Inter Milan Destroys Napoli And Reclaims Top Position From Juventus

Inter Milan player Nicolo Barella celebrated the goal he scored in the match against Napoli. (inter.it)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan performed their best when destroying Napoli 3-0 in the Italian Serie A match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Monday, December 4 in the morning WIB. The victory that brought Inter back the top position controlled by Juventus.

Inter proved to be a team that deserves to win the Scudetto. In their away match against defending champion Napoli, they performed optimally.

Even Inter can still win even though Napoli excel in possession of the ball. They also had a chance to lead in the early minutes through Marcus Thuram who worked the same way as Lautaro Martinez. But the goal was disallowed.

However, Simone Inzaghi's troops have been able to show their best performance to give Walter Mazzarri a second defeat since dealing with Napoli replacing Rudi Garcia.

The victory made Inter have points 35. They are two points ahead of Juve who dropped to second.

Meanwhile, Napoli themselves had to lose position in the top four and be knocked out of the Champions League zone.

Napoli pocketed 24. Similar to AS Roma who won 2-1 over Sassuolo, but Napoli lost the goal difference so Roma managed to rank fourth.

The match itself was exciting and tight. Napoli did have a narrow lead in the possession ball. However, they still struggled to penetrate the opponent's defense. Likewise, Inter's attacks failed several times to give results.

But Inter's deadlock ended after Hakan Calhanoglu broke into Alex Meret's goal in the 44th minute. Inter also closed the first half with a 1-0 advantage.

In the second half, Inter lost in possession. Only the Nerazzurri were able to play effectively. As a result, they added goals through Nicolo Barella in the 61st minute.

The goal was created when Barella got a cross in the penalty box. Barella then showed his action past two opposing defenders before breaking into The Partenopei's goal.

Left behind 2-0 makes Napoli players frustrated. Their attacks always fail. Inter are even more unstoppable.

As a result, Thurman solidified the team's superiority to 3-0. He finished Juan Cuadrado's pass in the 85th minute. The score changed to 3-0 and lasted until the end of the match.