Internazionale vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACalhanoglu misses penalty as Inter and Napoli draw
Hakan Calhanoglu finally missed a penalty for Inter Milan after scoring a stunning equaliser as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by leaders Napoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 8': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 13': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 13': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 13': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 18': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 18': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 21': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 21': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 23': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Napoli 1. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 25': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 31': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 34': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 40': Attempt saved. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
- 43': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 44': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 44': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 45': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 45'+1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1.
- 46': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 49': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 52': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 55': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 63': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 63': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Hand ball by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 66': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 66': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a headed pass.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 71': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 72': Penalty Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Frank Anguissa (Napoli) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty missed! Still Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 74': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 75': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 78': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 79': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 80': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 83': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 85': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 85': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 85': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 89': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 89': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
- 89': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 90': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 90': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cyril Ngonge with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 353 | Accurate Passes | 420 |
| 439 | Passes | 494 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 21 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,951
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,951
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Juventus | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Cremonese | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries  |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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