Lautaro Martinez scored deep in stoppages, moments after a goal-line clearance denied 10-man Napoli, for a massive Inter win, but Kalidou Koulibaly and Lorenzo Insigne saw red as Juventus go 9 points clear at top.
2018/2019 Serie A
1-0
Match Events
31' DISALLOWED GOAL! Perisic's shot offside
DISALLOWED GOAL!!!! Inter win a corner and Perisic smashes home a volley after a looping throughball. The Croatian used his left foot to sweep home, but the linesman has his flag up for offside.
80'Second Yellow Card! Koulibaly sent off
RED CARD!!!!! Koulibaly has lost his head and he is now dismissed. Referee Paolo Mazzoleni showed him a yellow card after the foul on Politano and he responded by sarcastically clapping his hands. That is not acceptable and off he goes!
91: Goal! Inter 1-0 Napoli (Lautaro)
GOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL - Inter 1-0 Napoli - Lautaro is the hero and those in attendance at San Siro go crazy. Spalletti's men piled down the left with Keita and his cross evades Icardi but Lautaro is at the back post and unmarked. He guides the ball home with his left-foot and Meret cannot get down quick enough to save his effort.
94: Red Card! Insigne sent off
RED CARD!!!!! Insigne is now sent to the stands in the dying minutes. Like Koulibaly, he has lost control and said something to the referee. He then hit out at Keita who came to intervene and that is a sour moment for Napoli fans.
Match Reports
Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to earn Inter a hugely important 1-0 victory over nine-man Napoli in Serie A on Wednesday.
The game appeared to be heading for a goalless draw before Martinez fired home from the centre of the box in additional time, with Kalidou Koulibaly having been sent off with 10 minutes remaining after picking up two bookings in quick succession.
Napoli finished the game without Lorenzo Insigne too, the forward shown a straight red card for violent conduct following a confrontation with Keita Balde Diao.
Match Ratings
Line-ups
Inter XI: I. Perišić, S. Handanovič, Valero, Asamoah, De Vrij, D'Ambrosio, M. Brozović, Skriniar, João Mário, Icardi, Politano
Subs: Candreva, D. Padelli, Ranocchia, Š. Vrsaljko, M. Vecino, Gagliardini, K. Baldé, Dalbert, Lautaro Martínez
Napoli XI: Albiol, Hamsik, Callejón, Allan, Insigne, Mário Rui, K. Koulibaly, P. Zieliński, A. Milik, Alex Meret, F.Ruiz
Subs: Orestis Karnezis, D. Ospina, D. Mertens, Maksimovic, Verdi, Malcuit, Hysaj, Ghoulam, S. Luperto, Rog, Ounas, A.Diawara