A league
Inter got a golden win to end Napoli’s streak and cut points with the top of the table.
Date 13 of the A league brought the fans a real game. Inter received at the Giuseppe Meazza Naples, one of the championship leaders. Simone Inzaghi’s squad played a magnificent home game and achieved a solid victory that ended their unbeaten rivalry. It is a golden triumph for the Neroazzurri, as they not only cut points from the Southerners but also from AC Milan.
It took 18 minutes for Naples take advantage of the Meazza. Nicolò Barella lost a ball in the middle of the court, allowing the advanced partenopea. Lorenzo insigne made the diagonal towards the area and gave the ball to Piotr Zieliński in the crescent. The Pole put a right to the angle to put Luciano Spalletti’s men up.
Just 5 minutes later, a violent shot from Barella hit Kalidou Koulibaly’s hand in the area, a move that had to be reviewed by the VAR for the penalty to be awarded. Hakan Calhanoglu was in charge of shooting from the 12 steps. The Turk hit a tight shot to the base of the post to equalize conditions in a high-intensity match.
Inter stepped on the accelerator
The Neroazzurro squad got the second goal just before the end of the first half. Calhanoglu put a cross into the box from a corner kick to the head of Ivan Perisic. The Croatian finished off the goal, forcing the reaction of David Ospina. However, the goal line technology detected that the ball had entered the goal by a couple of centimeters.
Inter managed to extend the advantage over game time. The local team went against it after a dangerous attack. Joaquín Correa made a great drive through the center of the field and opened the game for his compatriot, Lautaro Martínez. El Toro put a right hand to the post changed from the edge of the area to extend the score.
Late reaction of Naples
When the party seemed totally liquidated, Naples gave samples of life with a goal. Koulibaly stole the ball in the opponent’s half with high pressure and Dries Mertens shot from the middle distance. The Belgian put a totally unstoppable right leg kick for Samir Handanovic. The visitors were close to the miraculous draw on the hour, but it did not reach them.
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