The Brazilian midfielder thundered a stupendous right-foot shot into the net ahead of schedule in the second half to finish Real's rebound, adding to endeavors either side of halftime from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos.
Napoli, the top scorers in Serie A, got an early objective when Lorenzo Insigne spotted guardian Keylor Navas out of position to twist the ball home from separation, yet when Real clicked into apparatus they made shots voluntarily.
Holders Real, who are pursuing a twelfth European title and peering toward a seventh straight quarter-last appearance, will go to Naples for the arrival leg on March 7.
"We'll go there to a troublesome ground where we'll endure it's still an open amusement," Real mentor Zinedine Zidane told journalists.
"We have to go there and complete it off with our 3-1 advantage."
Genuine were protecting a fortunate home record in the Champions League, having gone 11 recreations undefeated at the Bernabeu, however were confronting a Napoli side in frame, unbeaten in their last 18 coordinates in all rivalries.
The hosts were at the throats of their adversaries inside snapshots of the kickoff as Benzema constrained a reflex spare from Pepe Reina with scarcely 20 seconds on the clock.
By then it appeared as though it could be a long night for Napoli, yet the Italians were in no mind-set to rests and led the pack to top a frantic opening following eight minutes.
Insigne was sustained through by Marek Hamsik and spotted Real guardian Navas out of position. Fast as a blaze and with two shields shutting in, he bowed a shot into the corner from 35 meters.
The lead endured 10 minutes as Real drew level when Dani Carvajal's arrowed cross was going intensely into the net by Benzema, his 51st Champions League objective, lifting him into fifth on the unsurpassed scorers list.
The rest of the half was spent for the most part in Napoli region as Real kept on squeezing, with Cristiano Ronaldo impacting over in the wake of being sans set by Luka Modric and Benzema cutting the outside of the post when through on objective.
Their strength, be that as it may, was remunerated four minutes after the restart as Ronaldo skipped to the byline and pulled it back for Kroos on the edge of the container to sidefoot smoothly past Reina.
After four minutes Casemiro took the diversion, and maybe the tie, far from Napoli with a dazzling right-foot volley from 25 meters that left Reina thrashing.
"We confronted the best group on the planet, yet it's a pity that we committed such a large number of errors with the ball since we more often than not don't do that," said Napoli mentor Maurizio Sarri.
"The arrival leg? We will attempt to win 2-0, yet I don't think Madrid would concur with that."
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