Inter vs Napoli: A draw that leaves everything open
To win to return to the top of the league before the break, that was the goal of Italian champions Inter, and to do so they had to give everything to beat a Napoli with a fresh mind and without cup toxins.
Inzaghi’s men controlled and dominated Conte’s team, but as in the classic game of football, if you make a mistake you pay for it. At the first defensive carelessness, Inter suffered the goal of the Parthenopean advantage with McTominay.
Wounded in their pride, the Nerazzurri continued to keep the ball in their hands, but conceded their opponents a great chance to double, saved by a great intervention by Acerbi. The draw, well deserved, was the result of the nervous reaction of an animal in a cage and wounded in its pride, capable of overturning the situation.
Thus, in the 43rd minute of the first half, Calhanoglu’s torpedo managed to mock Meret and make the whole San Siro stadium explode.
Cahlanoglu betrays Inter Milan
In the second half, the symphony did not change; Inter played, created actions that did not always reach Meret’s sides and, when they did, the goalkeeper was good at repelling their attacks. He could do nothing, however, on Calhanoglu’s penalty, shot beautifully and with great power, but the Turk saw the ball not swell the net but hit the post and go back in without anyone being able to put it where it was headed.
The result remained a draw, with a little flurry on the Nerazzurri’s second defensive error, despite Simeone’s last-ditch effort narrowly missing to give Napoli the win. With this draw, Napoli retain the lead in the standings with a one-point advantage over Atalanta, Lazio, Fiorentina and Inter.
6 teams within two points
However, the beneamata showed that it still has something to say about the championship and its intentions; with a reasoned turnover, Inzaghi managed to get two draws in the last matches and, with a little more attention, could have done even better.
Antonio Conte’s team comes out of the San Siro with the idea of having gained a precious point, also considering the missed penalty, but with the awareness that in order to get ahead of everyone until the end they will also have to give their team a game. The one seen in the match against Inter might not be enough.
