Inter had been held to a different 1-1 draw by Fiorentina, as Cher Ndour cancelled out the early Francesco Pio Esposito header, so the lead on the high is minimize to only six factors.
The Nerazzurri had been feeling the strain after Derby della Madonnina defeat and a 1-1 draw with Atalanta, as Milan and Napoli had already received this weekend. Alessandro Bastoni joined Lautaro Martinez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on the therapy desk, however Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumfries had been discovering health once more. Aleksandar Kolarov stood in and Inter ultras had been banned from travelling resulting from safety considerations.
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The Viola had an enormous week, crushing Cremonese 4-1 on Monday and to arrange a Convention League quarter-final towards Crystal Palace. Moise Kean was able to shake off an ankle difficulty, however Manor Solomon, Luca Lezzerini and Tariq Lamptey had been nonetheless out, with Rolando Mandragora carrying a calf twinge.
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Aleksandar Kolarov vice-manager of FC Internazionale reacts throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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It took simply 40 seconds to interrupt the impasse, as a poor Robin Gosens clearance was put again into the field by Nicolò Barella from the fitting, discovering Francesco Pio Esposito for a free header from six yards.
Gosens almost gave away one other moments later, his clearance going straight up into the air from a Marcus Thuram run, permitting Esposito to check David De Gea from point-blank vary.
Kean was offside when failing to faucet in from a Gosens cross, as was Barella when discovering the web on a Denzel Dumfries help.
Inter had penalty appeals on eight minutes for a possible Marin Pongracic dealing with offence, however the referee and VAR thought-about the arm in a pure place.
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Yann Sommer took the sting out of a Kean roller, then Esposito sprung the offside lure for an angled drive to skim the bottom of the far submit.
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale battles for the ball with Moise Kean of ACF Fiorentina throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
Albert Gudmundsson’s glancing header on a Dodo cross additionally flashed inches broad, because it struck his shoulder on the best way by means of.
Yann Bisseck’s determined block prevented Kean tapping within the Gudmundsson roll throughout from six yards, then on the ensuing nook Kean got here sliding in on the again submit simply unable to get onto the Marco Brescianini help from point-blank vary.
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Sommer got here dashing out to disclaim Fabiano Parisi, then once more as Kean had despatched Cher Ndour by means of on objective.
Kean had the ball within the internet with a volley, however was offside when Nicolò Fagioli’s effort from exterior the realm took an enormous deflection off Carlos Augusto to loop up into his path.
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Nicolo’ Barella of FC Internazionale in motion with Cher Ndour throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
The tempo was much less frantic after the restart, Manuel Akanji and Thuram unable to maintain headers on the right track from set performs.
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Fiorentina had an enormous likelihood to equalise on 71 minutes when Sommer bought right down to parry the first-time Ndour strike from the sting of the realm, Bisseck essential to forestall Brescianini tapping within the rebound.
Fagioli additionally scuffed a volley broad and Kean solely grazed the Dodo cross together with his head, because the strain paid off when Sommer bought right down to solely palm a Gudmundsson angled drive into the trail of Ndour on the again submit.
FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 22: Cher Ndour of ACF Fiorentina celebrates after scoring a objective throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and FC Internazionale at Artemio Franchi on March 22, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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Jack Harrison additionally bent a left-foot strike simply broad of the far submit, whereas Akanji off stability might solely prod into De Gea’s arms after a nook.
With the final kick of the sport, Esposito managed to manage the Acerbi cross together with his again to objective and switch Luca Ranieri to shoot, however was denied by an important De Gea response save.
Esposito 1 (I), Ndour 77 (F)
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