Internazionale vs Napoli, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALautaro Martinez solo goal completes Inter Milan win over Napoli
Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to score an impressive solo goal and complete a 2-0 win over Napoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 9': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Cristiano Biraghi is caught offside.
- 11': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 13': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 14': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 19': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 20': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 22': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 22': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 25': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 25': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 29': Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan).
- 29': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 33': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 33': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
- 37': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 37': Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 40': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 41': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 43': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 45'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Borja Valero (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan).
- 45'+2': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 45'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 46': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 46': Borja Valero (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 48': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 48': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 54': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 54': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Borja Valero (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 55': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 55': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 57': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan).
- 60': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 60': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Diego Godín replaces Antonio Candreva.
- 61': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 61': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Danilo D'Ambrosio is caught offside.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 64': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 65': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 68': Attempt missed. Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borja Valero.
- 68': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan).
- 68': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faouzi Ghoulam with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 74': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Napoli 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 76': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan).
- 76': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lautaro Martínez.
- 79': Hand ball by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ashley Young replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 80': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 80': Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Kevin Malcuit replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. José Callejón replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 87': Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan).
- 87': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Substitution, Inter Milan. Victor Moses replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 89': Substitution, Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen replaces Borja Valero.
- 90'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Victor Moses (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Offside, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 364 |
| 594 | Passes | 424 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 29 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 9 | Tackles | 3 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 7 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic  |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Borja Valero |
| 34 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 12 | Eljif Elmas |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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