Inter 1-0 Napoli: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Dzeko
MILANO. Inter prevails over Napoli 1-0 after E. Dzeko scored just 1 goal (56').
MILANO. Inter tops Napoli 1-0 after E. Dzeko scored just 1 goal (56′). Napoli was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza assisted by Filippo Meli and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Marco Piccinini. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold around 7.5 degrees Celsius or 45.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
Napoli was in firm control of the ball 63% while Inter was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Napoli was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Inter was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Inter shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Napoli shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Inter received 3 yellow cards (Edin Dzeko, Nicolò Barella and Denzel Dumfries). Regarding the opposition, Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Min-jae Kim).
After this contest, Inter will have 30 points like Lazio to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Napoli will stay with 41 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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27'27'
Edin Dzeko
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56'56'
Edin Dzeko
Federico Dimarco
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64'64'
Lautaro Martínez
Romelu Lukaku
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65'65'
Giacomo Raspadori
Piotr Zielinski
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65'65'
Robin Gosens
Federico Dimarco
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65'65'
Hirving Lozano
Matteo Politano
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76'76'
Eljif Elmas
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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76'76'
Denzel Dumfries
Matteo Darmian
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76'76'
Joaquín Correa
Edin Dzeko
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76'76'
Tanguy Ndombélé
Frank Anguissa
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83'83'
Roberto Gagliardini
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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84'84'
Nicolò Barella
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84'84'
Giovanni Simeone
Stanislav Lobotka
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85'85'
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
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87'87'
Denzel Dumfries
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88'88'
Min-jae Kim
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Inter will play away against Monza on the 7th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Napoli will play away with Sampdoria on the 8th of January with a 21-3 head to head record in favor of Napoli (4 draws).
Inter: Formation and Lineups
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi chose to play with the following team: André Onana , Milan Škriniar , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Edin Džeko and Romelu Lukaku .
Substitutes
Inter made 5 changes: Romelu Lukaku for Lautaro Martínez (64′), Federico Dimarco for Robin Gosens (65′), Matteo Darmian for Denzel Dumfries (76′), Edin Dzeko for Joaquín Correa (76′) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Roberto Gagliardini (83′).
Top player: Nicolò Barella
Probably the most impressive player in Inter was Nicolò Barella even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Napoli: Formation and Lineups
Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Luciano Spalletti played with: Alex Meret , Giovanni Di Lorenzo , Amir Rrahmani , Min-jae Kim , Mathías Olivera , Frank Anguissa , Stanislav Lobotka , Piotr Zieliński , Matteo Politano , Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia .
Substitutes
Napoli made 5 changes: Matteo Politano for Hirving Lozano (65′), Piotr Zielinski for Giacomo Raspadori (65′), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Eljif Elmas (76′), Frank Anguissa for Tanguy Ndombélé (76′) and Stanislav Lobotka for Giovanni Simeone (85′).
Top player: Eljif Elmas
Probably the most impressive player in Napoli was Eljif Elmas.
His rating is with 8 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 76′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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