81.
22:27
Tooor for SSC Napoli, 2:2 by Scott McTominay
79.
22:26
Martínez is sent into a running duel with Juan Jesusu with a long ball and cannot hold the ball against the robust Brazilian.
78.
22:24
Substitution at SSC Napoli: Noa Lang
78.
22:24
Substitution at SSC Napoli: Sam Beukema
76.
22:22
The game is entering its final phase, can Napoli come close again? At the moment the game belongs more to the hosts.
73.
22:18
Tooor for Inter Milan, 2-1 by Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Çalhanoğlu takes over and converts ice coldly on the right, Milinković-Savić is on the way in the other direction. You can’t shoot this penalty more precisely, the Turk uses the inside post to help.
71.
22:17
Red card for Antonio Conte (SSC Napoli)
Conte completely freaks out and is quite rightly sent off the field by the referee.
69.
10:15 p.m
VAR: There is a penalty for Inter.
The situation is being reviewed again; Mkhitaryan was flagged by Rrahmani during his pass in the penalty area. The hit is undisputed; according to the pictures, the referee decides on a penalty.
68.
22:14
The Nerazzurri have a double chance – only centimeters are missing! Mkhitaryan passes the ball in the penalty area to Thuram, who uses Dimarco again on the left. His shot is blocked, but then lands again at Bastoni in front of the penalty area. His direct shot just missed the goal by a hair’s breadth to the left.
66.
22:14
Çalhanoğlu looks for the finish from the second row, but his powerful shot gets stuck. Inter is getting better.
64.
22:13
Now Martínez has a huge chance because he is served by Thuram in the box on the right. Juan Jesus follows the Argentine well and prevents him from finishing at the last moment. Then the flag goes up anyway.
63.
22:11
McTominay gets some space on the left of the penalty area and takes a shot, but his shot gets stuck.
62.
22:08
Substitution at Inter Milan: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
62.
22:08
Substitution at Inter Milan: Piotr Zieliński
59.
10:05 p.m
This second half belongs to the guests up to this point, Inter cannot yet find any attacking influence.
56.
10:04 p.m
McTominay tries to pass to Lobotka on the right in the penalty area, but his pass is intercepted.
54.
22:01
Barella gets the ball on the right side of the penalty area and takes a shot, but Juan Jesus is in the right place and can block.
51.
9:59 p.m
Once again the Neapolitans miss a huge opportunity! Politano is allowed to cross the ball freely into the box from the left, Di Lorenzo climbs up there quite freely at the five-pointer, but doesn’t hit the ball properly, which is why his header sails wide.
48.
9:57 p.m
The guests get off to a better start again, Højlund leaves the score 2-1! Milinković-Savić plays the ball flat to the halfway line, where Akanji wants to get ahead of the Dane, but misjudges badly. So Højlund starts free and runs alone into the penalty area, but is pushed slightly to the left by his pursuers. From there he aims flatly at the far corner, but his shot only hits the outside post – luck for Inter!
46.
9:53 p.m
The ball is rolling again at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, both coaches have left their teams unchanged.
46.
9:51 p.m
Kick-off of the 2nd half
45.
9:38 p.m
Half-time conclusion:
Both teams now head into the locker room with the score at 1-1 at halftime. After a strong opening phase for the guests, Dimarco put Inter on the schedule with a 1-0 win, after which the Nerazzurri got better and better into the game, but had to concede the goal in the 26th minute because McTominay showed his striker qualities in the six-yard box. Towards the end both had chances again, the home team had the slight upper hand – we can look forward to an exciting second half.
45.
9:34 p.m
End of 1st half
45.
9:31 p.m
Addition time: 2 minutes are added.
44.
9:30 p.m
Again the Nerazzurri are close to 2-1! Barella gets far too much space on the right wing and crosses the ball precisely to the head of Thuram, who climbs up to the five-pointer. Milinković-Savić is able to wipe the header, which is a bit too central, over the crossbar.
43.
9:30 p.m
Your own husband is in the way! Zieliński takes Dimarco on the left, who immediately plays the ball flat into the center. Martínez barely gets to the ball, but the rebound ends up again at the initiator Zieliński. His powerful direct shot is involuntarily blocked by Martínez.
42.
9:30 p.m
As before the 1-0, McTominay is robbed of the ball in midfield, this time Inter attacks from the right. Luis Henrique’s cross finds no teammate.
39.
9:27 p.m
Zieliński again wins the ball in midfield, but Barella’s subsequent cross from the left is deflected into the arms of Milinković-Savić.
36.
9:25 p.m
Both teams now lack the necessary determination. Inter is a little more in control again, but can’t really gain possession of the ball in the final third, while Napoli is struggling to counter the hosts’ pressing and can hardly find their way out of their own half.
33.
9:22 p.m
Watch out in the away penalty area! A long throw-in is not cleared optimally by the fourth-placed team and is immediately brought back into focus. Barella then doesn’t hit the ball correctly on his final attempt, but it almost becomes an assist for Martínez.
31.
9:20 p.m
McTominay was almost able to take advantage of a mistake by Zieliński to make it 2-1. The Scot presses against Zieliński and wins the ball in the opponent’s penalty area, but is immediately pushed out a little. But his shot from a slightly more acute angle doesn’t find the goal.
30.
9:18 p.m
Milan tries to find the answer. After a goal kick from the guests, they press high and win the long ball in the person of Bastoni, who immediately heads the ball forward again. There, Thuram passes it on to Martínez, who comes a step too late; Milinković-Savić had stormed out and had already secured the ball.
26.
9:12 p.m
Tooor for SSC Napoli, 1:1 by Scott McTominay
26.
9:12 p.m
Tooor for SSC Napoli, 1:1 by Scott McTominay
Napoli strikes back! For the first time there is some space for the guests, who mercilessly exploit the gaps in the Inter defense. Spinazzola serves Elmas from the wing on the left in the box. The North Macedonian moves to the baseline and then lays it back flat to the five-pointer, where McTominay has moved up and nets the ball with a direct shot in the left corner. Everything at the beginning at San Siro!
24.
9:12 p.m
Inter remains dominant in the game. Luis Henrique is sent through well on the right wing and crosses the ball from the run directly into the box, but finds no taker there.
20.
9:08 p.m
Juan Jesus clears the ball in his own penalty area and then hits Thuram in the chest with the swinging sole of his foot. The Frenchman then requires treatment but can continue. For the referee, the situation is more of an accident, which is why it only continues with a throw-in.
18.
9:07 p.m
The 2-0 seems only a matter of time, Bisseck takes Thuram with him in the box on the right and then runs after him, the striker lays it off again for the German. But his conclusion can still be blocked.
17.
9:05 p.m
Dimarco finds Thuram with a strong interface ball in the penalty area, the Frenchman passes for Bastoni. However, its direct acceptance is blocked.
15.
9:03 p.m
The next chance also belongs to the hosts. With one touch each, the Nerazzurri let the ball run through the penalty area, and Barella finally played Martínez at the penalty spot. The Argentine’s finish, which doesn’t hesitate for a second when turning, remains harmless.
12.
9:00 p.m
The SSC seems a bit unsettled. Again you lose the ball in the forward movement against the attentive Milanese, but then you are lucky that the lateral shift to Dimarco is too imprecise.
9.
8:55 p.m
Great for Inter Milan, 1-0 by Federico Dimarco
The Azzurri’s first big mistake is immediately punished! Naples moved up wide, but McTominay then lost the ball on the halfway line. Inter quickly switches, Thuram drives the ball and then leaves it on the left side of the box for Dimarco, who is running behind, who finishes it precisely into the right corner from a full run.
8.
20:54
The initial phase clearly belongs to the guests. The wings are repeatedly overloaded by center players moving outwards, but they haven’t yet found an idea to crack Inter.
5.
20:53
The first time it will be extremely dangerous! A long ball slides over Di Lorenzo’s head and through for Højlund. The Dane gets to the ball half-right in the box before summer and points it towards the goal, but the Swiss is able to parry the shot. Afterwards the flag goes up anyway, Di Lorenzo was offside.
3.
8:50 p.m
Bastoni looks for Dimarco with a lob over the defensive line, but the ball is a little too long for the Italian.
1.
8:47 p.m
The guests in sky blue jerseys toast, Inter faces them in blue and black.
1.
8:46 p.m
Game start
8:33 p.m
Daniele Doveri will be in charge of the referee team today and will be assisted by Stefano Alassio and Valerio Colarossi on the San Siro sidelines.
8:30 p.m
Both coaches are making some changes compared to the last league game. For the hosts, Barella, Bastoni, Thuram and Zieliński replace their colleagues Carlos Augusto, Esposito, Mkhitaryan and Sučić, who were allowed to start in the 2-0 win over Parma. Compared to Naples’ 2-2 draw against Verona, Beukema, Juan Jesus and Spinazzola are preferred today to Buongiorno, Lang and Miguel Gutiérrez, who are initially on the bench.
8:18 p.m
In terms of form, both teams have been difficult to stop lately. The Nerazzurri were able to win all of their last six league games, with the only recent defeats being the Super Cup and the Champions League. At Napoli it was the other way around: when it comes to the last five competitive games, they are unbeaten and have even won four of them. In terms of the league alone, this applies to at least four of the last five games, but they narrowly lost 1-0 to Udinese.
19:52
But both teams are also quite stable in defense and have conceded 15 goals on average, less than one per game. Although everything looks like the hosts will be favorites, you have to remember that Inter have not won four duels with the Azzurri since January 2024, and they lost their last meeting in October 3-1.
7:49 p.m
At the end of the weekend, the 20th matchday of the Italian upper house offers another cracker. The table leader from Milan welcomes the fourth-placed SSC. The guests, like Inter, have currently played 18 games, but are four points behind the Nerazzurri, who are at the top with 42 points. They owe this primarily to a furious offensive that has already scored 40 goals, ten more than the second best in the league, which belongs to city rivals AC. Naples have scored 28 goals in the current season.
19:44
Welcome to Serie A on Sunday evening with the game between Inter Milan and SSC Napoli!