MILAN: Inter Milan suffered an unexpected first league defeat of the season on Saturday, going down 3-1 at home to midtable Udinese, and were knocked off the top of Serie A by Napoli after they won by the same score at Torino. The referee initially signalled a goal kick but changed his mind and gave handball against Davide Santon after consulting the VAR. Inter’s defeat opened the door for Napoli to move back to the top of Serie A with 42 points from 17 games, two clear of Inter. After failing to score in their last two league games, Napoli quickly refound their touch when Kalidou Koulibaly headed them in front after four minutes. De Paul put Udinese back in front and Inter nearly levelled again when Milan Skriniar headed against the bar.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 22:41 UTC