Inter Milan vs Napoli - prediction, team news, lineups

Having traded archetypal and 2nd spot implicit the past 2 seasons, Serie A giants Inter Milan and Napoli volition spell toe-to-toe again connected Sunday.

Set to conscionable astatine San Siro, Inter's rubric defence has got disconnected to a palmy start, portion their confederate rivals were beaten by Como past week.

Match preview

Finishing 11 points wide of Napoli - who were their closest challengers - Inter clinched a archetypal home treble since 2010 past season, and they person begun this word with 2 wins from two. 

Now seeking a 22nd Scudetto, the Nerazzurri archetypal strolled to a 4-1 location triumph implicit Monza, earlier heading southbound to Sardinia for a gathering with Cagliari.

Though Inter soon seized the pb done yet different mid-range onslaught by Hakan Calhanoglu, they failed to physique connected that vantage and yet had to settee for a tense 1-0 win.

Cristian Chivu's men wasted chances to marque it much convincing, but they inactive maintained a cleanable commencement to the Serie A season, mounting them up nicely for 2 investigating fixtures.

Next week, they volition get a caller Champions League run nether mode by visiting Real Madrid successful the Spanish capital, aft past term's tally ended successful bitter decision to Bodo/Glimt. 

First, though, they indispensable big Napoli, who bushed them to the Italian rubric successful 2024-25 earlier those roles were reversed successful 2025-26.

Recent past suggests that Inter should commencement favourites: it is much than 9 years since they mislaid a league crippled betwixt the clubs astatine San Siro.

Yet, the past 3 meetings successful Milan person ended each quadrate and Napoli are unbeaten successful 5 overall.

Those tallies see a stirring contention successful January, erstwhile Federico Dimarco and Calhanoglu some enactment Inter up but Scott McTominay doubly hauled the visitors level.

This time, Napoli volition caput northbound without McTominay and connected the backmost of a chastening decision to Como, who dominated possession and the changeable number astatine Stadio Maradona.

Max Allegri's men - who had kicked disconnected with a 2-0 triumph successful Genoa - were 2nd champion for astir of their 2nd league crippled contempt having location advantage.

Like Inter, the Partenopei are anticipating a large European clash adjacent week, erstwhile Premier League champions Arsenal volition wage a sojourn to Naples.

Before the Gunners travel to town, Allegri indispensable instrumentality to San Siro, wherever his 2nd spell astatine AC Milan precocious ended successful failure.

Inter Milan Serie A form:

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Team News

At the adjacent of a summertime model characterised by 3 English signings, Inter's transportation model softly slid unopen without immoderate large drama.

John Stones and Curtis Jones were some handed immoderate much minutes successful Cagliari, but Djed Spence has yet to diagnostic owed to a fittingness contented and remains a uncertainty for this weekend. 

Set to commencement connected the near flank, assistance king Federico Dimarco picked up his grant arsenic Serie A's MVP for the 2025-26 play connected Wednesday.

A fixture successful midfield, Calhanoglu has been straight progressive successful six goals crossed 9 league games against Napoli for Inter.

Meanwhile, the visitors main menace from heavy volition not beryllium available, arsenic McTominay is acceptable to acquisition a bosom process and could beryllium sidelined for respective weeks.

Allegri is besides missing antiaircraft duo Alessandro Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci (both knee), positive Brazilian guardant Giovane (hernia).

Having made an interaction against Como aft his accomplishment from the bench, Kevin De Bruyne whitethorn beryllium considered acceptable to regenerate McTominay.

Inter Milan imaginable starting lineup:

J. Martinez; Bisseck, Stones, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco; Esposito, L. Martinez

Napoli imaginable starting lineup:

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marin, Spinazzola; Anguissa, Lobotka, De Bruyne; Politano, Hojlund, Vergara

We say: Inter Milan 2-0 Napoli

Napoli person not been convincing since the nonaccomplishment of Antonio Conte - who lifted the Scudetto with some of these clubs - portion imperious Inter proceed to enforce their volition connected the remainder of Serie A.

Following a fewer hard-earned draws astatine San Siro, the visitors are acceptable to caput location empty-handed connected this occasion, arsenic the Nerazzurri stride connected to 9 points.

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