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Former Manchester United midfielder Scott Mc Tominay helped Napoli win the league last season Scott Mc Tominay and Kevin de Bruyne scored as defending champions Napoli beat title rivals Inter Milan and moved to the top of the Serie A table. The hosts led at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona through De Bruyne's first-half penalty, before Mc Tominay and Frank Anguissa struck to secure Napoli's first win in three games - after a league defeat by Torino and the midweek 6-2 thrashing by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. But in a setback for Antonio Conte's side, Belgian midfielder De Bruyne - who has four goals in eight games since leaving Manchester City - limped off the pitch soon after scoring. It was Inter who made the better start as their captain Lautaro Martinez was denied from close range by Napoli goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. But Napoli went ahead through De Bruyne's penalty in the 33rd minute after Henrikh Mkhitaryan fouled Giovanni di Lorenzo inside the box. It was the final involvement of the evening for both De Bruyne and Mkhitaryan as the former Manchester United midfielder was swiftly taken off by Inter manager Cristian Chivu. Inter went close to an equaliser in the closing stages as Denzel Dumfries brushed the woodwork with a towering header. But it was Napoli who doubled their lead nine minutes after the restart when Scotland international Mc Tominay ran on to a long ball from Leonardo Spinazzola and hit a first-time effort past Yann Sommer from the edge of the box. Hakan Calhanoglu reduced the deficit for the visitors from a penalty after a handball from Alessandro Buongiorno, only for Anguissa to restore Napoli's two-goal advantage within seven minutes. Napoli's sixth win in eight games saw them dethrone AC Milan from the league's summit with a one-point lead. Mc Tominay had scored in Napoli's 2-0 win over Cagliari in their final game of the 2024-25 season to guide the club to their fourth Serie A title at the expense of Inter, who finished one point behind. Roma, who face Sassuolo on Sunday, could match Napoli on 18 points with a win. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 25th October 2025 at 21: 36 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Antonio Conte Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Cristian Chivu Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Antonio Conte Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Cristian Chivu Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Serie A All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Napoli 3, Inter Milan 1. Second Half ends, Napoli 3, Inter Milan 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli). Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Akanji with a cross. Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan). Scott Mc Tominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli). Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Substitution, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez replaces Leonardo Spinazzola. Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Alessandro Buongiorno. Attempt missed. Luis Henrique (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner. Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross. Foul by Petar Sucic (Inter Milan). Noa Lang (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli). Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.