Lautaro Martinez Leads Inter Milan’s Dramatic Comeback Over Napoli

Inter Milan turned a two-goal deficit into a 3-2 victory over Napoli at the Giuseppe Meazza, completing a dramatic comeback with Lautaro Martinez’s stoppage-time winner.

Napoli struck twice within three minutes after halftime. Matteo Politano opened the scoring in the 50th minute after pouncing on a rebound created by an Inter mistake. Rasmus Hojlund doubled the lead three minutes later, finishing accurately after a scramble inside Inter’s penalty area.

Inter responded quickly. Martinez pulled one back in the 57th minute, meeting Federico Dimarco’s cut-back for a close-range finish. The home side continued to press, and Marcus Thuram equalized in the 82nd minute with a powerful header from Carlos Augusto’s cross.

With the score tied, both teams had chances to take the lead. Inter found the decisive moment in stoppage time, when a high cross caused another scramble in the Napoli box. Manuel Akanji set up Martinez, who struck home from close range.

The win extended Inter’s perfect start to three victories and put them first in the Italian league standings. Napoli’s second consecutive loss left them 11th with three points, according to the Lega Serie A website as cited by Antara.