"Kevin De Bruyne's goal could prove costly for Napoli despite it setting the defending champions on the way to a 3-1 win over Inter Milan and back to the top of Serie A on Saturday. De Bruyne appeared to pull a muscle as he converted a first-half penalty, immediately clutching the back of his right thigh. The former Manchester City player looked distraught and had to be helped off the field by two medical staff."
"Scott McTominay and Frank Anguissa also scored for Napoli after the break, either side of an Inter penalty converted by Hakan Çalhanoğlu. The result got Napoli back to winning ways -- after last weekend's loss at Torino and Tuesday's chastening 6-2 defeat at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League -- and lifted them a point above second-placed AC Milan, who drew against Pisa on Friday."
"Napoli were already struggling with injuries and their problems got worse when De Bruyne was forced off after firing his spot-kick powerfully into the bottom corner. The penalty had been awarded after Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was adjudged to have fouled Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Mkhitaryan also went off injured. Inter came close to levelling the match in the dying seconds of the first half as Alessandro Bastoni hit the crossbar and Denzel Dumfries clipped the post."
Napoli defeated Inter Milan 3-1, moving back to the top of Serie A. Kevin De Bruyne scored a first-half penalty but appeared to pull a muscle and was helped off the field. Scott McTominay scored a rapid counterattack goal early in the second half, and Frank Anguissa finished another counterattack to restore a two-goal lead. Hakan Çalhanoğlu converted an Inter penalty between Napoli goals. The victory followed recent losses for Napoli and lifted them a point above AC Milan. Inter's seven-match winning run ended and they dropped to fourth place.
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