Napoli vs Inter Milan 2023-24 Italian Serie A
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 Commentary
- 18': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Stefan de Vrij because of an injury.
- 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.
- 58': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 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.
- 68': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 73': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Denzel Dumfries because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 78': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
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 |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 55 | Leo Østigard |
| 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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