Inter Milan’s Austrian ahead Marko Arnautovic celebrates after scoring his group’s first aim in opposition to Cagliari within the San Siro stadium (Piero CRUCIATTI)
Marko Arnautovic helped transfer Inter Milan six factors clear on the prime of Serie A with a aim and help in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Cagliari, forward of their Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich.
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Taking part in instead of Marcus Thuram with coach Simone Inzaghi waiting for Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg with Bayern, Arnautovic lashed champions Inter forward within the thirteenth minute.
And the Austria worldwide laid on an ideal sweeping cross 13 minutes later for Lautaro Martinez, who dinked residence his twentieth aim of the season in all competitions.
Yann Bisseck’s thumping header within the fifty fifth minute made positive Inter would acquire all three factors on the San Siro, after Roberto Piccoli halved the deficit for Fifteenth-placed Cagliari shortly after half-time.
Inter now await the results of closest challengers Napoli’s residence fixture with Empoli on Monday, by which period attentions shall be squarely on Bayern who they lead 2-1 following Tuesday’s first leg in Germany.
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“We’ll go in that match with a whole lot of confidence despite the fact that we all know that we’ll be enjoying one of many three or 4 finest groups on this planet,” assured Inzaghi.
“We have have to repeat the tempo, aggression and organisation of our efficiency within the first leg.”
Arnautovic has performed a bit-part position at Inter however has had an influence in current weeks with essential targets, Saturday’s being his fifth in his final 10 membership appearances.
Inzaghi’s group are gunning for a repeat of the Serie A, Champions League and Italian Cup treble they conquered underneath Jose Mourinho 15 years in the past.
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Arnautovic, 35, was on mortgage at Inter from FC Twente when Inter beat Bayern to win the Champions League in 2010, however he stated “it was a bit like I used to be a fan cheering the group on”.
“Clearly we consider within the treble as a result of we’re Inter, however there is a lengthy strategy to go,” stated Arnautovic, who performed simply 3 times for Inter underneath Mourinho.
Earlier Venezia boosted their survival hopes by beating rock-bottom Monza 1-0 and shifting to inside two factors of Lecce who sit simply outdoors the relegation zone and are at Juventus afterward Saturday.
Juve will transfer into the highest 4 with a win in Turin, with third-placed Atalanta internet hosting Bologna — in fourth — on Sunday.
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