Napoli vs Internazionale, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Napoli hit four to dent Inter Milan's UCL chance
Inter Milan's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are hanging in the balance after they slumped to an embarrassing 4-1 loss to Napoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 2': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 9': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 9': Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Danilo D'Ambrosio is caught offside.
- 12': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 16': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a fast break.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury José Callejón (Napoli).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 22': Attempt saved. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 23': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. Dries Mertens tries a through ball, but José Callejón is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 26': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan).
- 29': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 31': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 33': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 33': Raúl Albiol (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 34': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 40': Attempt missed. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 42': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 44': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miranda.
- 44': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
- 44': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mauro Icardi replaces Matteo Politano.
- 47': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 47': Attempt missed. Miranda (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan).
- 48': Kevin Malcuit (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 49': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Allan (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 52': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 52': Raúl Albiol (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (Napoli).
- 55': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Allan (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 58': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 61': Goal! Napoli 2, Inter Milan 0. Dries Mertens (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 62': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Attempt saved. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Orestis Karnezis.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Allan.
- 70': Foul by Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan).
- 70': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 71': Goal! Napoli 3, Inter Milan 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 73': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
- 74': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 74': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Milan Skriniar following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 75': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 77': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio with a cross.
- 78': Goal! Napoli 4, Inter Milan 0. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Antonio Candreva replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Amin Younes replaces Dries Mertens.
- 80': Penalty Inter Milan. Mauro Icardi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Raúl Albiol (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Goal! Napoli 4, Inter Milan 1. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 82': Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio with a cross.
- 83': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Kalidou Koulibaly because of an injury.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Asamoah.
- 87': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan).
- 88': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 90': Attempt missed. Amin Younes (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam.
- 90'+1': Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Allan.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
- 90'+3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Miranda (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 4, Inter Milan 1.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Napoli 4, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.4 | Possession | 43.6 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 515 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 596 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 28 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 10 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 25,445
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 25,445
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 37 | +54 | 86 |
| 2 | Napoli | 37 | +21 | 73 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 37 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 37 | +26 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Orestis Karnezis (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly  |
| 33 | Raúl Albiol |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 2 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 7 | José Callejón |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
Internazionale (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 23 | Miranda |
| 18 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 14 | Radja Nainggolan |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 44 | Ivan Perisic |
| 16 | Matteo Politano |
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