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Italian Soccer Serie A
% Ball Possession NAPOLI and % Ball Possession INTER
Napoli 0 – 3 Inter 
. 44′ Hakan Çalhanoglu
. 61′ Nicolò Barella
. 85′ Marcus Thuram
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 2nd position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Napoli, 4th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Inter won in grand style the Serie A Week 14 game on Sunday 3 December 2023 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy. Inter returning to the top, Napoli finding themselves fifth on equal points with Roma but 11 points behind the Nerazzurri. Inter prevailed with a round 3-0 win over Napoli, in a closer match than the result shows. The Nerazzurri take the lead with Calhanoglu, Barella doubles the lead with Thurman who, in the final, closes the match. Napoli tried to respond blow for blow to Inzaghi’s team, finding the crossbar with Politano but above all an excellent Sommer, decisive on a conclusion from Kvaratskhelia and on Victor Osimhen.
Inter took the lead in the 44th minute before ending the first half. It is Hakan Çalhanoglu to defeat Napoli goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.
👉Napoli 0 – 1 Inter, 44th minute, ⚽️ goal by Hakan Çalhanoglu for @Inter_en with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nicolò Barella. https://t.co/xMZOJg0hxM
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 3, 2023
Hakan Çalhanoğlu defines precision! 🎯
Inter silence the Napoli fans at the Maradona. 🌶️ pic.twitter.com/hZU3vx8ohb
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 3, 2023
Nicolò Barella increased the score for Inter in the 61st minute from very close range with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lautaro Martínez.
👉Napoli 0 – 2 Inter, 61st minute, ⚽️ goal by Nicolò Barella for @Inter_en from very close range with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lautaro Martínez. https://t.co/2JPY9FctYk
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 3, 2023
Nicolò Barella makes it 2!
What a special team move from Inter. 🤌 pic.twitter.com/ZOQH0khKtA
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 3, 2023
Inter sealed the victory in the 85th minute. Marcus Thuram sealed it from very close range with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Juan Cuadrado.
👉Napoli 0 – 3 Inter, 85th minute, ⚽️ goal by Marcus Thuram for @Inter_en from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Juan Cuadrado. https://t.co/gG1LwthHyG
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 3, 2023
✅ Stats before the game: Inter have won five of their last eight league games against Napoli (D2, L1), even if they lost the most recent one (3-1 on May 21st); the last time the Neapolitans won two games in a row against the Nerazzurri in the competition was in 2016/17. Napoli remained unbeaten in 16 of the 17 home matches against Inter played in the top championship in the 2000s (10W, 6D); in fact, the Neapolitan team is the opponent against which the Nerazzurri have the lowest percentage of away successes in the period among the teams faced more than once (6%). Inter have found the net in each of their last 10 Serie A matches against Napoli, the last time they scored in consecutive matches against the Neapolitans was between 1952 and 1957 (11). Napoli have scored in all of their last 15 Serie A matches against the league leaders at the start of the day (excluding the first four matchdays) and have remained unbeaten in three of the most recent four (W1, D2); in particular, in each of the last two they have recorded a 1-1 draw against Inter. Inter have won nine of their last 11 Serie A away games, scoring an average of 2.4 goals per match (26 in total); the exceptions in this set are a defeat against Napoli on May 21st and a draw against Juventus in the last round of the championship. Napoli and Inter are the two teams that in this championship have taken more shots (233 vs 212), touched more balls in the opponent’s area (414 vs 400), scored more Expected Goals (25.5 vs 25.9) and finally scored more goals (26 vs 30).
👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Ostigard, Natan; Anguissa, Lobotka, Elmas; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, De Vrij, Acerbi; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
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— Inter (@Inter_en) December 3, 2023
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👉First half Napoli 0 – 1 Inter
⚽️ Goals: 44′ Hakan Çalhanoglu
🟨 Booked: 0
Corners: Napoli 3, Inter 3
Saves: Napoli 1, Inter 2✍ Ball Possession: 58% @en_sscnapoli and 42% @Inter_en
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 3, 2023
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2023 – 2024 Italian Serie A Week 14
Napoli 0 – 2 Inter
Sunday 3 December 2023
Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
Naples, Italy
20:45
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: IMPERIALE – MONDIN
Fourth Official: RAPUANO
VAR: MARINI
AVAR: MARIANI
⚽️ Goals: 44′ Hakan Çalhanoglu (I), 61′ Nicolò Barella (I)
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
👉 Lineup NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Ostigard, Natan; Anguissa, Lobotka, Elmas; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Idasiak, Gollini, Demme, Juan Jesus, Simeone, Zielinski, Zerbin, Cajuste, Lindstrom, Gaetano, Raspadori.
Coach: Walter Mazzarri.
👉 Lineup INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Darmian, De Vrij, Acerbi; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro.
Subs: Di Gennaro, Audero, Sensi, Cuadrado, Arnautovic, Klaassen, Frattesi, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Agoume, Stabile, Sanchez.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
