Marcus Thuram said he climbed on to the barrier because Inter’s comeback against Napoli was “a special moment” after the Milan club recovered from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in Serie A.
The forward was speaking after Inter completed a dramatic turnaround in the third round of the Italian championship. The Nerazzurri secured the victory with a decisive attack in the 92nd minute, moving to the top of the table with a perfect record.
Thuram explained the celebration of his goal by saying: “I climbed on the barrier because it was a special moment.”
Inter’s success means they have collected nine points from their opening three matches. Napoli, meanwhile, have three points and sit 13th in the standings.
The result was Inter’s third consecutive win of the campaign and maintained their 100% start to the season. Napoli had appeared to be in control after establishing a two-goal lead, but Inter fought back to level the score before completing the comeback in stoppage time.
That late decisive move settled a match in which the hosts had been forced to respond to a difficult position. Rather than allowing Napoli’s advantage to determine the outcome, Inter continued pursuing a result and eventually turned the game in their favour.
For Thuram, the moment after the goal provided the occasion for an emotional celebration in front of the supporters. His decision to climb on to the barrier reflected the significance of the comeback and the late timing of Inter’s winning attack.
The victory also gave Inter a strong early position in the Serie A table. With three wins from three matches, they are first on nine points. Napoli’s defeat leaves them with three points from the same number of games and places them 13th.
Inter’s 3-2 win was therefore decided in the final stages, after Napoli had led 2-0. The Nerazzurri’s ability to overturn that deficit secured all three points and preserved their perfect record after three rounds of the championship.