Soccer tipster Hand-held and Lukaku sent Inter to a point at the top of Serie A.
Inter is only a point away from the leader Milan, after achieving a difficult success over Napoli with 1:0 in a match from the 12th round of Serie A. Romelu Lukaku (73) scored the only goal of the match after an accurate penalty. Lorenzo Insigne received a red card for a remark to referee Davide Massa after the award of the 11-meter penalty kick. Napoli may regret not leaving with a point, and why not with three, given the many clear goal positions that Gennaro Gattuso`s team created. However, all of them were reflected by Samir Handanovic, and once the beam covered the Slovenian. Today`s match opposed the second and fourth in the standings. Earlier today, Juventus and Atalanta ended in a draw 1:1, with which the `Bianconeri` moved Napoli from third place. Milan, on the other hand, ended in a draw 2:2 in their visit to Genoa, of which Inter is the biggest winner.
Inter coach Antonio Conte bet on his classic 3-5-2, with captain Samir Handanovic standing at the door. Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan de Fry and Milan Skrinjar were defending him. Midfielders were Ashley Young and Matteo Darmian, and in the center were Roberto Gallardini, Marcelo Brozovic and Niccolo Barella. Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku harassed the Azzurri`s defense.
Inter played with its third team, not with the classic black and blue stripe.
Gennaro Gattuso had arranged his game in a 4-3-3 scheme. Goalkeeper was David Ospina, played by Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kostas Manolas, Calidou Coulibaly and Mario Rui. The trio in the midfield was formed by Tiemue Bakayoko, Diego Deme and Piotr Zelinski. Irving Lozano, Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens were on the attack.
The first 10 minutes of the match passed without danger in front of both gates and a longer possession of the ball by Napoli. In the 16th minute, Dries Mertens was forced to leave the field after suffering a severe ankle injury.
His place in the game advised by
picksmachine was taken by Andrea Petanya. In the next minute Inter could have taken the lead in the result, but the shot of Lautaro Martinez did not find the outlines of the door. Calidou Coulibaly made a mistake in passing the ball, which allowed Lautaro to turn around and shoot towards the door. From a comfortable position, however, the Argentine shoots out.
The best chance for Napoli so far in the match was opened in the 33rd minute. The ball fell from the air right at the feet of Pyotr Zhelinsky, who fired a real projectile. To Handanovic`s delight, the Pole`s shot did not find the door. Four minutes later, Niccolo Barrela put the ball on the head of Roberto Gallardini, but the header was weak and did not hinder Ospina. In the 54th minute Mario Rui took the ball well to Lorenzo Insigne. The captain of the Azzurri struck from the penalty spot, which was high and very inaccurate. In the 65th minute, Antonio Conte had to make a forced substitution. Marcelo Brozovic stepped crookedly and sprained his ankle, forcing Stefano Sensei to enter the game.
Four minutes later, Di Lorenzo found Zelinski in a corridor in the penalty area. The Pole centered parallel to the goal line, and Insigne intercepted effectively. Here, however, Handanovic showed his great reflex and prevented a certain goal. IN
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