Inter, with a double from Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez, beat Cagliari 4-0 in Milan, in the match corresponding to the date 17, and climbed to the top of the Italian league. The former Racing Club opened the scoring at 29 minutes of the first half and increased their scoring quota at 23 minutes of the second half, and they also saved a penalty.
In this way, the 24-year-old footballer he reached 10 goals in the season and is the top scorer for the neroazzurro team. The Chilean Alexis Sanchez (ST 5m) and the Turk Hakan Calhanoglu (ST 21m) completed the result.
With this win, Inter, defender of the title, added 40 points and beat his classic rival, Milan (39) by one, which on Saturday did not go beyond the 1-1 draw against Udinese.
Simone Inzaghi’s team took advantage of the setbacks of Milan, which did not go past 1-1 in the Udinese field, and Naples, which fell 0-1 against Empoli, and took a point ahead of the Milan team, three more than Atalanta, third, and four more than the Neapolitan team.
Lautaro broke the equality with a great header in the first half and, after forgiving a penalty, saved by goalkeeper Alessio Cragno, sealed his double in the 68th minute when he finished off an assist from Nicoló Barella.
Previously, Alexis Sánchez, with a great volley that marked his second goal of the course, and the Turkish Hakan Calhanoglu, with another goal from outside the area, had put the victory on track. Reigning champion Inter accelerates in a season in which the balance in the fight for the title is maximum.
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In another order, the former River Plate Giovanni Simeone, third scorer in Serie A in Italy, converted again this Sunday but could not avoid the defeat of Hellas Verona against Atalanta by 2 to 1, at home. Simeone put his team ahead in the 22nd minute of the first half with a strong shot that beat goalkeeper Juan Musso and reached twelve goals in the championship.
Atalanta, who in addition to the participation of Musso had the entry of José Palomino at the end, turned it around with the goals of the Russian Alekséi Miranchuk (37m. PT) and the Dutch Teun Koopmeiners (17m. ST) and took a valuable victory from Verona that left him in third place with 37 points, three behind Inter.
The “Cholito” Simeone came from a double in the victory over Venezia (4-3) and with the twelve he registers, he ranks third in the gunners table below Ciro Immobile, from Lazio, with 13 and the Serbian Dusan Vlahovic, from Fiorentina, with 15. Hellas Verona lost after two rounds and was 11th with 23 points.
In Sunday’s first match, Torino defeated Bologna 2-1 at home. Cristian Ansaldi was a substitute for the winning team and Nicolás Domínguez, a Bologna midfielder, did not play due to suspension. Other results: Napoli 0-Empoli 1 and Sassuolo 2-Lazio 1. Tomorrow they will close the date at 16:45, Roma-Spezia.
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