Talking about beauty would be exaggerating when it comes to this game, but Antonio Conte’s teams really know how to fight like a man! The current one, Napoli, and the old one, Inter Milan. The two of them met tonight at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium and point apiece (1-1) seems like a deserved outcome of this hard-fought battle which saw two goals and one missed penalty.The heat was on even before the kick-off, as the Nerazzurri fans ignored their ex-coach but insulted their former striker Romelu Lukaku even before the game started.Antonio Conte and Romelu Lukaku return to San Siro today…Here’s a look at their time at Inter Milan! pic.twitter.com/XxUMETvdng— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) November 10, 2024 The hostile atmosphere, however, didn’t seem to intimidate the visitors much. After patiently waiting for their chance, they struck around the 20th-minute mark through a corner routine. Rrahmani knocked it down with the inside of the boot at the near post, where Scott McTominay got ahead of Denzel Dumfries to tap in off the outside of his boot from point-blank range.That surprising lead against the run of play seemed to have disturbed the hosts, as they almost conceded another one shortly. Calhanoglu gave the ball away horribly for Lukaku, who rolled it across for Kvaratskhelia, but Acerbi’s last-gasp sliding tackle denied the tap-in.Thankfully for him, Calhanoglu made amends soon, as he launched a powerful, mid-range screamer to make it 1-1 near the end of the first half.That equalizer allowed Inter to take some further control of the game, and they were close to making a statement straight upon the restart. Dimarco fired from the edge of the box, but his low shot ended on the upright.The same player was again under the spotlight some 15 minutes later, but it was Meret now and not the woodwork that stopped the Nerazzurri left-footed international.One of the game’s crucial moments was about to unfold – Zambo Anguissa knocked Dumfries down in front of the referee, and no VAR review was needed there. Calhanoglu kissed the ball ahead of his 20th penalty for Inter. He netted 19 times, but this one was his first failure, as he thumped the bar.Off the post! Çalhanoğlu misses his penalty – his first miss in 20 attempts for Inter 😲#InterNapoli 1-1 https://t.co/x9qbi4obnq pic.twitter.com/y0TETso5Jx— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) November 10, 2024 Napoli could have punished their rival with a late winner, though, as Giovanni Simeone had a wonderful opportunity to whip it from inside the box. However, it went inches above the crossbar as Conte grabbed his hair in disbelief by the touchline.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 12ThursdayGenoa – Como 1-1 (0-1)/Vogliacco 90+1 – Cunha 17/FridayLecce – Empoli 1-1 (0-1)/Pierotti 77 – Pellegri 33/SaturdayVenezia – Parma 1-2 (1-1)/Caviglia 5 – Valeri 17, Bonny 68/Cagliari – AC Milan 3-3 (1-2)/Zortea 2, Zappa 53, 89 – Leao 15, 40, Abraham 69/Juventus – Torino 2-0 (1-0)/Weah 18, Yildiz 84/SundayAtalanta – Udinese 2-1 (0-1)/Pasalic 56, Toure 60 og – Kamara 45+3/Fiorentina – Verona 3-1 (1-1)/Kean 4,59,90+2 – Serdar 18/Roma – Bologna 2-3 (0-1)/El Sharawy 63,82 – Castro 25, Orsolini 66, Karlsson 77/Monza – Lazio 0-1 (0-1)/Zaccagni 35/Inter – Napoli 1-1 (1-1)/Calhanoglu 43 – McTominay 23/
