RED CARD!!!!! Insigne is now sent to the stands in the dying minutes. Like Koulibaly, he has lost control and said something to the referee. He then hit out at Keita who came to intervene and that is a sour moment for Napoli fans.
90' +2
L. Martínez gets yellow.
Lautaro is handed a card after his celebration, not that he will care too much!
90' +1
L. Martínez has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL - Inter 1-0 Napoli - Lautaro is the hero and those in attendance at San Siro go crazy. Spalletti's men piled down the left with Keita and his cross evades Icardi but Lautaro is at the back post and unmarked. He guides the ball home with his left-foot and Meret cannot get down quick enough to save his effort.
88'
Keita goes down in the box after a tackle from Allan and Albiol but the referee waves away his appeals.
87'
Icardi has had a couple of half chances tonight but the rest of his team-mates need to hand him one final opportunity!
84'
Inter now have a spring in their step due to their man advantage. Six minutes to go...can they get the winner?
83'
L. Martínez enters the game and replaces João Mário.
Joao Mario comes off to a round of applause and the final change of the game for Inter sees Lautaro coming off the bench.
80'
K. Koulibaly gets yellow.
K. Koulibaly goes off after a red card!
Koulibaly brings down Politano on the touchline and he is now booked!
RED CARD!!!!! Koulibaly has lost his composure and he is now dismissed. Referee Paolo Mazzoleni showed him a yellow card after the foul on Politano and he responded by sarcastically clapping his hands. That is not acceptable and off he goes!
78'
F. Ghoulam enters the game and replaces Mário Rui.
Ghoulam is now on at left-back after replacing Rui.
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76'
Inter continue to struggle and Ancelotti deserves plenty of praise for helping his team improve at the back.
74'
K. Baldé enters the game and replaces I. Perišić.
In a surprising move, Keita replaces Perisic as Spalletti tries to inject some more pace into the game.
70'
D. Mertens enters the game and replaces A. Milik.
Mertens finally enters the game and he has 20 minutes to try and change his team's fortunes.
69'
BLOCK! Inter carve open the Napoli defence as Politano finds Perisic but the visitors survive thanks to a superb sliding block from Kouliably.
67'
Raúl Albiol gets yellow.
Albiol pulls down Mario and the referee decides to flash the yellow card.
66'
Vecino will hopefully provide some fresh legs in the engine room as Inter have started to struggle in that department.
64'
M. Vecino enters the game and replaces Borja Valero.
Right on queue, Valero is replaced by Vecino.
60'
The tempo of the game in the second half has certainly failed to match that of the first 45 minutes.
58'
Nearly at the hour mark and Spalletti may look to his bench soon with Napoli proving hard to break down.
56'
Allan gets yellow.
Napoli midfielder Allan is now into the book after a poor challenge.
54'
CHANCE! Brozovic tries to find the net from the edge of the area but he can only slice wide of the target.
52'
Borja Valero gets yellow.
Valero joins Brozovic in the referee's book after he collides with Callejon in the middle of midfield.
50'
There's plenty of time to go but Inter have not made a good start to this second half.
48'
We did not see enough of Callejon in the first half and that was largely down to him starting the game at right-back. Following the injury to Hamsik he moved into midfield, but he needs to get involved more if Napoli are to win!
46'
We are back underway in Milan.
45' +3
HALF-TIME - Inter 0-0 Napoli.
45'
Two minutes of stoppage time...
41'
Inter continue to dominate proceedings but they are running out of time as they try to claim a first-half lead.
37'
Napoli have struggled to make progress tonight but Ruiz tries to change that with a strike from distance. The midfielder is given too much space but he cannot keep his shot under the bar and Handanovic watches the shot sail off target.
33'
Less than 15 minutes to go and Inter cannot seem to get past Koulibaly!
29'
M. Brozović gets yellow.
The referee goes into his book to show Brozovic a card and he is punished after chopping down Milik.
28'
Icardi nearly carves out a chance for Politano but the pair are denied by Koulibaly. Albiol got too tight to Icardi but the Argentinean's cross was turned away in the end!
25'
Ancelotti may now change his lineup after making that substitution. Maksimovic could go to right-back, moving Callejon to right wing, while Zielinski will join Allan in the middle.
24'
N. Maksimović enters the game and replaces M. Hamšík.
Maksimovic replaces Hamsik who appears to be struggling with a hamstring issue.
21'
Callejon tried to float his cross to Kouliably but his pass does not beat the first man and Inter clear.
20'
Napoli win a free-kick in the middle of the park after a handball! This could be too far out for a shot, but we shall wait and see.
17'
Napoli are not doing enough to bring Milik into the game and they are struggling to keep the ball as a result.
12'
Napoli look to have settled down after a sloppy start and it must be difficult to play inside the San Siro. The noise is deafening on this Wednesday night.
10'
Icardi looks fired up for this game tonight and he is already causing problems for the Napoli defence due to his movement.
8'
Inter register another shot towards goal but Politano cannot keep his effort down. That all came from a run and cross from Perisic but Politano had to turn on the spot before shooting and the angle proved too much in the end.
7'
It remains goalless but both teams have made a good start!
6'
Inter cause some unrest in the Napoli backline thanks to a teasing cross but Rui goes down in the box during a one-on-one battle and the referee insists he was fouled.
4'
Napoli finally make their way down field, but Rui stops the momentum with a poor cross. The left-back got himself into a good position down the left but then leaned back and fired his pass into the stands.
2'
WOW! What a start that would have been as Inter try to score from kick-off! Meret looked to be off his line but he got back to deny the home side.
1'
We are underway!
With Juventus slipping up earlier today, both of these teams will get the chance to close the gap, but Napoli remain their closest rivals at present. Nine points separate Juve and Napoli, while Inter are 17 points behind the curretny Serie A champions.
Inter are proving hard to beat of late with just one defeat in five, but consistency is a big issue for Luciano Spalletti’s squad. They have won just one of their last five, while Napoli have won four of their last five matches in all competitions.
INTER (4-3-3): Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar, Kwadwo Asamoah; Borja Valero, Marcelo Brozovic, Joao Mario; Matteo Politano, Mauro Icardi (c), Ivan Perisic.
SUBS: Antonio Candreva, Andrea Ranocchia, Lautaro Martinez, Daniele Padelli, Sime Vrsaljko, Roberto Gagliardini, Dalbert, Keita Balde Diao, Matías Vecino.
NAPOLI (4-4-2): Alex Meret; Jose Callejon, Raul Albiol, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Piotr Zielinski, Allan, Marek Hamsik (c), Fabian Ruiz; Arkadiusz Milik, Lorenzo Insigne.
SUBS: Elseid Hysaj, Adam Ounas, Dries Mertens, Orestis Karnezis, Marko Rog, Amadou Diawara, Kevin Malcuit, Sebastiano Luperto, David Ospina, Simone Verdi, Faouzi Ghoulam, Nikola Maksimovic.
Spalletti makes two changes following the 1-1 draw with Chievo last time out. Vrsajlko and Nainggolan drop out for Asamoah and Valero. Ancelotti makes four changes after the 1-0 win over SPAL with Rui, Allan, Ruiz and Milik replacing Ghoulam, Rog, Hysaj and Mertens.
Big chance for Inter to improve their poor record against tonight's visitors, with the Nerazzurri having won only one of their last 11 top-flight encounters against Napoli, recording five draws and five losses in this run.
The two teams are out on the field in Milan, with kick-off just moments away!
Hello and welcome to the final game in Serie A today as Inter host Napoli in a clash between two of the best teams in Italy.
If Inter continue in the same fashion then they should be opening the scoring in the second half. However, Napoli need to regroup after losing Hamsik through injury.
The referee brings the first half to an end and Inter will feel they should be in front. They have had the majority of possession but cannot find a way past the Napoli defence. Icardi has had a shot cleared off the line, while Joao Mario was denied by a save from Meret. Insigne has registered Napoli's best effort, but Ancelotti's men have been under pressure so far.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us. Goodbye!
Inter also close the gap between themselves and current champions Juventus, while the pressure eases on Spalletti after his team returned to winning ways after the draw with Chievo.
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