Napoli back on top after stunning win over Inter
Napoli made a return to the top of the Serie A table in emphatic fashion after it beat title rival Inter Milan 3-1 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, although the win was soured by an injury to Kevin De Bruyne.
Inter threatened to make a comeback when Hakan Calhanoglu pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after De Bruyne and Scott McTominay had given the hosts a two-goal lead, but Frank Anguissa made sure of all three points for Antonio Conte's side.
The visitors looked the more likely to take the lead early, with Alessandro Bastoni flashing a header wide of the target before Lautaro Martinez forced a save from Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
Yet, Napoli was given a golden opportunity when Henrikh Mkhitaryan fouled Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the box.
De Bruyne made no mistake from the penalty spot, but injured himself in the process and had to leave the field, before Bastoni and Denzel Dumfries both struck the woodwork for Inter before half-time.
The Nerazzurri were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal when McTominay was played through by Leonardo Spinazzola, and last season's Serie A MVP fired past Yann Sommer with a brilliant strike from the edge of the box.
Calhanoglu halved the deficit from 12 yards out after Alessandro Buongiorno was penalised for a handball in the wake of a video assistant referee (VAR) review, but Anguissa restored Napoli's two-goal lead just five minutes later after finishing off a solo run with an unstoppable strike.
Tensions rose in Naples, with Conte exchanging insults with his former striker Martinez, but the Napoli players managed to keep their cool and see through an important win at home.
