A Inter Milan regained leadership of the A league with the 1-0 victory away from home against Fiorentina (5th) this Sunday (28th) for the 22nd round, in which Lazio e Napoli They played a monotonous game that ended in a goalless draw.
In the game played in Florence, the Argentine Lautaro Martínez deflected a header at the near post in the 14th minute, following a corner kick, scoring his goal. 19th goal season and giving his team three crucial points.
– Penalty wasted –
Fiorentina could have equalized with a penalty but fellow Argentine Nico González missed the shot (77′).
The Florence team was a major obstacle for Inter, who could have scored the second goal half an hour into the game, when Frenchman Marcus Thuram launched a brilliant counterattack, but was unable to finish past Pietro Terraciano.
Yan Sommer, Swiss goalkeeper for Interistas, saved his team in the 34th minute by avoiding the goal with a first-time shot from Giacomo Bonaventura. In the second half, he saved Nico González’s penalty.
“This period is intense and decisive, this game against Fiorentina was important for us. My players really wanted to play a great match,” said Inter coach Simone Inzaghi.
“We don’t have much reason to blame ourselves, we put a great team like Inter in difficulties,” said hosts coach Vincenzo Italiano.
Thanks to their 17th victory, the Nerazzurri regained the lead, after Juventus’ draw (1-1) on Saturday with Empoli. Inter have 54 points, one more than the ‘Bianconeri’, with one game in hand due to having played last weekend in the Italian Super Cup, which they won with a 1-0 victory over Napoli, in the Monday.
The players led by Inzaghi can extend their advantage next weekend in Milan, against Juventus, in a decisive ‘Italian derby’ in the race for the title.
“It’s a game between two teams that play at a very high level. We will have to play our best football”, added Inzaghi.
– Lazio and Napoli ficam no 0 to 0 –
Earlier, the duel between Lazio and Napoli, returning from Saudi Arabia where they played in the Italian Super Cup, ended in a goalless draw.
Lazio, who last season finished second behind champions Napoli, had the only good chance of the game when Gustav Isaksen fired a shot over goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.
With this draw, the team from the capital remains in sixth place with 34 points, two more than Napoli, ninth placed with 32.
In the other matches this Sunday, the highlight was the interruption of the duel between Monza e Sassuolo in the second half for five minutes to allow the evacuation of a Sassuolo fan who fell in the stands. His health status is not worrying, the club assured.
Monza, which was coming off two consecutive defeats, won by 1 a 0 and consolidated its 12th position.
After their fourth defeat in five games, Sassuolo (15th) is approaching danger, as they are just one point ahead of the first team in the relegation zone, Cagliari (18th).
O Hellas Veronawho drew at home with Frosinone em 1 a 1left this 18th place and is 16th.
— Games from the 22nd round of the Italian Championship (Brasília time) and classification:
– Friday:
Cagliari – Turin 1 – 2
– Saturday:
Atalanta – Udinese 2 – 0
Juventus – Empoli 1 – 1
Milan – Bologna 2 – 2
– Domingo:
Genoa – Lecce 2 – 1
Hellas Verona – Frosinone 1 – 1
Monza – Sassuolo 1 – 0
Lazio – Napoli 0 – 0
Fiorentina – Inter 0 – 1
– Monday:
(4.45pm) Salernitana – Rome
Classification: Pts JVED Gp Gc SG
1. Inter 54 21 17 3 1 50 10 40
2. Juventus 53 22 16 5 1 36 13 23
3. Milan 46 22 14 4 4 43 25 18
4. Atalanta 36 21 11 3 7 37 21 16
5. Fiorentina 34 21 10 4 7 29 22 7
6. Lazio 34 21 10 4 7 24 20 4
7. Bologna 33 21 8 9 4 25 20 5
8. Roma 32 21 9 5 7 34 25 9
9. Napoli 32 21 9 5 7 30 25 5
10. Torino 31 21 8 7 6 20 19 1
11. Genoa 28 22 7 7 8 24 26 -2
12. Monza 28 22 7 7 8 21 28 -7
13. Frosinone 23 22 6 5 11 29 41 -12
14. Lecce 21 22 4 9 9 21 31 -10
15. Sassuolo 19 21 5 4 12 26 37 -11
16. Hellas Verona 18 22 4 6 12 20 30 -10
17. Udinese 18 22 2 12 8 23 37 -14
18. Cagliari 18 22 4 6 12 21 38 -17
19. Empoli 17 22 4 5 13 15 36 -21
20. Salernitana 12 21 2 6 13 18 42 -24
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