Inter Milan suffer blow before Liverpool Champions League clash
Inter Milan will not head into their Champions League clash with Liverpool as Serie A league leaders this week after dropping points at the weekend.
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European wrap: Inter stay top, Real Madrid are held, Bayern suffer shock defeat
Edin Dzeko equalised as Inter Milan came from behind to snatch a 1-1 draw at title rivals Napoli and retain top spot in Serie A.
Napoli 1-1 Inter: Honours even in top of the table clash as Edin Dzeko cancels out Lorenzo Insigne penalty
Napoli missed the chance to leapfrog Inter at top in Serie A after they were held to 1-1 draw by the Nerazzurri at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Only one point separated the two teams ahead of the match, with both looking to steal a march on the other in a huge potentially title-defining match. Ad/> The home side came into the game on a run of four successive wins in the league and started the brighter of the two.
Soccer-Title race cool position for Napoli to be in, says relaxed Spalletti
ROME (Reuters) - Napoli will have to adjust their objective if they beat Inter Milan to go top of Serie A this weekend, coach Luciano Spalletti said on Friday, after starting the campaign with the goal of a top-four finish.
Title race cool position for Napoli to be in, says relaxed Spalletti
ROME: Napoli will have to adjust their objective if they beat Inter Milan to go top of Serie A this weekend, coach Luciano Spalletti said on Friday (Feb 11), after starting the campaign with the goal of a top-four finish.
Serie A: Inter Milan's lead up for grabs as Napoli lie in wait
Inter Milan's Serie A lead will be on the line on Saturday when the champions travel to Napoli for another huge clash with a title rival. Defeat in last weekend's Milan derby pulled Simone Inzaghi's Inter back to their pursuers, the gap between them and both second-placed Napoli and neighbours AC Milan cut to just a point before the big trip south. With Milan, hosting Sampdoria on Sunday, in fine form after thumping Lazio 4-0 in the Italian Cup on Wednesday, Inter face the serious prospect of being dumped down to third should they lose at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Inter did bounce back on Tuesday by beating Roma to set up another pair of Milan derbies in the two-leg semi-finals of the Italian Cup, but Inzaghi is in no doubt of the danger Napoli present to their title defence. "We know that they're a good team who kept hold of all their best players (in January). They're a contender for the title," said Inzaghi, who is suspended after ranting at referee Marco Guida in the stormy aftermath of the Milan derby. Boosting Napoli's chances of claiming top spot is the potential return of their African spine, with defensive lynchpin Kalidou Koulibaly and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa back in Italy from the Africa Cup of Nations. Star striker Victor Osimhen came back early and has found scoring form.