Napoli vs Internazionale, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli grab late draw with Inter in title showdown
A late Philip Billing goal for Napoli rescued a deserved 1-1 draw at home to Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, leaving the title rivals separated by a point at the top of the table.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 1': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 6': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 13': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 16': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 17': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 20': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Napoli).
- 20': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Goal! Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 24': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alex Meret.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Meret (Napoli).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 31': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 31': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay with a headed pass.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 34': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 39': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a fast break.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 42': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 43': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 43': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 45': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 45'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 45'+4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 51': Substitution, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard replaces Federico Dimarco because of an injury.
- 51': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 53': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 53': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
- 57': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 59': Offside, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 60': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 61': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 62': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Billy Gilmour (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 65': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 68': Billy Gilmour (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
- 70': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
- 70': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 74': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Substitution, Napoli. Noah Okafor replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 78': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 78': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces Matteo Politano.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 83': Foul by Philip Billing (Napoli).
- 83': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Philip Billing (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 87': Goal! Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1. Philip Billing (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Nikita Contini (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 1, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 417 |
| 300 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 37 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,851
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,851
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 7 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Napoli | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 7 | +4 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 6 | Billy Gilmour |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 81 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Josep Martínez (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 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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