Inter stopped by Napoli at San Siro, Zieliński watched the match from the bench
Napoli continued their resurgence under new coach Francesco Calzona, gaining a late point once morest leaders Inter Milan at the San Siro. The Nerazzurri have missed their chance to win 11 league games in a row, but their supremacy in Serie A is still not in question. Unfortunately, we did not see Piotr Zieliński in the match.
Juan Jesus was brilliant in Napoli’s defense, combining with Mathías Olivera to deny Marcus Thuram’s early goal. Then, at the right moment, he cut off Lautaro Martínez, who was prevented from reaching Federico Dimarco’s dangerous cross.
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A short time later, the Brazilian defender cut out another Dimarco ball, but Thuram regained the ball for the hosts and found Matteo Darmian, whose cross was brilliantly saved by Alex Meret. The visiting goalkeeper rose to stop Lautaro’s rebound.
However, in the 43rd minute, Darmian scored the opening goal. Alessandro Bastonie, attacking on the left side, delivered a perfect cross to the former Manchester United defender, whose shot benefited from a ricochet from Olivera.
Just before the break, Hakan Çalhanoğlu got rid of Stanislav Lobotka as the midfielder looked to shoot, but Napoli came out in the second half with the clear intention of reviving the game and extending their five-game unbeaten run in the league under Calzona.
It was Inter who created the first chance following the restart, with Meret saving Lautaro’s shot and clearing Dimarco’s shot, while Thuram missed two opportunities from close range. In the 81st minute, former Inter defender Juan Jesus took revenge on his former club when the unseeded player scored following Matteo Politano’s cross from a corner kick.
Inter tried to win the match late on, but to no avail. He lost two points and Milan made up slightly following Saturday’s win in Verona. Still, the Nerazzurri’s 76 points mean they are 14 points ahead following 29 games. It’s hard to believe that Inter would lose such a surplus.
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