Internazionale vs Napoli, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALukaku fires Inter Milan closer to Serie A summit with Napoli win
A Romelu Lukaku penalty was enough to give Inter Milan a 1-0 win against 10-man Napoli at San Siro on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 2': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 6': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 6': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 8': Offside, Napoli. Kalidou Koulibaly tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 9': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 10': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 22': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 29': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Ospina.
- 33': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 35': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 37': Attempt saved. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Demme.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Petagna.
- 38': Offside, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 41': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 45': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 45': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Napoli 0.
- 47': Hand ball by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 50': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 50': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 54': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 57': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 57': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli).
- 59': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 64': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Marcelo Brozovic because of an injury.
- 68': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 68': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 69': Offside, Napoli. Diego Demme tries a through ball, but Mário Rui is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 70': Penalty Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by David Ospina (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': David Ospina (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) is shown the red card.
- 73': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Fabián Ruiz replaces Tiemoué Bakayoko.
- 74': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Napoli).
- 74': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 77': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Achraf Hakimi replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 78': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).
- 79': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Andrea Petagna.
- 80': David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 80': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 80': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 80': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Andrea Petagna (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 82': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Diego Demme.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Faouzi Ghoulam replaces Mário Rui.
- 85': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 85': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Ashley Young.
- 87': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 87': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 88': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 88': Hirving Lozano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+2': Andrea Petagna (Napoli) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Andrea Petagna (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 573 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 628 | Passes | 431 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 9 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 8 | Clearances | 13 |
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 | 31 | +45 | 72 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +17 | 65 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 31 | +23 | 63 |
| 4 | Como | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK)  |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 15 | Ashley Young |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 5 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne  |
| 11 | Hirving Lozano |
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