Argentines Walter Samuel and Diego Milito struck inside the last three minutes to give Inter their first win in 10 games in a 2-0 success at Chievo last night while Napoli thumped Cagliari 6-3.

Inter gave coach Claudio Ranieri a vital boost ahead of Tuesday's crucial Champions League second round, second leg clash with Marseille at the San Siro.

The Italians, who won the competition two years ago, trail 1-0 from the first leg in France and many in Italy believe Ranieri's job depends on progress to the quarter-finals.

Inter toiled for 87 minutes in Verona and looked to be heading for their eighth blank in their last 10 games until the dramatic late finale.

Samuel headed home a Sneijder corner three minutes from time.

And in the very last minute Milito made amends for his earlier penalty miss as he headed in from captain Javier Zanetti’s cross.

The game at the San Paolo looked to be over by the half hour mark as Napoli stormed into a three-goal lead, but there was far more drama to come.

Marek Hamsik made the most of a slip by Daniele Conti to lash a low drive on 10 minutes.

Nine minutes later Paolo Cannavaro headed home a free-kick from Ezequiel Lavezzi. And then Lavezzi burst down the right and his cross was turned home past his own keeper by Davide Astori.

The game seemed over but Joaquin Larrivey headed home Conti's free-kick on 37 minutes.

Lavezzi was brought down by Michele Canini and dispatched the penalty himself before making way for the rested Edinson Cavani.

The Uruguay forward then teed up Walter Gargano to shoot home a left-footed volley.

Napoli's final goal came from a long punt from De Sanctis which Goran Pandev controlled before playing in Cristian Maggio to shoot home.

Either side of that Larrivey completed his hat-trick with a pair of headers from Victor Ibarbo crosses.