Rangers suffered a fifth consecutive Champions League defeat at the hands of an accomplished Napoli, but escaped without any significant damage to their brittle confidence.
Giovanni Simeone’s brace in the opening 16 minutes had portended a chastening contest for the Scottish Premiership side, and the Serie A leaders added a late third through Leo Ostigard.
However, Rangers can take solace from the fact there is some slim arithmetic hope of prolonging their campaign into the new year after Liverpool beat Ajax.
That said, the…