Inter Milan beat Napoli with a goal in the deadly time at the top of the 18th stage of the Italian league

ROME: Inter Milan denied Napoli the chance to narrow the gap with Juventus topping the Italian league, and barely beat it 1-0 on Wednesday at the end from the eighteenth stage of the competition.

At San Siro stadium, Inter Milan and Napoli nearly ended in a draw for Inter Milan, but Inter scored the winning goal in the second minute of the end of the part thanks to Lautaro Martinez.

Napoli ended the match with just nine players. Calido Coulibaly and Lorenzo Encini were sent off in the 81st minute.

Inter Milan have 36 points and Napoli is 41 points behind Juventus, who drew 2-2 at home in Atlanta on Wednesday. (AFP)