A dramatic 4-3 Champions League win over Bodø/Glimt at the Maradona on Tuesday offered Napoli a timely boost after a bruising run of results. Scott McTominay scored twice on his return to form, and Kevin De Bruyne pulled strings from a deeper midfield role, giving Allegri's side the kind of performance that had been conspicuously absent in recent weeks. The win was badly needed. Before Tuesday, Napoli had lost five of their nine competitive matches this season, including a damaging 1-0 defeat at Venezia in Serie A that left the club sitting ninth in the table with ten points from seven games. That result had intensified speculation over Allegri's future, though sporting director Giovanni Manna moved quickly before the Bodø/Glimt match to dismiss any suggestion of a managerial change, telling Sky that Allegri was not in question and that the club simply needed to work and collect points. The win does not erase the underlying concerns. The defensive display against the Norwegian side was shaky, and Alisson Santos picked up a recurrence of his injury during the Venezia match, adding another fitness problem to a squad already stretched. McTominay's contribution underlines how dependent Napoli remain on their key players when confidence is fragile. With Roma visiting the Maradona in Serie A on Saturday, the test of whether Tuesday's result represents a genuine turning point or a temporary reprieve comes quickly.