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06 January 2020Inter Milan go 3-1 at 'San Paolo' and continue to be at the top of the standings together with Juventus. Still in goal the attacking couple, with two goals for Lukaku and one for Lautaro, but the sensational defensive errors of Napoli are decisive. Which collects the third defeat in a row at home and thwarts the hopes of a run-up to the Champions Zone after the success of Reggio Emilia before the break.

Without Koulibaly, Gattuso moves Di Lorenzo to the center of defense (with Manolas). The 4-3-3 trident is made up of Callejon, Milik and Insigne (Mertens not available). Classic 3-5-2 for Conte, Candreva and Biraghi on the outside, the tips are Lukaku and Lautaro. At the start, inspiration for the hosts with Milik who sends Insigne's cross head-on. The Neapolitan captain then spoils an excellent counter-attack with a very bad control over Zielinski's unmarked passage. Inter, however, does not forgive at the first opportunity. Di Lorenzo slips on a pass, ball to Lukaku who makes 40 meters, avoids the defender and beats Meret with a left that touches the post and bags (14 '). The pressure from Napoli is not concrete. Meret performs on Vecino's header, then closes the mirror in Lautaro. Unpardonable, however, shortly after the goalkeeper's mistake who, on Lukaku's left, badly smashed the ball and caused the Nerazzurri to double in the 33rd minute. Napoli starts again with their heads down. Handanovic copes in two stages on Milik. The Pole makes up a minute later (39 '), when Zielinski sees and serves the movement of Callejon who needs the bank to push into the net. Milik has the opportunity to equalize in the 45th minute, when Mario Rui's cross is badly hit in a small area.

The recovery opens with the little diagonal razor of Insigne. At 56 ', Conte sent Barella to the pitch (stopped due to injury since the end of November), Gagliardini made room for him. Inter prefers to start again and finds the right glimpse in the 62nd minute, once again with a strong complicity from the Neapolitan defense: Vecino crosses from the right, Manolas on the slide stops the ball right in front of Lautaro's foot, whom he thanks and does trio. The contest arises in the stands of 'San Paolo', Napoli tries to react. Zielinski tries from the edge, Handanovic blocks without problems. A physical problem in Vecino called Sensi, who was also recovering after an injury (in October, he had already reviewed the field in the last race in December). A free kick by Insigne splinters the crossbar and awakens the fans. Good job by Insigne on the left, filtering for Zielinski who does not finish effectively. Gattuso tries everything for Lozano for Hysaj and Llorente for Fabian Ruiz. Handanovic gets there on the Zielinski broadside, Llorente goes head-on on the continuation of the action. However too little to worry guests.