1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
45' | Half time here at the Meazza. Plenty of action and chances but crucially no goals yet. Inter 0-0 Napoli |
45' | Kovacic finds Icardi with a brilliant pass in behind, the striker scoops it over |
42' | Cambiasso makes a timely interception to stop Mertens, allowing Inter to break forward |
38' | Henrique catches Palacio from behind and brings him down. The ref books him |
36' | Inler fires over from outside the box |
33' | Palacio is into the box and ready to pull the trigger when Ghoulam makes the tackle |
30' | Palacio picks out Icardi in the box with a smart ball, Mauro tries to cut onto his other foot and sees the ball hoofed away |
27' | Palacio takes the free kick, Reina saves |
26' | Britos trips Palacio on the edge of the box as the striker runs onto a through ball. Yellow card for the Napoli man |
25' | Ghoulam tries his luck from range: over |
24' | Inler lets fly, Handanovic parries it |
23' | Kovacic tests Reina with a free kick, the Spaniard has it covered |
22' | Callejon enters the box on the right and pulls it back into the centre for the waiting Higuain, Inter clear their lines |
20' | Insigne strikes a curling free kick over the bar |
18' | Palacio wins the ball in midfield and bears down on goal before angling a low effort wide |
14' | Callejon is all alone in front of Handanovic following Mertens' ball over the top but thankfully puts it wide |
12' | Great defensive covering from Andreolli on Higuain. It's pretty intense out there at the moment |
11' | Not to be outdone, Kovacic wriggles free from the attentions of two men and gets his shot away. Reina turns it behind |
10' | Superb play from Hernanes, who drops a shoulder to shake off his man before unleashing a low drive from 25 yards. Reina responds well |
9' | Ranocchia does well to snuff out Higuain |
3' | Neat exchange between Hernanes and Kovacic before the Croatian goes down in the box. No penalty |
3' | Hernanes' effort is saved by Reina |
1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for Inter v Napoli, in Week 35 of the 2013/14 Serie A |
1' | Napoli get their noses forward early doors, Insigne spots Callejon's run and finds him but the Spaniard shoots over |
1' | The Nerazzurri take the opening kick-off and Inter v Napoli is under way. Forza Inter! |
1' | D'Ambrosio, Hernanes, Cambiasso, Kovacic and Nagatomo form the midfield five with Palacio and Icardi up front |
1' | Suspensions force Mazzarri to shuffle his defensive line, with Campagnaro, Ranocchia and Andreolli starting in front of Handanovic |
Minute | Text commentary |
49' | There's the final whistle, it ends Inter 0-0 Napoli |
44' | The 4th official signals five minutes of stoppage time |
44' | Palacio is temporarily out of action with cramp |
41' | Higuain leaves the field of play after that collision with Andreolli. Pandev comes on |
40' | Higuain skips between two Nerazzurri shirts only to be stopped by a perfectly timed challenge from Andreolli. The Argentine is down injured |
38' | Ghoulam is booked for a foul on Guarin |
37' | Close shave there! Inler finds a bit of space and wallops a blistering low drive against the foot of the post |
37' | Great pass from Kovacic to pick out Nagatomo, whose shot from an angle is parried clear by Reina |
35' | Mazzarri makes his final switch, Kuzmanovic taking over from Icardi |
34' | The fizz has gone out of this game in the last few minutes, with the two teams battling it out in midfield |
29' | Mazzarri makes another substitution: Guarin replaces Hernanes |
28' | Higuain makes space for himself on the edge of the box and shoots: over |
25' | Change for Napoli: Mertens goes off, Hamsik comes on |
23' | A roar from the Meazza faithful goes up as the captain enters the pitch |
23' | D'Ambrosio is forced off with a calf problem. Club skipper Zanetti comes on in his place |
18' | Icardi escapes from his marker and connects with Hernanes' corner but nods wide of the far post |
16' | Hernanes fouls Inler from behind and is shown the yellow card |
14' | Hernanes attempts to shoot from outside the area but that's way off target |
10' | Albiol and Reina collide going for Nagatomo's cross. The defender is down and a stretcher comes on. He soon returns to the pitch |
7' | Nagatomo sprints down the left before standing it up for Palacio at the near post. The Argentine flicks it over Reina and wide |
5' | Inter survive a double scare! First Higuain hits Nagatomo's back then Mertens' angled effort is tipped wide by Handanovic |
2' | Palacio and D'Ambrosio link up well but the Argentine runs the ball out of play |
1' | Napoli get us going again. No changes made during the interval. C'mon Inter! Forza Inter! |