Following the Nerazzurri’s superb 1-0 victory over Napoli at the San Siro, Inter defender Francesco Acerbi provided his thoughts regarding the importance of the victory.
A splendid cross from wing-back Federico Dimarco enabled the Bosnian veteran Edin Dzeko to break the deadlock in the 55th minute, allowing Inzaghi’s side to seal all three points while handing I Partenopei their first loss of the season
As it stands, the title race has been blown wide open as Inter are now only trailing Napoli by eight points, and only three points adrift from cross-city rivals Milan, whom sit in second place within the league standings.
Following the vital fixture, Acerbi gave his insight of the significance of attaining all three points this evening within their first match back from the international break, via Tuttomercatoweb:
“If we lost tonight, the Scudetto was a closed matter for us. But we were serene and confident that we could play a good game. Today we demonstrated that if we play like this we can play a flush.”