On December 4, Beijing time, Napoli, the defending champion of Serie A this season, performed unsatisfactorily, and its record declined significantly. Not only in the Champions League suffered Real Madrid's double kill, but also in the league is also frequent mistakes, currently after 13 rounds of games only 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, 24 points in 4th place, 9 points from the top of the table, the prospect of the championship is bleak. Facing Inter Milan in this round, Napoli suffered another blow, losing 0-3 and missing the opportunity to catch up.
After the start of the game, Inter Milan showed a strong momentum and put some pressure on the Napoli back. In the 12th minute, Inter Milan scored but were ruled offside by VAR, which allowed Napoli to escape a crisis. On 19 minutes, Napoli came close to opening the scoring when the ball bounced off the crossbar. Inter Milan broke the deadlock in the 44th minute when Calhanoglu took the lead with a furious shot from Barella's pass.
In the second half, Napoli stepped up their attack but failed to capitalise on their chances. Instead, Inter extended their lead in the 61st minute when Lautaro stabbed home a pass from Augusto to make it 2-0. Despite Napoli's efforts to find a goalscoring opportunity in the late stages, Inter Milan's defence was solid. In the 85th minute, Inter Milan scored again, and Thuram Jr. outflanked and pushed the goal to seal a 3-0 victory.
The defeat had a significant impact on Napoli's standings, who were on the same number of points as Roma and were behind in the race for the top four. And Inter Milan regained the top spot through this victory, which had a positive impact on the title race.