Inter Milan prolonged their lead on the high of Serie A after a laborious 3-2 victory over backside facet Monza on Saturday.
The reigning Italian champions pulled 4 factors away from second-placed Napoli who host Fiorentina on Sunday.
Massive favourites in opposition to a group which have solely picked up 14 factors this marketing campaign, the hosts conceded two objectives within the first half.
Though Marko Arnautovic diminished the deficit simply earlier than the break and Inter then monopolised play, it was not till the sixty fourth minute that Hakan Calhanoglu equalised.
Argentine captain Lautaro Martinez proved decisive within the 77th minute to serve up his group’s victory with a header barely deflected into objective by Monza’s Greek defender Giorgos Kyriakopoulos
Even when they suffered the Nerazzurri piled the strain on Napoli, who’ve conceded 4 attracts and one defeat within the final 5 matches earlier than internet hosting seventh-placed Fiorentina.
“In Serie A, all matches are difficult, we had 30 or 31 photographs on objective, our victory was deserved. My gamers saved their calm and remained lucid,” mentioned Inter coach Simone Inzaghi.
Metropolis rivals AC Milan skilled a match with an virtually comparable situation away at lowly Lecce.
Christian Pulisic scored twice to keep away from the humiliation of a fourth straight Serie A defeat with a come-from-behind 3-2 win.
Sergio Conceicao’s facet, taking part in with out suspended French goalkeeper Mike Maignan, have been trailing 2-0 for over an hour following a double from Lecce’s Montenegro ahead Nikola Krstovic after seven and 59 minutes.
An Antonino Gallo personal objective after 68 minutes threw the northerners a lifeline with Pulisic equalising from the penalty spot 5 minutes later.
And the US worldwide then handed his group its first victory since February 15 along with his second objective 9 minutes from time.
“We’re in a sophisticated state of affairs, it is the sort of victory that feels good,” mentioned Pulisic.
Final yr’s Serie A runners-up transfer into eighth place however are actually 17 factors behind Inter.
Regardless of the win Conceicao’s future stays unsure having changed fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca on the finish of December.
Milan bosses are reported to be in superior talks with former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.
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