Inter Milan found themselves back with victory by defeating Empoli 2-0 at the San Siro stadium, this Monday (1st), in the game that ended the 30th round of Serie A, and returned to lead with a 14-point advantage over second-placed rival Milan.
Left-back Federico Dimarco opened the scoring in the 5th minute by finishing a cross from defender Alessandro Bastoni with his left foot. The home team had to wait until the 81st minute to secure the triumph with a goal from Chilean striker Alexis Sánchez who sent it into an empty net.
Inter, who were coming off a draw with Napoli (1-1) before the international break, achieved their 25th league victory of the season and now have 79 points.
“We are very happy with the victory because we have just come out of the international break and it is never easy to win after traveling all over the world”, celebrated Bastoni, who took part in the Italian team’s tour of the United States.
With this victory and Roma’s draw (0-0) in their visit to Lecce also this Monday, the Nerazzurri are guaranteed to finish among the top four in Serie A and with that their presence in the next edition of the League of Champions. Champions.
But above all, these three points bring the Milan team even closer to the 20th ‘Scudetto’ in its history, the first since 2021.
With eight games to go, the team led by coach Simone Inzaghi now has a 14-point lead over Milan (2nd), a gap that provisionally dropped to eleven after the Rossoneri’s victory over Fiorentina on Saturday (2-1). ).
Furthermore, the leaders have 20 points more than Juventus, who are in crisis after another defeat, this time to Lazio (1-0) also on Saturday. The ‘Vecchia Signora’ has scored just seven points in its last nine games.
Defender Francesco Acerbi was on the field throughout this Monday’s Inter Milan-Empoli duel, the first since the Italian was accused by Napoli defender Juan Jesus of having made a racist insult against the Brazilian.
Acerbi was not sanctioned by the Italian Federation due to a lack of conclusive evidence.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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