;Inter Milan's crisis deepened on Sunday after crashing to its seventh loss in eight matches, going down 1-0 to Napoli in Serie A from Ezequiel Lavezzi's second-half goal.
Lavezzi, who scored twice in Napoli's 3-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League in midweek, pounced in the 59th minute to help his team rise to fifth place in the standings.
Napoli defender Salvatore Aronica was sent off in the 78th minute for committing a serious foul. Giampaolo Pazzini missed a glorious chance to snatch a draw for Inter three minutes from time.Napoli capped a superb week with a well-deserved win over Inter Milan to heap further pressure on Nerazzurri coach Claudio Ranieri.
Inter had already slipped to seventh place in Serie A and trail Marseille 1-0 in their Champions League last-16 tie, while Napoli are enjoying a strong domestic run and beat Chelsea in midweek.
And the southerners stayed true to the form book with a deserved win on home soil as Ezequiel Lavezzi's strike on the hour made the difference, despite the late dismissal of Salvatore Aronica.
Dejan Stankovic had a third-minute sighter which went over the bar and 60 seconds later Lavezzi's corner found Gokhan Inler, but the midfielder's left-footed shot was easily caught by Julio Cesar.
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