There was “magic in the house of Maradona” as Federico Dimarco had a very mixed evening in yesterday’s draw between Napoli and Inter Milan.

TuttoMercatoWeb highlight the player ratings for the match, which hail the 27-year-old’s special free kick goal.

Inter Milan wingback Federico Dimarco started for the Nerazzurri yesterday against Napoli.

There was certainly never any doubt that the 27-year-old would start the top-of-the-table Serie A clash.

Dimarco was one of just two available senior wingbacks for Inter Milan on the day.

All of Matteo Darmian, Carlos Augusto, and Nicola Zalewski were out.

“Magic In The House Of Maradona” In Mixed Evening For Federico Dimarco In Napoli 1-1 Inter Milan

Dimarco certainly made his mark yesterday.

The Italian international opened the scoring with a brilliantly-taken free kick during the first half.

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MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 23: Federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale celebrates his team’s first goal, scored by teammate Carlos Augusto (not pictured) during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Dimarco gave Napoli keeper Alex Meret little chance. He curled the ball straight into the top left corner of the Partenopei goal.

This was the first time that a played had scored a direct free kick with their left foot since the renaming of the Stadio San Paolo to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

However, Dimarco then had to come off with an injury in the second half.

And once Federico Dimarco off, Inter lost their cohesion and shape, and Napoli pushed them back.