Unreal Serie A derby - Inter upset Napoli, Lautaro the hero

The guests led 2:0 at the start of the second half, Inter won 3:2 in extra time

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Inter defeated Napoli 3-2 at San Siro in a spectacular derby of the 3rd round of Serie A.

The guests took a two-goal lead in just a few minutes at the start of the second half, but Inter showed character, came back into the match, and then scored a championship goal in an incredible finale.

The first half ended without goals, but the second half brought complete chaos on the field.

Napoli, coached this season by former Milan and Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, took the lead in the 50th minute through Matteo Politano, and just three minutes later Rasmus Hojlund scored a fantastic diagonal shot from over 20 meters to make it 2-0.

It seemed that the Neapolitans had the game under control and were close to a big victory at the stadium of the Italian champions. However, Inter did not give up.

Just three minutes after the visitors' second goal, Lautaro Martinez reduced the deficit to 2-1 after a great assist from Dimarco and brought the home team back to life. Inter then took the initiative and went for the equalizer, which came in the 82nd minute.

Marcus Thuram, who came off the bench, scored with a header to make it 2:2 and completely set the "Meaca" on fire.

And then came the heart-attack ending.

Napoli had two huge opportunities in quick succession to take the lead again.

First, David Neres was left in a great position in front of the Inter goal, but he failed to find the way to the net. Just a few moments later, Frank Angisa had an even better chance, but he also missed what is unforgivable in such games.

Inter punished every inch of space.

In stoppage time, Lautaro Martinez found himself in the right place again and with his second goal of the game, brought Inter an incredible turnaround and all three points. The Argentine once again showed why he is a man for big games.

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