Serie A · Sat, 5 Sept 2026 ·
Inter vs Napoli — 3 - 2
San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza · Referee: Simone Sozza, Italy
Match report
Inter beat Napoli 3-2 as L. Martinez scores twice
Napoli were beaten 3-2 by Inter at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza on Saturday, 5 September 2026 in Serie A matchday 3. L. Martinez (56', 90') and M. Thuram (82') scored for Inter, while M. Politano (50') and R. Hojlund (53') found the net for Napoli. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Inter had 63% of the ball and 29 shots (8 on target) against Napoli’s 16 (7 on target). Lautaro Martínez (Inter) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Inter 2nd in the Serie A table on 13 points and Napoli 9th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 35'yellow cardAntonio VergaraYellow Card
- 46'substitutionP. SucicOff: C. Jones
- 46'substitutionF. EspositoOff: M. Thuram
- 50'goalM. PolitanoNormal Goal
- 53'goalR. HojlundAssist: G. Di Lorenzo
- 56'goalL. MartinezAssist: F. Dimarco
- 62'substitutionF. DimarcoOff: Carlos Augusto
- 62'substitutionA. VergaraOff: K. De Bruyne
- 62'substitutionM. PolitanoOff: David Neres
- 68'yellow cardLautaro MartínezYellow Card
- 72'substitutionP. ZielinskiOff: H. Calhanoglu
- 72'substitutionR. HojlundOff: L. Lucca
- 77'yellow cardRafa MarínYellow Card
- 79'substitutionA. BastoniOff: A. Bonny
- 79'substitutionS. LobotkaOff: B. Gilmour
- 80'substitutionAlisson SantosOff: B. Badiashile
- 82'goalM. ThuramAssist: Carlos Augusto
- 90'goalL. MartinezAssist: M. Akanji
Lineups
Inter
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Cristian Chivu
Starting XI
- 1J. MartinezG
- 31Y. BisseckD
- 25M. AkanjiD
- 95A. BastoniD
- 17A. DioufM
- 23N. BarellaM
- 7P. ZielinskiM
- 8P. SucicM
- 32F. DimarcoM
- 94F. EspositoF
- 10L. MartinezF
Substitutes
- 49I. ProvedelG
- 12R. Di GennaroG
- 6J. StonesD
- 28B. PavardD
- 22H. MkhitaryanM
- 21C. JonesM
- 5A. StankovicM
- 20H. CalhanogluM
- 30Carlos AugustoD
- 9M. ThuramF
- 11Luis HenriqueF
- 14A. BonnyF
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Massimiliano Allegri
Starting XI
- 1A. MeretG
- 22G. Di LorenzoD
- 13A. RrahmaniD
- 16R. MarinD
- 37L. SpinazzolaD
- 99F. AnguissaM
- 68S. LobotkaM
- 26A. VergaraM
- 21M. PolitanoF
- 19R. HojlundF
- 27Alisson SantosF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 3.86Expected goals (xG)2.43
- 29Total shots16
- 8Shots on target7
- 14Shots off target4
- 7Blocked shots5
- 20Shots inside the box13
- 9Shots outside the box3
- 10Corners5
- 1Offsides2
- 7Fouls7
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves5
- 544Passes340
- 486Accurate passes265
- 89%Pass accuracy78%
- 0.20Goals prevented0.20
Player statistics
Inter
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Josep MartínezG | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 25Manuel AkanjiD | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 31Yann BisseckD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 95Alessandro BastoniD | 79 | 7.0 | ||
| 7Piotr ZielińskiM | 72 | 7.5 | ||
| 8Petar SučićM | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Andy DioufM | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| 23Nicolò BarellaM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Federico DimarcoM | 62 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 10Lautaro MartínezFTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 94Pio EspositoF | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 12Raffaele Di GennaroG | – | – | ||
| 49Ivan ProvedelG | – | – | ||
| 6John StonesD | – | – | ||
| 28Benjamin PavardD | – | – | ||
| 30Carlos AugustoD | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 5Aleksandar StankovićM | – | – | ||
| 20Hakan ÇalhanoğluM | 18 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Curtis JonesM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Henrikh MkhitaryanM | – | – | ||
| 9Marcus ThuramF | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 11Luís HenriqueF | – | – | ||
| 14Ange-Yoan BonnyF | 11 | 6.7 |
Napoli
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex MeretG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 13Amir RrahmaniD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Rafa MarínD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Giovanni Di LorenzoD | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 37Leonardo SpinazzolaD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 26Antonio VergaraM | 62 | 6.5 | ||
| 68Stanislav LobotkaM | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| 99Frank AnguissaM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Rasmus HøjlundF | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 21Matteo PolitanoF | 62 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 27Alisson SantosF | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Nikita ContiniG | – | – | ||
| 32Vanja Milinković-SavićG | – | – | ||
| 2Costantino FavasuliD | – | – | ||
| 5Benoît BadiashileD | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Mathías OliveraD | – | – | ||
| 31Sam BeukemaD | – | – | ||
| 6Billy GilmourM | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Kevin De BruyneM | 28 | 6.2 | ||
| 7David NeresF | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Lorenzo LuccaF | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| 70Noa LangF | – | – |
