Martinez scores late winner as Inter Milan rally to beat Napoli
Inter stayed perfect in Serie A after Lautaro Martinez scored in the 91st minute to complete a 3-2 comeback over Napoli.
- On Saturday, Inter Milan rallied from two goals down to secure a 3-2 victory over Napoli, extending their 100 per cent start to the Serie A title defense. Lautaro Martinez scored the decisive 91st-minute winner.
- Napoli looked set for victory after Matteo Politano and Rasmus Hojlund put the visitors 2-0 up by the 53rd minute. Inter began their comeback when Martinez halved the deficit following a cross from Federico Dimarco.
- Substitute Marcus Thuram leveled the scores in the 82nd minute with a header past Alex Meret. Martinez then stabbed home a loose ball during a goalmouth scramble to settle the extraordinary match.
- The result moved Inter to the top of the Serie A table with 9 points, while Napoli remained on three. Martinez told DAZN, "I'm happy we managed to fight back, that was missing last year."
- Both clubs now turn their attention to the Champions League starting next week. Inter travels to Real Madrid, while Napoli hosts Arsenal on Tuesday to begin their European campaigns.
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Inter roar back in five-goal thriller with Napoli
"I'm happy we managed to fight back, that was missing last year," Martinez told DAZN. "Every year we are raising the bar and trying to shout that on the pitch." Both goalkeepers were forced into early saves in a sign of what was to come in an end-to-end encounter that remained goalless at half-time after Federico Dimarco's free-kick rattled the Napoli cross bar. The game exploded in the second half when Matteo Politano guided home a shot in the…
Inter Milan has won a spectacular victory in the hit of the Italian football series-A against Napoli.
The Italian Champion, Inter Milano, team trained by Cristian Chivu, was led by 2-0 on San Siro, but returned and defeated by 3-2 on Naples in the third stage of the A Series.
Inter Milan pulled off an impressive comeback against Napoli to win 3-2 at home in a derby of the third round in Serie A, BTA reports. The champions were two goals down in the second half, but managed to turn the tide of the match with goals from Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram, before the Argentine striker brought the victory to the hosts in added time. Napoli took the lead five minutes into the second half. Matteo Politano scored for 0-1, a…
The Inter-Milan team turned two goals ahead of Naples into an interesting 3.2 win, in a match held between them on Saturday, among the third round of the Italian Football League.
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