Inter Milan confirmed that their Serie A title defense was alive and well with a straight 2-0 win over Verona on Saturday, which moved them to within one point of leaders AC Milan. First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko in front of nearly 60,000 fans at the San Siro ensured the champions went into second place on their morale-boosting victory at Juventus last weekend.
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Inter are level on 66 points with Napoli, which host Fiorentina on Sunday, but thanks to their superior head-to-head record, Luciano Spalletti’s favor in the table.
Milan meanwhile are in Torino in late Sunday’s match, with their two main title rivals breathing down their necks and seven rounds of fixtures to be completed in an exciting race for the Scudetto.
“This win has given us some continuity after Turin and although there is still some way to go, I saw some good signs there,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi told DAZN.
“We told ourselves we needed to win otherwise Turin would have nothing to do with it and we did it against a team that is very difficult to play against… They have made it difficult for a lot of teams. “
The only concern for Inzaghi was a thigh problem for Stefan de Verge which forced the Netherlands defender to return with a month-long injury at half-time, although the coach said it should not be anything serious.
Verona never won against Inter or Milan at the San Siro and were suffocated in the first half, which reminded fans of Inter why their team was strong favorites for the title until early February, when they were four. Points were clear and one game less played. compared to their rivals.
They still have that game in Bologna later this month, and will get an even bigger boost from the way they beat one of the league’s most troubled teams.
Juve Bounce Back
Italy midfielder Barella gave the hosts the lead in the 22nd minute and hit the back post with a beautiful cross from Ivan Perisic.
Eight minutes later, Croatia’s winger Perisic fired for the Bosnian to tap Federico Dimarco’s goal practically from home on the goal line for Jako’s 13th Serie A goal for Inter.
Goalkeeper Samir Handanovic then ensured that Inter charged two breaks to stop Giovanni Simeone from scoring his 17th league goal of the season.
From there the home side closed up shop and left the stage for Napoli and Milan to make their point on another eventful weekend.
In fourth, Juve are four points behind Inter, who came down with a goal from Matthijs de Ligt and Dusan Vlahovic to give Cagliari a 2-1 win.
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