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April 18, 2021Inter does not go to Naples, but is very happy to settle for 1-1 which certifies a margin of 9 points over Milan, second, seven days from the end of the championship.
The Nerazzurri interrupt the streak of 11 consecutive wins, but are still in a positive streak for fifteen games.
For the Neapolitans a draw that slows down the climb to the Champions area.
Osimhen is the forward, Politano, Zielinski and Insigne are the attacking midfielders in Gattuso's 4-2-3-1. Conte's usual 3-5-2, the outsiders are Hakimi and Darmian while eriksen is in line with Barella and Brozovic. Very blocked race, which gives nothing to the show for a good twenty minutes. It is the Nerazzurri who break the delay with Darmian who frees himself in the area but instead of shooting he looks for Hakimi, anticipated by Insigne. Subsequently, on a corner action, Brozovic goes to the shot, Lukaku puts the right plate and hits the crossbar in full (29 '). Napoli responds, passing daringly in the 36th minute: Insigne gains the bottom and hits, Handanovic intercepts, collides with De Vrij and sends the ball into his net. Inter's reaction was quick and Lukaku hit the post again in the 39th minute,when he deflects Eriksen's punishment with his body. Right on the curtain of the fraction Meret comes out to anticipate Barella launched by Lautaro's precise pocket.
Inter began the recovery by making themselves preferred in the game. Napoli is struggling to start again, even though it does not suffer drumming assaults. To balance the match is Eriksen's ballistic prowess who, in the 55th minute, takes up a short kickback and unloads an impregnable lash from his left. Lukaku works hard in the Neapolitan area, the defense doubles and triples him, preventing him from shooting. On the other front, Di Lorenzo's header was out of a breath. Conte increases front traction with Perisic instead of Darmian. However, the pace has dropped, the teams are cautious. Gattuso tries the Mertens card (instead of Osimhen) to liven up; Conte inserts Sanchez for the bruised Lautaro. The shock goes close to giving it Politano, who frees himself in the area and throws a powerful right that hits the crossbar (80 ').Duties grants and revokes a penalty to Napoli via Var (De Vrij clearly intervenes on the ball). Conte decides to lower the center of gravity, outside Eriksen enters Gagliardini. Napoli exerted pressure until injury time, when the Nerazzurri met again and Hakimi got a chance that Manolas foiled with a punctual slide slip.