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Matchday 3 · Saturday 5 September, 18:00 · San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza

Inter Milan vs Napoli: line-ups and result

Inter Milan 2 · 9 points
  • 56' Lautaro Martínez
  • 82' Marcus Thuram
  • 90+1' Lautaro Martínez
3 - 2
Napoli 12 · 3 points
  • 50' Matteo Politano
  • 53' Rasmus Højlund

Line-ups Inter Milan vs Napoli

Inter Milan 3-5-2 · C. Chivu
1 Martínez
95 Bastoni
25 Akanji
31 Bisseck
32 Dimarco
8 Sučić
7 Zieliński
23 Barella
17 Diouf
10 Martínez
94 Esposito
  • 45' Marcus Thuram Francesco Esposito
  • 45' Curtis Jones Petar Sučić
  • 62' Carlos Augusto Federico Dimarco
  • 72' Hakan Çalhanoğlu Piotr Zieliński
  • 79' Ange-Yoan Bonny Alessandro Bastoni

Line-up for Inter Milan: Martínez, Bastoni, Akanji, Bisseck, Dimarco, Sučić, Zieliński, Barella, Diouf, Martínez, Esposito

Bench
  • 49 I. Provedel
  • 28 B. Pavard
  • 6 J. Stones
  • 5 A. Stanković
  • 14 A. Bonny 79'
  • 20 H. Çalhanoğlu 72'
  • 30 Carlos Augusto 62'
  • 12 R. Di Gennaro
  • 21 C. Jones
  • 9 M. Thuram 45'
  • 11 Luis Henrique
  • 22 H. Mkhitaryan
Absentees Inter Milan

Spence (injured), Spinaccè (unavailable)

Napoli 4-3-3 · M. Allegri
1 Meret
37 Spinazzola
16 Marín
13 Rrahmani
22 Di Lorenzo
26 Vergara
68 Lobotka
99 Anguissa
27 Santos
19 Højlund
21 Politano
  • 62' Kevin De Bruyne Antonio Vergara
  • 62' David Neres Matteo Politano
  • 72' Lorenzo Lucca Rasmus Højlund
  • 79' Billy Gilmour Stanislav Lobotka
  • 80' Benoît Badiashile Alisson Santos

Line-up for Napoli: Meret, Spinazzola, Marín, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, Vergara, Lobotka, Anguissa, Santos, Højlund, Politano

Bench
  • 17 M. Olivera
  • 32 V. Milinković-Savić
  • 70 N. Lang
  • 6 B. Gilmour 79'
  • 2 C. Favasuli
  • 11 K. De Bruyne 62'
  • 7 David Neres 62'
  • 14 N. Contini
  • 31 S. Beukema
  • 5 B. Badiashile 80'
  • 20 L. Lucca
Absentees Napoli

Buongiorno, Giovane, Marianucci, McTominay (injured)

Highlights Inter Milan vs Napoli

Which English players could feature in Inter Milan vs Napoli?

3 players
  • Curtis Jones Inter Milan Not in the matchday squad
  • John Stones Inter Milan On the bench
  • Djed Spence Inter Milan Unavailable Injury

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Inter Milan

  1. Lautaro Martínez Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Francesco Esposito Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Yann Aurel Bisseck Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Piotr Zieliński Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Napoli

  1. Rasmus Højlund Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Antonio Vergara Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Matteo Politano Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Amir Rrahmani Defender 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Inter Milan

Player Starts Min. Form
Josep Martínez 3/3 270 strong
Nicolò Barella 3/3 270 strong
Alessandro Bastoni 3/3 259 strong
Federico Dimarco 3/3 242 strong
Lautaro Martínez 3/3 234 strong
Manuel Akanji 3/3 233 strong
Francesco Esposito 3/3 200 strong
Yann Aurel Bisseck 2/3 189 strong

Napoli

Player Starts Min. Form
Alex Meret 3/3 270 solid
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 3/3 270 solid
Amir Rrahmani 3/3 270 strong
Rafa Marín 3/3 261 solid
Stanislav Lobotka 3/3 259 solid
Frank Anguissa 3/3 237 poor
Rasmus Højlund 3/3 230 solid
Matteo Politano 3/3 219 strong

Stats

Inter Milan Match Napoli
  • 63% Possession 37%
  • 29 Shots 16
  • 8 Shots on target 7
  • 14 Shots off target 4
  • 10 Corners 5
  • 7 Fouls 7
  • 1 Offsides 2
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.45 1.55
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners8.0

Team comparison

INT home Per match NAP away
3.00 Points 1.50
3.50 Goals for 2.00
1.50 Goals against 1.50
2.24 xG for 1.65
1.30 xG against 2.08
6.5 Corners 5.0
WW Home and away form WL

Head-to-head record Inter Milan vs Napoli

43 previous meetings
14 Inter Milan 15 draws 14 Napoli
  • Goals per match2.35
  • Both teams scored51%
  • Over 2.5 goals42%
  • Jan 2026 Inter Milan 2 - 2 Napoli
  • Oct 2025 Napoli 3 - 1 Inter Milan
  • Mar 2025 Napoli 1 - 1 Inter Milan
  • Nov 2024 Inter Milan 1 - 1 Napoli
  • Mar 2024 Inter Milan 1 - 1 Napoli
  • Jan 2024 Napoli 0 - 1 Inter Milan
  • Dec 2023 Napoli 0 - 3 Inter Milan
  • May 2023 Napoli 3 - 1 Inter Milan
  • Jan 2023 Inter Milan 1 - 0 Napoli
  • Feb 2022 Napoli 1 - 1 Inter Milan

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Inter Milan against Napoli?

Inter Milan are without Djed Spence (injury) and Matteo Spinaccè (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Napoli against Inter Milan?

Napoli are without Alessandro Buongiorno (knee injury), Giovane (groin injury), Luca Marianucci (knee injury) and Scott McTominay (heart problems).

What formation do Inter Milan play?

Inter Milan have used a 3-5-2 formation in their last 3 matches under C. Chivu.

What formation do Napoli play?

Napoli have used a 4-3-3 formation in their last 3 matches under M. Allegri.

How did the last meeting between Inter Milan and Napoli finish?

On 11 January 2026, Inter Milan vs Napoli finished 2-2.

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