Inter 2 – 2 Napoli Match Report: Scott McTominay Fires A Brace as Napoli Keep their Title hopes Alive

January 14, 2026 By Johan Curtis No Comments 5 minutes

Serie A champions 2024-25, Napoli, sit in 3rd position, four points behind the current league leaders, Inter. With half of the season remaining, Conte’s men have a huge task to deliver every matchday if they want to win the Scudetto for the second season running. With the Scottish hero Scott McTominay on their side, Napoli are still dreaming of the title this season as well.

Conte’s Napoli came back twice from behind, thanks to a brace from the MVP of 2025, Scott McTominay, to clinch a vital point away from home on Serie A matchday 20. Here’s the complete match summary!

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Match Information

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano, Italy

Kick-off: 12:45 AM, January 12, 2026

Coverage: Paramount+

Attendance: 72,567

Referees: Daniele Doveri

Score: Inter 2 – 2 Napoli

Report

Dimarco’s Instant Impact

Not even 10 minutes in, and Inter got the opening goal at the San Siro. Academy graduate Federico Dimarco scored from a difficult angle off a Marcus Thuram assist.

Fluid football for McTominay to clap back

Conte’s men had to get one back for the team. With a move that started in the 25th minute, Scott McTominay capitalized on an equalizer from Elmas’s pass. The Serie A MVP is having another top season in Italy.

Wrong place, wrong time for Rrahmani

In the second half, both teams contested for the win. A break came for the hosts in the 70th minute when Rrahmani made a tackle on Henrikh Mkhitariyan, which won Inter the penalty after being reviewed by VAR.

Red for Conte

Conte contested the decision, making his anger known to the on-field referee and the touchline ref as well. He got a red card and is banned from his touchline duties for two games, when Napoli plays Parma and Sassuolo.

Calhanoglou gets the lead back

Soon after winning the pen, it was only a matter of time before Calhanoglou blasted one in the opposition’s net. Vanja had no answers to the Turkish number 10’s spot kick. Inter got their lead back.

Super-sub Noa

Noa Lang was brought on after the one-hour mark as a replacement for Sam Beukema, and it didn’t take him long to create an immediate impact. From a difficult cross off of Matteo Politano, the Dutchman not only kept the ball in, but played it in like a peach of a delivery for Scott McTominay for him to find the bottom corner of Sommer’s net.

Scotty at the Double

Serie A MVP, Scottish Royalty Scott McTominay has established himself as a Napoli legend. With a brace against Inter, he sealed one valuable point for his team at the San Siro.

Serie A Table (as of matchday 20 of 38)

As of matchday 20 of 38, here’s what the Serie A table looks like:

Position	Team	Games Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
1	Internazionale	19	14	1	4	42	17	+25	43
2	AC Milan	19	11	7	1	30	15	+15	40
3	Napoli	19	12	3	4	30	17	+13	39
4	Juventus	20	11	6	3	32	16	+16	39
5	AS Roma	20	13	0	7	24	12	+12	39
6	Como	19	9	7	3	27	13	+14	34
7	Atalanta	20	8	7	5	25	19	+6	31
8	Lazio	20	7	7	6	21	16	+5	28
9	Bologna	19	7	6	6	26	20	+6	27
10	Udinese	20	7	5	8	22	32	-10	26
11	Sassuolo	20	6	5	9	23	27	-4	23
12	Torino	20	6	5	9	21	32	-11	23
13	Cremonese	20	5	7	8	20	28	-8	22
14	Parma	19	5	6	8	14	22	-8	21
15	Genoa	20	4	7	9	22	29	-7	19
16	Cagliari	20	4	7	9	21	30	-9	19
17	Lecce	19	4	5	10	13	27	-14	17
18	Hellas Verona	20	2	8	10	21	31	-10	14
19	Fiorentina	19	2	7	10	15	31	-16	13
20	Pisa	20	1	10	9	15	30	-15	13

Lineups: Inter vs Napoli

Inter Milan (3 – 5 – 2)

Manager: Cristian Chivu

Starting XI:

Yann Sommer

Manuel Akanji

Alessandro Bastoni

Yann Bisseck

Piotr Zielinski 🔄 Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Nicolò Barella

Hakan Çalhanoglu 🔄 Petar Sucic

Federico Dimarco 🔄 Carlos Augusto

Luis Henrique

Lautaro Martínez 🔄 Ange-Yoan Bonny

Marcus Thuram 🔄 Pio Esposito

Subs:

Davide Frattesi

Francesco Acerbi

Matteo Cocchi

Alessandro Calligaris

Andy Diouf

Stefan de Vrij

Alain Taho

Napoli (3 – 4 – 2 – 1)

Manager: Antonio Conte

Starting XI:

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic

Amir Rrahmani

Juan Jesus

Sam Beukema 🔄 Noa Lang

Scott McTominay

Stanislav Lobotka

Leonardo Spinazzola

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Rasmus Højlund

Eljif Elmas

Matteo Politano 🔄 Pasquale Mazzocchi

Subs:

Alessandro Buongiorno

Mathías Olivera

Giuseppe Ambrosino

Alex Meret

Miguel Gutiérrez

Lorenzo Lucca

Antonio Vergara

Luca Mariancu

Nikita Contini

Match Stats

Statistic	Inter Milan	Napoli
Overall Possession	50.1%	49.9%
Shots	13	7
Shots on Target	4	3
Total Touches in Box	27	20
Goalkeeper Saves	1	2
Aerial Duels Won	10	13
Fouls Committed	12	11
Corners	4	1

Head To Head

Here’s the Napoli vs Inter H2H in their previous meetings across all competitions:

Teams	Played	Inter Wins	Napoli Wins	Draws
Inter vs Napoli	59	24	18	17

The last three times both teams faced each other before this game, Napoli won one and drew two:

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Result
25 Oct 2025	Napoli	3-1	Inter Milan	Napoli Win
1 Mar 2025	Napoli	1-1	Inter Milan	Draw
10 Nov 2024	Inter Milan	1-1	Napoli	Draw

Inter vs Napoli Highlights: Sunday, January 11

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Match Scores: Serie A Matchday 20 of 38

Some big results on Matchday 20 in the Serie A saw Juve put 5 past Cremonese, while the table-toppers, Inter and Milan, drew their games against Napoli and Fiorentina, respectively.

Here’s what the results from matchday 20 of 38 look like:

Como 1 – 1 Bologna
Udinese 2 – 2 Pisa
Roma 2 – 0 Sassuolo
Atalanta 2 – 0 Torino
Lecce 1 – 2 Parma
Fiorentina 1 – 1 AC Milan
Verona 0 – 1 Lazio
Inter 2 – 2 Napoli
Genoa 3 – 0 Cagliari
Juventus 5 – 0 Cremonese

Conclusion

The Serie A title battle is going strong between the current champion Napoli and league leaders Inter, followed by AC Milan. With 19 matches to go for all three current table toppers, it will be an exciting second half of the season unfolding in Italian football. Watch Serie A games live online on Paramount+ in the USA, and if you are traveling abroad, connect to a premium VPN like FastestVPN to access the platform outside the States!