Fabian Ruiz was the star for Napoli as they beat Inter 4-1 to ensure Serie A's Champions League race goes to the last weekend.
2018/2019 Serie A
4-1
Match Events
16' GOAL! Napoli 1-0 Inter (Zielinski)
Sloppy again from Inter as a good bit of defending from Perisic on the wing fuels the Napoli attack after Asamoah’s careless pass into midfield. Ruiz latches onto the loose ball and passes it to Zielinski – who rockets a shot into the top corner from well outside the area!
61' GOAL! Napoli 2-0 Inter (Mertens)
It’s an indictment of the Inter defence that the diminutive Mertens is allowed to power a header past Handanovic, after Callejon’s beautiful delivery into the penalty area hangs just high enough for Mertens to get in between Miranda and Skriniar and finish with ease!
71' GOAL! Napoli 3-0 Inter (Ruiz)
Mertens plays a lovely cross to the far post for Milik who is unable to get his volley past Handanovic. The near-post save doesn’t clear the danger as Malcuit is first to it, sending a pass across the face of goal for Ruiz to finish into an open goal!
78' GOAL! Napoli 4-0 Inter (Ruiz)
Ruiz is allowed to walk into the penalty untroubled by defenders after an excellent pass from Mertens, before dispatching a cannon towards goal, beating Handanovic at the near post!
81' Penalty Goal! Napoli 4-1 Inter (Icardi)
The striker is calm in his run-up as he finishes neatly into the bottom-left corner – sending Karnezis the wrong way.
Match Report
Inter failed to confirm a top-four finish on Sunday as they were crushed 4-1 away to a Fabian Ruiz-inspired Napoli, meaning Serie A's Champions League race will go to the wire.
Luciano Spalletti's side would have secured a place in Europe's elite competition for next season, but they were outclassed by Napoli and go into the final game of the season knowing they could be beaten to fourth by bitter rivals AC Milan.
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