Inter Milan conceded their first defeat of the season against Sassuolo (2-1) at home on Wednesday during the 6th day of the Italian Championship, while the defending champion Naples reassured its supporters by dominating Udinese 4 to 1.
Inter, who had won their first five matches of the season, led 1-0 until the 54th minute when Nedim Bajrami surprised Yann Sommer from afar.
Instead of stinging the finalists of the last Champions League, this goal paralyzed them and Domenico Berardi silenced the San Siro by giving the advantage to Sassuolo, who defeated Juventus last week, in the 63rd minute .
Despite four simultaneous changes in the 68th minute, including the entry of Alexis Sanchez for Marcus Thuram, Simone Inzaghi’s players failed to equalize.
Inter remains leader but thanks to its goal difference, since it has the same number of points as its great rival (15), AC Milan, which returned to its level by winning earlier in Cagliari ( 3-1).
After a defeat and two draws, Naples returned to victory thanks in particular to Victor Osimhen, who scored his fourth goal of the season (39th) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (74th) who ended a 190-day goal drought.
Osimhen, top scorer in Serie A last season, was eagerly awaited. On Sunday, the Nigerian striker showed his dissatisfaction at the time of his replacement, criticizing the tactical choices of his coach Rudy Garcia.
On Tuesday, his agent threatened Naples with legal action for having published a video on the club’s TikTok account, since deleted, mocking the striker for missing a penalty against Bologna (0-0).
Napoli is now 5th with 11 points, four points behind the two Milanese clubs.
