In the seventh minute, Ngone scored with a left-footed effort that had Salvatore Sirigu scratching his head in bewilderment as it bounced in front of him and slipped under his body into the net. Five minutes later, Ngonge scored again from a tough angle, sending the ball soaring over the goal and into the side netting to make it 2-0. This time, Sirigu was at fault.

Napoli, who were in second place in Serie A and Palermo in the level below them, were too large, too powerful, and too swift for their opponents. Juan Jesus headed home a corner kick shortly before halftime to make it 3-0. In the seventieth minute, David Neres scored the fourth goal by coolly finishing after pressuring to assist get the ball back. In the 77th minute, midfielder Scott McTominay finished the demolition by scoring with his first touch after receiving a ball from fellow replacement Romelu Lukaku.