Inter 3-2 Napoli: Lautaro Martínez's brace caps a comeback
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG per shot 0.13 v 0.15, a touch better for Napoli
- Thuram 1 goal, Carlos Augusto 1 assist off the bench
- 90' winner worth +1.8 FN xPts
Inter hit back after a jolt at the restart
Inter came from two goals down to beat Napoli 3-2. The first half ended goalless, then Napoli struck twice early in the second, Matteo Politano scoring in the 50th minute and Rasmus Højlund in the 53rd. Inter answered with three of their own.
Plenty of shots, modest quality in each
Inter's 29 shots tell only part of the story. Their expected goals per shot was 0.13, below Napoli's 0.15, and they scored fewer than their xG suggested. That points to pressure by volume rather than clean looks, while Napoli turned fewer attempts into two goals.
The bench supplied the equaliser
The equaliser came from the replacements. Marcus Thuram, on at half-time, scored in the 82nd minute, and Carlos Augusto, introduced in the 62nd, set it up. Andy Diouf, meanwhile, made seven key passes, more than any other player in the match.
The winner that turned a draw into a win
Lautaro Martínez struck in the 90th minute, with Manuel Akanji providing the assist. Arriving at 2-2, the goal was worth +1.8 FN xPts, more than any other goal in the match. The result lifted Inter to the top of the table.
Player of the match
Lautaro Martínez 8.6Dominant
Two goals and three shots on target put him first in the FN Score.
Most of his value came from attacking output. His 56th-minute goal cut the deficit to 2-1 and his 90th-minute strike won it, so his finishing bookended Inter's recovery. He won six of 13 duels, a modest return, but the goals more than covered it.
Game state
0-10-21-22-23-2
Inter ahead 0 min · level 58 min · Napoli ahead 32 min
- Marcus Thuram — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
- Carlos Augusto — off the bench 28 min · 0G 1A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
50'
Matteo Politano
Goal
+1.1
53'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Giovanni Di Lorenzo +0.2
+0.5
56'
Lautaro Martínez
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Federico Dimarco +0.1
+0.4
82'
Marcus Thuram
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Carlos Augusto +0.3
+1.0
90'
Lautaro Martínez
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Manuel Akanji +0.5
+1.8
Inter
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +3.2Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Napoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −3.1Time effect +0.3→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
InterNapoli
3.86Expected goals (xG)2.43
Timeline
- 35'
Yellow
Antonio Vergara
- 46'
Sub
Petar Sučić → Curtis Jones
- 46'
Sub
Pio Esposito → Marcus Thuram
- 50'
Goal
Matteo Politano league goal #1
- 53'
Goal
Rasmus Højlund league goal #2 assist Giovanni Di Lorenzo
- 56'
Goal
Lautaro Martínez league goal #1 assist Federico Dimarco
- 62'
Sub
Federico Dimarco → Carlos Augusto
- 62'
Sub
Antonio Vergara → Kevin De Bruyne
- 62'
Sub
Matteo Politano → David Neres
- 68'
Yellow
Lautaro Martínez
- 72'
Sub
Piotr Zieliński → Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- 72'
Sub
Rasmus Højlund → Lorenzo Lucca
- 77'
Yellow
Rafa Marín
- 79'
Sub
Alessandro Bastoni → Ange-Yoan Bonny
- 79'
Sub
Stanislav Lobotka → Billy Gilmour
- 80'
Sub
Alisson Santos → Benoît Badiashile
- 82'
Goal
Marcus Thuram league goal #1 assist Carlos Augusto
- 90'
Goal
Lautaro Martínez league goal #2 assist Manuel Akanji
Category leaders
- Key passesAndy Diouf7
- Duels wonManuel Akanji10/13
- DribblesYann Bisseck2/2
- Defensive actionsManuel Akanji6
- ShotsFederico Dimarco4 (on target 0)
#Serie A#Inter#Napoli#Lautaro Martínez#Marcus Thuram#Comeback
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.