Italian Serie A

Napoli vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Napoli
    FT
    0 - 3
    Internazionale
    • 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

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/110.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originINT NAPhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/114.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    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 33 +61 86
    2 AC Milan 33 +25 69
    3 Juventus 33 +21 64
    4 Bologna 33 +22 62
    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
    Napoli Substitutes:
    Jens Cajuste, Giovanni Simeone, Juan Jesus, Gianluca Gaetano, Piotr Zielinski, Giacomo Raspadori, Alessio Zerbin, Diego Demme, Pierluigi Gollini, Hubert Dawid Idasiak, Jesper Lindstrom.

    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
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Alexis Sánchez, Giacomo Stabile, Carlos Augusto, Emil Audero, Davy Klaassen, Marko Arnautovic, Lucien Agoumé, Juan Cuadrado, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Stefano Sensi, Kristjan Asllani, Yann Bisseck, Davide Frattesi.

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