De Bruyne Injured After Penalty as Napoli Win

Kevin De Bruyne calmly converted a first‑half penalty for Napoli against Inter Milan but immediately clutched his right hamstring, looked distraught and had to be helped off as medics attended. Antonio Conte replaced him with Mathías Olivera. The spot kick followed a foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan on Giovanni Di Lorenzo; Mkhitaryan also left the pitch injured. Napoli went on to win 3-1, with Scott McTominay and André‑Frank Zambo Anguissa scoring after Hakan Çalhanoğlu had pulled one back from the spot for Inter. The victory halted Napoli’s recent slide and returned the defending champions to the top of Serie A. De Bruyne’s potential spell on the sidelines would be a major blow given his productive start (four goals and two assists in 11 appearances) and his recent hamstring history, including major surgery in summer 2023 and recurring problems.