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Serie A changes, the top spot changes hands, Conte leads the team to the top, Inter Milan suffers a humiliating battle: 3 goals are poured into it

7:14am, 26 October 2025【Football】

The 8th round of Serie A ushered in a focus game, with the defending champion Napoli facing Inter Milan at home. Naples has a record of 5 wins and 2 losses in the first 7 league games, and is in the first group of championship contenders. Napoli's form has been a bit poor recently. First, they lost 0-1 to Turin in an upset in the league, and then they were humiliated by PSV Eindhoven for 6 goals in the Champions League away game. Now returning to the league, Naples faces the championship rival Inter Milan. As a result, Naples defeated Inter Milan.

Naples has a 4141 formation. Neres was at the front. The attacking combination of Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne and McTominay worked together. Gilmour singled out the midfielder. The back four of Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Juan Jesus and Spinazzola started the game. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic serves as the starting goalkeeper. Hoylen and Lukaku are both out due to injuries.

Not long after the game started, Inter Milan almost scored. Bastoni grabbed a shot in front of the goal, and the ball slightly missed the right post. In the 12th minute, Calhanoglu tried a long shot from outside the penalty area and missed. Immediately afterwards, Lautaro got a great opportunity. He shot a single shot in the penalty area, but the goalkeeper saved it. What a pity. In the 20th minute, Gilmore shot low into the far corner from the front of the penalty area and missed.

In the 33rd minute, Di Lorenzo was brought down and the referee awarded a penalty kick. De Bruyne took the penalty and he made the penalty steadily to help Naples take the lead. De Bruyne strained his injury and had to be substituted, which was a bit unlucky. Bastoni almost scored in the 40th minute when his header hit the crossbar. In half-time stoppage time, Dumfries headed a header and the ball hit the post and bounced off the baseline. At halftime, Naples led Inter Milan 1-0.

Change sides and fight again in the second half. In the 47th minute, Chalhanoglu shot angrily from outside the penalty area and kicked high. Seven minutes later, Naples scored again. McTominay volleyed from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball bounced into the far corner of the goal. The quality of this shot is too high, the power and angle are perfect. In the 57th minute, Buongiorno scored a point with a handball. Calhanoglu took the penalty, and he deceived the goalkeeper and made a steady penalty to get a goal back.

In the 67th minute, Naples scored again. Anguissa scored a goal with a volley from the penalty area, and he knelt down in excitement to celebrate. In the 73rd minute, Inter Milan made substitution adjustments, with Sucic, Frattesi and Luis Enrique coming on as substitutes. Inter Milan failed to score again. In the end, Naples defeated Inter Milan 3-1. Serie A has changed, and the top spot has changed hands. Conte led Napoli to the top with 18 points, while AC Milan dropped to second place with 17 points.