickly.
"The effort and mentality was good. It is a shame we couldn't close it out."
Leicester clawed back in enthralling battle
There was a carnival atmosphere at the King Power to welcome European football back to Leicester and the match - widely tipped as a battle between two sides considered among the favourites to win the competition - did not disappoint.
Napoli set the tone with their first shot on target after only three minutes and Leicester responded when Barnes was denied from close range, before setting up Perez's volley with a perfectly-weighted cross.
Timothy Castagne, along with the help of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, somehow kept out Napoli's Piotr Zielinski, while Lorenzo Insigne and Hirving Lozano came close.
The Italians had been wasteful and when Barnes coolly thumped in Leicester's second, they looked set to come out on top.
But a sublime one-touch passing move saw Osimhen dance into the box before he flicked the ball past Jannik Vestergaard and over Schmeichel.
And the Napoli forward then hung well in the air to nod in a punishing second.
Tensions flared following the final whistle as police and stewards intervened after missiles were thrown by both sets of supporters.
Player of the match
OsimhenVictor Osimhen
Leicester City
Avg
- Squad number7Player nameBarnesAverage rating
7.10
- Squad number1Player nameSchmeichelAverage rating
6.66
- Squad number14Player nameIheanachoAverage rating
6.58
- Squad number6Player nameEvansAverage rating
6.55
- Squad number17Player nameAyoze PérezAverage rating
6.51
- Squad number29Player nameDakaAverage rating
6.49
- Squad number42Player nameSoumaréAverage rating
6.43
- Squad number27Player nameCastagneAverage rating
6.40
- Squad number25Player nameNdidiAverage rating
6.15
- Squad number23Player nameVestergaardAverage rating
6.04
- Squad number5Player nameBertrandAverage rating
5.92
- Squad number4Player nameSöyüncüAverage rating
5.90
- Squad number37Player nameLookmanAverage rating
5.47
- Squad number8Player nameTielemansAverage rating
5.34
- Squad number9Player nameVardyAverage rating
5.05
- Squad number10Player nameMaddisonAverage rating
4.51
Napoli
Avg
- Squad number9Player nameOsimhenAverage rating
7.24
- Squad number33Player nameOunasAverage rating
6.77
- Squad number5Player nameJuan JesusAverage rating
6.36
- Squad number37Player namePetagnaAverage rating
6.15
- Squad number24Player nameInsigneAverage rating
6.00
- Squad number11Player nameLozanoAverage rating
5.82
- Squad number21Player namePolitanoAverage rating
5.81
- Squad number20Player nameZielinskiAverage rating
5.71
- Squad number26Player nameKoulibalyAverage rating
5.66
- Squad number7Player nameElmasAverage rating
5.63
- Squad number99Player nameZambo AnguissaAverage rating
5.59
- Squad number13Player nameRrahmaniAverage rating
5.41
- Squad number8Player nameRuizAverage rating
5.36
- Squad number2Player nameMalcuitAverage rating
5.34
- Squad number22Player nameDi LorenzoAverage rating
5.28
- Squad number25Player nameOspinaAverage rating
5.01
Line-ups
Leicester
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Schmeichel
- 27Castagne
- 6EvansSubstituted forSöyüncüat 45'minutesBooked at 76mins
- 23VestergaardBooked at 53mins
- 5Bertrand
- 17PérezSubstituted forTielemansat 45'minutes
- 25NdidiBooked at 90mins
- 42SoumaréBooked at 32minsSubstituted forMaddisonat 78'minutes
- 29DakaSubstituted forLookmanat 71'minutes
- 14IheanachoSubstituted forVardyat 88'minutes
- 7Barnes
Substitutes
- 4Söyüncü
- 8Tielemans
- 9Vardy
- 10Maddison
- 11Albrighton
- 12Ward
- 18Amartey
- 20Choudhury
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 22Dewsbury-Hall
- 33Thomas
- 37Lookman
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 25Ospina
- 2MalcuitSubstituted forNunes Jesusat 84'minutes
- 13RrahmaniBooked at 90mins
- 26Koulibaly
- 22Di LorenzoBooked at 33mins
- 99Zambo AnguissaSubstituted forPetagnaat 84'minutes
- 8Ruiz
- 20ZielinskiSubstituted forElmasat 64'minutes
- 11LozanoSubstituted forPolitanoat 63'minutes
- 9Osimhen
- 24InsigneSubstituted forOunasat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 7Elmas
- 16Idasiak
- 21Politano
- 33Ounas
- 37Petagna
- 44Manolas
- 59Zanoli
- 72Boffelli
- Referee:
- Tiago Martins
- Attendance:
- 29,579
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away22
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away7
- Corners
- Home2
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Napoli 2.
Booking
Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
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James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
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Ademola Lookman (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) for a bad foul.
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Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
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Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Adam Ounas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
Substitution
Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
Goal!
Goal! Leicester City 2, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
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David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ademola Lookman (Leicester City).
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Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Kevin Malcuit.
Substitution
Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
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Leicester are punching well above their weight, Napoli are no mugs.
Well played great game
We take a point and move on .
Schmeichel 34
Vestergaard 29 (worst addition in last 5 years)
Evens 33
Bertrand 32
Pérez 28
Some of the garbage managers come out with nowadays is astounding.