Napoli vs Internazionale, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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Lukaku double gives Inter impressive win at Napoli
Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku scored twice, the first from a run which started inside his own half, to lead his side to a 3-1 win at Napoli.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 2': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 4': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 5': Hand ball by Allan (Napoli).
- 8': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 9': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 9': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 11': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz following a fast break.
- 12': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a headed pass.
- 13': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 14': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 17': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 17': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 17': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan).
- 20': Offside, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Fabián Ruiz (Napoli).
- 23': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Alex Meret (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 25': Attempt saved. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 25': Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 26': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 27': Attempt saved. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
- 28': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 28': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 29': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan).
- 29': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 32': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 33': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 34': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 36': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 36': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 38': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 39': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 40': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 40': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 42': Hand ball by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 43': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 43': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 43': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
- 45': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Inter Milan 2.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 47': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 47': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 49': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 50': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 58': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Fabián Ruiz.
- 61': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 61': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 3. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by José Callejón (Napoli).
- 66': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 67': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 67': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 67': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij with a headed pass.
- 69': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 69': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
- 72': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a corner.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Matías Vecino because of an injury.
- 74': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 74': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 76': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan).
- 78': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 78': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 80': Attempt saved. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 81': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 81': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Elseid Hysaj.
- 81': Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan).
- 82': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 84': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 84': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Inter Milan. Borja Valero replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 89': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 89': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 3.
Statistics
 INT |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 43.3 | Possession | 56.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 552 |
| 476 | Passes | 629 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 31,191
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 31,191
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 5 | Allan |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar  |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 8 | Matías Vecino |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 34 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
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