Napoli vs Internazionale, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AEriksen earns Serie A leaders Inter point at Napoli
Christian Eriksen's first league goal of the season earned Inter Milan a 1-1 draw at Napoli on Sunday, moving the league leaders nine points clear.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 6': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 6': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 8': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 10': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 10': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 17': Attempt saved. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 18': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 21': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 21': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 25': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 26': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 28': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 29': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Skriniar following a corner.
- 29': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 29': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 32': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 35': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 35': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Own Goal by Samir Handanovic, Inter Milan. Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 38': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 38': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 43': Hand ball by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 47': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 50': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 57': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a headed pass.
- 59': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 59': Attempt missed. Diego Demme (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 61': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 61': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Hand ball by Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan).
- 62': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan).
- 62': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 62': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 66': Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 70': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 70': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Victor Osimhen.
- 74': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 74': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 78': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 80': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 80': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 80': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Penalty Napoli.
- 83': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 87': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 87': Matteo Politano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 88': Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
- 88': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Matteo Politano.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Napoli. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 90'+2': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Kostas Manolas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
INT |
NAP![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 553 |
| 455 | Passes | 596 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 24 | Christian Eriksen |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
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