The squads of Inter and Napoli ended in a 1:1 draw at "Giuseppe Meazza" in the derby of the 12th round of Serie A, Topsport reported.
The visitors opened the scoring through Scott McTommy and Hakan Calhanoglu scored the equalizer for the Nerazzurri before missing a penalty.
The Partenopei took the lead in the 23rd minute. Hvija Kvaratshelia crossed from a corner, and in the penalty area Amir Rahmani deflected for McTommy, who made no mistake from close range.
Inter equalized 20 minutes later after Alessandro Batoni laid on Calhanoglu, who fired from distance and into the top left corner to make it 1-1, with Alex Merret hesitant.
In the 52nd minute "the Nerazzurri" were close to scoring a second. Federico Dimarco got to a short pass in the penalty area and sent a dangerous shot, but the ball hit the left side post.
In the 72nd minute, Andre-Frank Zambo Angisa fouled Denzel Dumfries in the penalty area and a penalty followed. Calhanoglu shoots from the penalty spot, but hits the right side post.
Until the end of the match, Inter was the more active team, but without creating serious situations, so no more goals were scored, and with the draw, the two teams tied the knot at the top even more.
After this draw, Napoli is once again the sole leader in Serie A. with 26 points. Inter now has 25, with the same number of teams of Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio.