Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi was left pleased with their 3-0 win at Napoli.

Hakan Calhaoglu, Nicolo Barella and Marcus Thuram struck for Inter.

Inzaghi said: “The first half started well and the Thuram goal was disallowed for a very tight offside.

“Napoli are the Champions of Italy, we ran some risks on the Politano chance and the Sommer saves, but the lads deserved it and I hugged them all individually.

“This was our fifth away fixture in the last six games, the third in a week, and we needed a performance like this. Once we went 2-0 up, we took full control.

“Winning like this in Naples is satisfying, but we also know it is only Week 14 and there is a very long way to go."

He added: “It was a show of strength, of team spirit, those who started and came on, for example we lost De Vrij after 18 minutes with two other defenders already out. Carlos Augusto had not played in the back three for a couple of years, he did it in Serie B I think under Giovanni Stroppa at Monza.

“I did not want to shift Matteo Darmian off the right flank, as it was tricky dealing with the Georgian (Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, ndr). I preferred to opt for Carlos Augusto and he did really well.

“Coming to Naples, you have to expect some difficulties. We had prepared in a certain way to push our wing-backs against their full-backs, because the further away you keep Napoli from the penalty area, the better. The only time we really struggled was when we were defending too deep."