Victorious in Venice, Inter Milan returns to Naples at the top of Serie A

Simone Inzaghi’s well-oiled 3-5-2 immediately took over the Venetian camp, multiplying the opportunities throughout the first period. Filip Stankovic, Venice’s last defense, kept his team afloat. Neither Lautaro Martinez (7th, 14th) nor Marcus Thuram (27th, 33rd) managed to beat the Serbian goalkeeper in the first period. And while the promoted side had until then only endured the interist waves, they almost scored just before the break but Yann Sommer made an exceptional save in front of Gaetano Oristanio (42nd).