Solid at the back and devastating on the counterattack, the ‘Nerazzurri’ team won with a header from Dzeko (1-0)
The Campano team suffered the first league defeat of the season, and Milan cut their mattress to five points
There are no more unbeaten teams left in the big five leagues. With a splendid header from Dzeko to center of dimarcothe Inter stripped of this condition Napoli (1-0), who saw his cushion in the lead over Milan reduced to five points, after a duel in which he had phases of control but no threat. Instead, those of Inzaghi they rejoined the fight for the ‘Scudetto’ in a solid performance in defense and devastating on the counter.
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NAP
LINEUPS
Inter
Onana; Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian (Dumfries, 76′), Barella, Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan (Gagliardini, 83′), Dimarco (Gosens, 64′); Dzeko (Correa, 76′) and Lukaku (Lautaro, 64′).
Naples
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Kim, Rrahmani, Olivera; Anguissa (Ndombélé, 77′), Lobotka (Simeone, 85′), Zielinski (Raspadori, 65′); Politano (Lozano, 65′), Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia (Elmas, 77′).
Referee
Simone Sozza. TA: Dzeko (27′), Barella (84′), Dumfries (87′) / Di Lorenzo (85′), Kim (88′).
incidents
Match of day 16 of Serie A played at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium.
Despite the substitution of Lautarothe Inter it stormed out into the night of Milan. More aggressive in each dispute, his attacks were fleeting claws. In one of them, lukaku protected the ball against Kim and focused on the turn in search of the surprise entrance of dimarco at the far post. The winger, alone and with all the goal for him, hit the leather so badly that he went out of bounds.
The fright awakened the Napleswho hid the ball to weather the storm. Lobotka, ubiquitous, saw to it that the plan worked. Patient, the ‘azzurro’ box settled in the rival field, but without penetrating the defensive framework of the Interespecially hard on Kvaratskhelia, as insistent as thick. Instead, those of Inzaghi they wanted to play fast and vertical.
A deep pass from Skriniar It was enough to overcome the advanced partenopean rear. lukaku received into space, Dzeko cushioned his center and the kick of darmian, only coming from behind into the box, went high for a pin. He climbed pressure lines the Inter and almost found a prize. After a loss of Lobotka, Barella enabled heel to lukakuwhose auction narrowly missed the door. anguissawith an awkward and deflected shot, replied in added time.
The ‘nerazzurri’ repeated their impetuous start at the start of the second half and this time they did open the scoring thanks to a precise cross from dimarco what Dzeko He nodded violently to the net. Spalletti shook the attack with the entry of raspadori Y Lush for Zielinski Y Politanowith zero performance.
Given the solidity of Intercapable of holding the ball and defending away from his goal, the coach of the Naples got into Simeone as a third striker without thus unblocking the hasty partenopean attack. Even so, raspadori he had the tie in his boots when fishing for a ball in the area that crashed into Onana. With this win, the Inter is eight points behind Napleswho must demonstrate his mental strength if he wants to be champion.