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    Serie A March 1, 2025

    Billing saves Napoli in draw with Serie A title rivals Inter

    Billing saves Napoli in draw with Serie A title rivals Inter
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    Philip Billing (R) celebrates scoring a late equaliser for Napoli against Inter Milan (CARLO HERMANN)

    Philip Billing saved Napoli proper on Inter Milan’s tail on the prime of Serie A after scoring a late equaliser in Saturday’s thrilling 1-1 attract Naples.

    Denmark midfielder Billing tapped house his first Napoli objective three minutes from the tip on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and shortly after changing Billy Gilmour, to maintain second-placed Napoli one level behind Inter.

    The 32-year-old, on mortgage from Bournemouth, scored after a driving run from Stanislav Lobotka, pouncing on the rebound when his first effort was saved by Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez.

    As much as that time, it had seemed like Federico Dimarco’s beautiful free-kick within the twenty second minute can be sufficient for Inter to strike an enormous blow of their bid to retain the Scudetto.

    “There is a little bit of disappointment as a result of we performed effectively in opposition to an excellent workforce. It is pointless attempting to cover it, Inter are a really, superb workforce and the one to beat,” mentioned Napoli coach Antonio Conte.

    “Taking part in the best way we did in opposition to ought to assist us perceive that if we need to… we will have a say.

    “Anybody who mentioned at the beginning of the season that we would be some extent off the highest with 11 matches remaining would have been sectioned.”

    Simone Inzaghi’s Inter have been on the again foot for a lot of the match and wanted some determined defending as they tried to flee Naples with all three factors.

    – Inzaghi frustration  –

    However Inzaghi was once more pissed off by his workforce failing to win a giant match, one thing that his gamers have struggled to do that season after dominating the division from begin to end final time period.

    “You’ll want to be good within the large matches and we weren’t good. We have been too sluggish to react on their objective,” mentioned Inzaghi.

    Inzaghi was hampered by each Dimarco and Hakan Calhanoglu having to go away the sphere injured shortly after half-time, with Marcus Thuram additionally having to get replaced by Joaquin Correa in his first match after recovering from an ankle harm.

    “I am unsure how I’m, we’ll discover out extra tomorrow,” mentioned Italy wing-back Dimarco who confirmed he has a hamstring downside.

    “I may already really feel one thing halfway via the primary half. I attempted to hold on after half time however I could not run and I did not need to threat something.”

    Inter couldn’t have met Napoli at a greater time, as Antonio Conte’s workforce had conceded the initiative with three factors from their 4 matches in February after beforehand wanting like storming to a second title in three seasons.

    However Inter’s dogged rearguard motion, which featured a sequence of last-ditch lunging tackles and hefty clearances, was lastly damaged by Billing, who saved his new workforce in his second look since signing in January.

    – Atalanta reprieve –

    Billing’s late leveller additionally gave a reprieve to Atalanta who didn’t win at house for the fifth straight time in Italy’s prime flight and keep third, three factors behind Inter.

    Gian Piero Gasperini’s aspect are nonetheless within the struggle however haven’t received in entrance of their very own followers in home competitors for the reason that flip of the 12 months and missed an opportunity to hitch Inter on the prime earlier than the title conflict in Naples.

    “We have been hoping to be first and the boys gave the whole lot however it is a troublesome interval for everybody, you may see that with how the opposite groups (on the prime) are doing,” mentioned Gasperini.

    Davide Zappacosta went closest to breaking the impasse 5 minutes earlier than half-time when he clipped the skin of the put up after nice work from Ademola Lookman.

    Lookman had wasted an incredible probability one-on-one with Venezia goalkeeper Ionut Radu moments earlier than, and the Nigeria ahead additionally smashed over from inches out within the 82nd minute.

    The shock draw gave Venezia a small increase of their bid to remain up, however Eusebio Di Francesco’s workforce are 5 factors from Parma, who sit simply outdoors the relegation zone after shedding 1-0 at Udinese in Saturday’s late fixture.

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    Billing draw Inter Napoli rivals saves Serie title

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