Yes, if you look at it from a realistic perspective, it is very difficult for Inter Milan to catch up on points from Napoli. They should focus more on securing a place in the top 4 to take them to the Champions League. We need to see Napoli's performance drop drastically if we want to see Inter Milan's chances getting bigger in the race for the Scudetto. Even so they have to keep trying, we don't know what will happen in the future with Napoli.
Napoli's consistency in the first half of the season is very promising, they have recorded quite positive results in Serie-A, Napoli are eleven points ahead of Inter Milan, that means it is almost certain that they are on the path to the championship, even though the second half of the season continues Serie-A will be more competitive.
The possibility of Inter Milan chasing Napoli's points is very small, it's better to secure the top three positions because it's more realistic, so they can qualify for the Champions League next season and not go through the play-off route.
Inter Milan can add some new players to strengthen their squad, this will create a great balance in their squad. They have failed to perform very well at the moment. They have a game against Real Betis on December 17th, I expect them to win this match in a big way.
With the addition of new players in the winter transfer market, Inter Milan can provide balance in the team and will further affect their good performance in the second half, because in the first half of the season they were unable to compete with Atalanta, Juventus, Roma, Udinese, AC Milan and Lazio, the rest can win the game with a bigger score.
Inter need additional players in the midfield and defender positions in my opinion, because these two positions are still weak enough for Inter Milan's defense.
Hopefully next year 2023 Inter Milan can turn things around and still compete in the Scudetto zone and wait for a surprise at the start of 2023 which club will be able to be consistent until the end of the season.
I still remember where Juventus performed poorly at the start of the season and midway through the turn of the year they were able to win Serie A. It's not impossible for Inter Milan to be like that, but it's true as you said Inter Milan must be active in the transfer market later.
To hunt for the Scudetto title is very difficult for Inter Milan, because they have to break the consistency of Napoli, AC Milan, Juventus and Lazio at the top of the standings while.
The only opportunity that Inter Milan can take advantage of is to maintain the Champions League zone, where in the second half of the season you have to be able to play aggressively and continue to be in a winning state.
the difficulty is if Napoli continues to appear consistently throughout the second half of the season. but if Napoli suffers consecutive defeats, including 4 matches ending in defeat and the team under them is able to perform more consistently, then the points gap will be even closer. there are still 23 games left for every team in Serie A so there is still little chance for those who want to get in the title race like inter milan. Apart from that, can you guarantee that Napoli will continue to be consistent in the second half of the season. Napoli will have a busy schedule going forward I think it will hurt their performance in Serie A.
That means that Napoli is still quite superior with the assumptions you convey, because to achieve four consecutive defeats and their challengers must be consistent with wins.
However, if indeed this opportunity occurs, then it is not Inter Milan who are more favored to win the Scudetto, but AC Milan and Juventus, because the positions of the two clubs are in the top three in the hunt for the title next season and the point difference with Napoli is not too wide for them to chase.