Inter Milan 1-1 Napoli player ratings as Hakan Calhanoglu’s missed penalty forces the Nerazzurri to settle for a draw

The clash between two Italian giants, Inter Milan and Napoli ended in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. Scott Mctominay gave Antonio Conte’s side the lead around the 23rd minute before Hakan Calhanoglu grabbed the equaliser around the end of the first half. Inter Milan fans would be disappointed after Calhanoglu hit the crossbar from the spot, which if converted could have been the winner in the game.

Before this game the Turkish international had scored all of his previous penalties including the winner against Arsenal in the midweek but was not able to convert this one. Simone Inzaghi’s side would have displaced Napoli as the table toppers if they had won the game.

As we head into the international break, this draw secured the position for Napoli at the top of the table with 26 points, one more than the next four teams behind them.

Lets have a look at Inter Milan vs Napoli player ratings.

Inter Milan Player Ratings vs Napoli

Goalkeeper

Yann Sommer: 6.6/10- Had a decent game between the sticks as his distribution was great throughout the game. He was not able to keep a clean sheet and made just a save for his team.

Defenders

Alessandro Bastoni: 7.9/10- Had a good game maintaining a passing accuracy of 92 percent. He played a simple pass to Calhanoglu, and the Inter man did the rest. Got a yellow card after committing a foul on Di Lorenzo

Francesco Acerbi: 7.4/10- The Italian centre back had a decent game in defence helping the team with four crucial interceptions. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made three clearances for his team.

Benjamin Pavard: 7.7/10- The French centre back was solid in defence as he cleared the ball on two crucial occasions. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Denzel Dumfries: 6.7/10- Contributed a lot in attack as well as in defence. He was constantly moving up and down helping his teammates. Buongiorno made a superb tackle to deny him around the 16th minute. He was booked after committing a strong challenge on Politano.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 7.2/10- Around the fifth minute he broke away down the left-hand side in space after a clever pass from Diarco but the goalkeeper came off the line to save it. He maintained a passing accuracy of 85 percent and helped the team in attack.

Hakan Calhanoglu: 7.7/10- One of his ambitious effort from long range was deflected behind for a corner. He attempted a thunderous effort from range, and it flies into the top corner. He missed a chance to give his team the lead from the spot as he hits the post.

Nicolo Barella: 7.8/10- He opted to strike from range on the volley after a headed clearance fell to him but his effort was dragged wide of the post. He also played an excellent disguised pass into the penalty area as Acerbi capitalised on it before striking on goal.

Federico Dimarco: 7.0/10- Had a decent game on the left side of the midfield. He fired a thunderous volley but Meret made a strong save to deny him. He was involved in five defensive actions and made two crucial interceptions for his side.

Attackers

Lautaro Martínez: 6.2/10- Had played a fair game in attack with two shots on goal. In an instance he attempted to control a ball with his chest, but he can’t quite get it under and it was cleared.

Marcus Thuram: 6.6/10- He helped the team in creating multiple opportunities. Attempted to poke a shot towards goal but was not able to get enough on it.

Substitutes

Mehdi Taremi: N/A- He was brought on to replace Marcus Thuram at the 82nd minute.

Piotr Zielinski: N/A- He replaced Hakan Calhanoglu on the pitch.

Matteo Darmian: N/A- Federico Dimarco was subbed off to bring him on.

Marko Arnautovic: N/A- He was subbed on to replace Lautaro Martinez.

Stefan de Vrij: N/A- The centre back replaced Alessandro Bastoni on the pitch.

Manager

Simone Inzaghi: 7/10- He should be frustrated with the chances his team got to take a lead in the game. He was spot on with his tactics in the game but failed to convert opportunities in front of goal.

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Napoli Player Ratings vs Inter Milan

Goalkeeper

Alex Meret: 6.5/10- Similar to his counterpart he failed to keep a clean sheet but made three saves and came off the line on various occasions to prevent any escalation in the penalty area.

Defenders

Giovanni Di Lorenzo: 6.3/10- The Italian right back did not have a great game as compared to his earlier records but maintained a 71 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in three defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Alessandro Buongiorno: 7.7/10- He helped the team in intercepting crucial balls as Inter Milan increased their pressure. He was involved in 11 defensive actions and made six recoveries for his team.

Amir Rrahmani: 7.4/10- He stayed composed as he flicked the ball into the path of McTominay on the volley to record an assist. In defence, he was involved in 12 defensive actions and made seven clearances for his team.

Mathias Olivera: 7.5/10- As a left back he had a decent game for his side maintaining 72 percent passing accuracy. He was involved in 10 defensive actions and made five recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Scott McTominay: 7.8/10- He maintained a passing accuracy of 84 percent being involved in defence as well as attack. Scottish midfielder pokes home from close range to score the first goal for Napoli.

Billy Gilmour: 6.3/10- Had a fair game in the central midfield with a passing accuracy of 87 percent. He was involved in five defensive actions and made two clearance for his side.

Frank Anguissa: 6.4/10- He created two chances for his team and was also involved in seven defensive actions for his team. He brought down Dumfries inside the penalty box to concede a penalty.

Attackers

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: 7.2/10- The tricky winger drove into the Inter penalty area and created space to shoot, fired towards goal, but Sommer got his body behind it and saved it. He maintained a passing accuracy of around 97 percent and had two shots on goal for his team.

Romelu Lukaku: 6.7/10- Had a decent game in attack as he created problem for his former team with his positioning. His runs had to be tracked always.

Matteo Politano: 6.2/10- Did not have a great game in attack and struggle to get going on various occasions.

Substitutes

Stanislav Lobotka: 6.1/10- He is brought on to the field around the 60th minute to replace Billy Gilmour. He did not have much of an impact on the game.

Giovanni Simeone: 5.8/10- Subbed in place of Romelu Lukaku around the around the 77th minute and capped a poor display in attack.

Cyril Ngonge: N/A- He replaced Matteo Politano around the 84th minute.

Manager

Antonio Conte: 6/10- His team was focused more on defence and did not get much of an opportunity to attack.

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