Serie A Title Race Heats Up: Napoli Snatches Draw Against Inter
The battle for the Serie A title remains wide open after Napoli fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against league leaders Inter Milan in a crucial match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Inter took the lead in the 22nd minute through a stunning free-kick from Federico Dimarco, but they couldn't hold on to their advantage. In the dying moments of the game, substitute Philip Billing rescued a point for Napoli, breaking free from Inter's defense and scoring on his second attempt to beat goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
The result leaves Inter at the top of the Serie A table, but their lead over Napoli is now just one point. With the title race heating up, every match becomes critical as both teams vie for the Scudetto.
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - Inter 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: Dimarco, 22 (0:1); Billing, 87 (1:1)
Napoli: Meret; Buongiorno; Rrahmani Am.; Di Lorenzo; Gilmour B. (Billing, 79); McTominay; Politano (Ngongé, 82); Spinazzola (Olivera M., 82); Lobotka; Lukaku R.; Raspadori (Okafor, 77)
Bench: Contini N.; Scuffet; Juan Jesus; Marín Ra.; Hasa; Simeone
Yellow Cards: Contini N. 89
Inter: Martínez J-p; Dumfries; Acerbi; Bisseck; Dimarco (Pavard, 51); Bastoni (de Vrij, 80); Mkhitaryan (Frattesi, 80); Çalhanoğlu (Zielinski P., 51); Barella; Thuram M. (Correa J., 65); Martínez L.
Bench: Di Gennaro; Calligaris; Aidoo M.; Asllani K.; Arnautovic; Taremi