HIGHLIGHTS | Inter vs. Napoli (Serie A Femminile 2024-25 Matchday 11)

So we're all set to go then. Inter playing left to right in the first half. Straight away Inter looking to put pressure on the Napoli defence. Strike early. Cesar. That's nicely done by Henrietta Cesar. She's done very well now. Merlo with the cross. It's gone beyond everybody. Final touch there from Matilda Lundorff to put her down for a corner kick but really dangerous ball into the area there and a difficult one to defend from Beatriz Merlo. Kosciuszko. Kosciuszko for Cesar. That's a lovely turn by Cesar. Now it's Katie Bowen. Cross towards the back post and the header finds the net. Lena Magul opens the scoring for Inter. Well worked goal. Magul doesn't score too many goals. I think the smile on her face says it all. That's a great start for Inter. Beautiful cross from Bowen. Measured ball. Finding the German international and Inter with a goal inside the first 10 minutes. Lena Magul. Schanbeck to take this throw in. Here's Kambiaghi. It's well played by Michele Kambiaghi. Looking to get the shot away. It's well held this time by Bacic. Nice turn by Martinovic but she couldn't find a teammate. It's Inter who look to come away. Magul was, well she claimed she was fouled. Stopped playing for a moment but the ball was presented back to her and now Kambiaghi has it. Dangerous ball in by Kambiaghi and that's over the top for a goal kick. Shuni was arriving. The Algerian international Boren Lion. Not too far away from making it 2-0 there. Again the cross coming in from the Inter right hand side. Kambiaghi. Good block by Sliskovic. Pass though has gone straight to Sertorini. Finds Merlo. Bone on the overlap. Merlo doesn't use a bone. Goes for that curler or with Merlo rather and wide of the target. Petros Merlo has scored once already this season back in the very start of the campaign. The 5-0 win against Sampdoria. She fancied her chances here. Just didn't get enough curl on it though. This is Doris Bacic. Andres Cesar looking to combine with Kambiaghi. Merlo now. Plenty to aim at in the centre. It's a good cross from Merlo and a really good defensive header as well. Nathalie Muth getting back. The American midfielder tracked back really well there. Spotted the run of Kambiaghi. Got her head to it. It's not good enough really. Andres for Carchini. Oh that's a great ball by Bullard to find Sertorini and a brilliant defensive block by Pettinuzo as well. That was the pass. What a ball. Sertorini just delayed taking that shot fractionally too long. Sanfeu with the high looping ball forward. Milinkovic is underneath it. Bowen forced into a rush clearance. Muth can't retain possession. And it's Magul now for Sertorini. Shot by Sertorini. Blocked by Pettinuzo. Puli is there now for Inter. He went over but again look how well positioned the referee was. Definitely no penalty. Fell over too easily there. It's a free kick to Napoli in the end. Muth with the flick on. This is Puli, Bullard, Magul. Oh it's lovely footwork from Magul and the shot from Bullard is on target. Comfortable save by Jonas Bacic. Cross is a dangerous one. Carchini might have got a mere touch on that but Bacic able to collect it on her line. Need to take it. Towards the near post. Bartoli didn't make clean contact. It's an easy save for Bacic. Training ground routine didn't quite come off but the idea was good. That's it. 98 minutes allowing for all the stoppages. This should be the last play of the game. Carchini an adventurous effort from her over the top. Referee whistle to the lips. That's it. It's all over at the Arena Civica. It wasn't a classic game by any means but it's three very important points for Inter Milan. Lena Magul's goal on eight minutes. The goal that settled the tie in the end. They move on to 24 points in the table. Just two behind Juve who are away to Como tomorrow. For Napoli it's another defeat but a gallant defeat and they're not a million miles away from picking up points against the top teams as we saw in this encounter. Giampiero Piovani will be quite a relieved man I think after that. Another win for Inter. The third straight win while maintaining a clean sheet and he'll be very pleased with that indeed. They're having a very good season Inter. This was another example of it. So a final score at the Arena Civica of Inter Milan one. Napoli nil from myself Conor Murphy and the team here. A very good afternoon to you.