[스포티비뉴스=임창만 영상기자·장하준 기자]Kim Min-jae, who returned to Naples, played a big role, but the team suffered its first league loss.
Italy’s Serie A resumed about two months after the World Cup break. Inter Milan was the opponent of Kim Min-jae and Napoli, who played a league game after a long time.
Kim Min-jae, who performed his best as the team’s main defender this season, started as expected against Inter Milan. And he harassed opposing striker Romelu Lukaku throughout the game. In addition, Kim Min-jae played an active defense to the point of tearing the pants of Inter Milan’s ace Nicolo Barella.
Also, World Cup winner Lautaro Martinez, who replaced Lukaku in the 19th minute of the second half, also did not show much.
But Inter Milan had another striker, Edin Dzeko. Veteran striker Dzeko scored a perfect header in the 11th minute of the second half, bypassing Amir Rahmani.
In the end, Napoli failed to score an equalizer and lost 0-1, suffering their first league loss this season. Although the lead was maintained, the gap with second place AC Milan narrowed from 8 points to 5 points, leading to an uneasy ranking fight.