Italian Serie A

Internazionale vs Napoli, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A
Internazionale
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Napoli

    Serie A Leaders Napoli suffer first loss of season at Inter Milan

    Napoli's 11-match winning streak in Serie A ended on Wednesday when Edin Dzeko's second-half goal secured Inter Milan a 1-0 victory.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Napoli. Mathías Olivera tries a through ball, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
    • 4': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
    • 4': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a cross.
    • 4': Offside, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 6': Offside, Inter Milan. Milan Skriniar tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
    • 13': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 14': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
    • 14': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
    • 17': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
    • 18': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
    • 27': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
    • 27': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
    • 28': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
    • 33': Offside, Napoli. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia tries a through ball, but Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
    • 36': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
    • 38': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 41': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Napoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Napoli 0.
    • 47': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 47': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
    • 48': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kim Min-Jae.
    • 49': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
    • 49': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
    • 58': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski following a set piece situation.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
    • 62': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
    • 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 65': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Piotr Zielinski.
    • 65': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
    • 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
    • 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Edin Dzeko because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
    • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
    • 76': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 80': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
    • 80': Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Offside, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 83': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
    • 83': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
    • 85': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
    • 85': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 87': Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Kim Min-Jae (Napoli).
    • 88': Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Kim Min-Jae (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Hirving Lozano (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
    • 90': Delay in match (Napoli).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
    • 90'+2': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 2
    63.7 Possession 36.3
    9 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    526 Accurate Passes 269
    605 Passes 338
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    66 Long Balls 50
    44 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 10
    9 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 13
    12 Effective Clearances 15
    12 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 75,470

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    24 André Onana (GK)
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    37 Milan Skriniar
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    23 Nicolò Barella Yellow Card
    20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    32 Federico Dimarco
    36 Matteo Darmian
    90 Romelu Lukaku
    9 Edin Dzeko Yellow Card
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Alex Cordaz, Robin Gosens, Joaquín Correa, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Lautaro Martínez, Kristjan Asllani, Denzel Dumfries, Samir Handanovic, Mattia Zanotti, Raoul Bellanova, Roberto Gagliardini, Stefan de Vrij, Valentin Carboni.

    NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Meret (GK)
    3 Kim Min-Jae Yellow Card
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    17 Mathías Olivera
    22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Yellow Card
    68 Stanislav Lobotka
    20 Piotr Zielinski
    99 Frank Anguissa
    9 Victor Osimhen
    77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
    21 Matteo Politano
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Tanguy Ndombele, Mário Rui, Karim Zedadka, Giacomo Raspadori, Salvatore Sirigu, Giovanni Simeone, Juan Jesus, Eljif Elmas, Leo Østigard, Alessandro Zanoli, Hirving Lozano, Diego Demme, Davide Marfella, Alessio Zerbin.

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