Napoli vs Internazionale, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Napoli beat Inter Milan to return to Serie A summit
Napoli put back-to-back defeats behind them by returning to the top of Serie A after a 3-1 statement win against title rivals Inter Milan.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 10': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 12': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 12': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 13': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 15': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 15': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 15': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 15': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 17': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 19': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 24': Attempt missed. Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 29': Penalty Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Penalty conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 32': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan because of an injury.
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 37': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Kevin De Bruyne because of an injury.
- 37': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 41': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 43': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 45'+3': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 45'+6': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 45'+6': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 46': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 47': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 47': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 52': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 52': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Napoli 2, Inter Milan 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan).
- 55': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 56': Penalty conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 57': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
- 59': Goal! Napoli 2, Inter Milan 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 60': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by David Neres (Napoli).
- 61': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito replaces Ange-Yoan Bonny.
- 65': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 65': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Goal! Napoli 3, Inter Milan 1. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Neres.
- 69': Offside, Napoli. Scott McTominay is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 69': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 75': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan).
- 77': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 77': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 78': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Henrique.
- 79': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury David Neres (Napoli).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces David Neres because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 82': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Petar Sucic (Inter Milan).
- 85': Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 88': Attempt missed. Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Akanji with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 90'+6': Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 3, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 461 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 536 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 9 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 16 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,200
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 54,200
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 14 | +11 | 31 |
| 2 | Napoli | 14 | +10 | 31 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 14 | +19 | 30 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 14 | +7 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour  |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 11 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
| 7 | David Neres |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 14 | Ange-Yoan Bonny |
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