Napoli vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AClinical 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 Commentary
- 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
 INT |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,000
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
| 2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Ostigard |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani  |
| 3 | Natan |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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