Inter 3-2 Napoli: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Inter won it

Napoli struck first through Matteo Politano in the 50th minute. Rasmus Højlund made it 0-2 to Napoli in the 53rd minute, set up by Giovanni Di Lorenzo . Lautaro Martínez  made it 1-2 to Inter in the 56th minute, set up by Federico Dimarco. Inter levelled at 2-2 in the 82nd minute through Marcus Thuram, set up by Carlos Augusto. Inter turned it round: Lautaro Martínez  made it 3-2 in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Manuel Akanji. It came late, and it settled the match.

Napoli led by two and lost: Inter came back to win it.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Lautaro Martínez  scored twice.

The lead changed hands once.

The referee, S. Sozza, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Inter and 2 to Napoli.

Inter: C. Chivu, 3-5-2 · Napoli: M. Allegri, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.91 for Inter and 4.39 for Napoli.

Inter scored about 1.1 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Napoli left about 2.4 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Napoli created the better chances, 4.39 xG to 1.91, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Inter had 8 shots on target, Napoli 7.

Inter's goalkeeper made 6 saves.

Inter had 63% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Inter came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 2.80 expected goals for and 1.24 against, and had won 80% of their matches.

Napoli came into it with 5 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.48 expected goals for and 1.59 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Inter vs Napoli: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Lautaro Martínez (Inter), rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Inter

• Lautaro Martínez 8.7
• Andy Diouf 8.1
• Manuel Akanji 7.9 1 assist
• Federico Dimarco 7.7 1 assist
• Josep Martínez 7.5

Napoli

• Stanislav Lobotka 7.1
• Alisson Santos 7.0
• Rasmus Højlund 7.0 1 goal
• Matteo Politano 6.9 1 goal
• Alex Meret 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Leonardo Spinazzola at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Inter: Inter vs Parma Saturday 10 October 2026 · Serie A
• Napoli: Napoli vs Frosinone Saturday 10 October 2026 · Serie A

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Inter vs Napoli

What was the score in Inter vs Napoli?

Inter 3-2 Napoli (half-time 0-0), Serie A, Saturday 5 September 2026.

Who scored in Inter vs Napoli?

Matteo Politano 50', Rasmus Højlund 53', Lautaro Martínez  56', Marcus Thuram 82', Lautaro Martínez  90+1'.

Did Moneyball predict Inter vs Napoli correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Inter vs Napoli?

Lautaro Martínez, rated 8.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Inter vs Napoli?

S. Sozza.