Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
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  • 44': Hakan Calhanoglu
  • 61': Nicolò Barella
  • 85': Marcus Thuram

Clinical Inter cruise past Napoli 3-0 to reclaim top spot

Inter Milan delivered a clinical performance as they made the most of their opportunities to secure a 3-0 victory at champions Napoli on Sunday, propelling them back to the Serie A summit.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 6': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
  • 8': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 12': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Stefan de Vrij because of an injury.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 24': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
  • 24': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 31': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
  • 34': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 34': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a headed pass.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 44': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 51': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
  • 51': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Dangerous play by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  • 54': Offside, Inter Milan. Hakan Çalhanoglu is caught offside.
  • 55': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
  • 56': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
  • 57': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
  • 57': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  • 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
  • 58': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 61': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 63': Offside, Napoli. Leo Østigård is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
  • 66': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
  • 68': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Natan with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 73': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
  • 73': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 74': Leo Østigård (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Eljif Elmas.
  • 75': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Denzel Dumfries because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 78': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
  • 78': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
  • 81': Offside, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
  • 85': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 3. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
  • 85': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Marcus Thuram.
  • 86': Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Matteo Darmian.
  • 87': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Natan.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Jesper Lindstrøm (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
  • 90': Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan).
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Napoli 0, Inter Milan 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Napoli 0, Inter Milan 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
42.8 Possession 57.2
11 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
327 Accurate Passes 472
400 Passes 540
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 62
16 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 8
16 Effective Clearances 23
16 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,000

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 36 +67 92
2 AC Milan 35 +25 71
3 Juventus 35 +21 66
4 Bologna 35 +22 64
Full Table

Line-Ups

NAP Napoli (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alex Meret (GK)
55 Leo Ostigard
13 Amir Rrahmani Yellow Card
3 Natan
22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo
68 Stanislav Lobotka
99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
7 Eljif Elmas Yellow Card
9 Victor Osimhen
77 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
21 Matteo Politano

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Yann Sommer (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
15 Francesco Acerbi
36 Matteo Darmian Yellow Card
22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23 Nicolò Barella
20 Hakan Calhanoglu
32 Federico Dimarco
2 Denzel Dumfries
10 Lautaro Martínez
9 Marcus Thuram

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