Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan tightened their grip on the Serie A title on Sunday with Matteo Darmian scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory ...
Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan tightened their grip on the Serie A title on Sunday with Matteo Darmian scoring the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Cagliari to stretch their winning streak to 11 games.
Champions Juventus consolidated third place with a 3-1 win over Genoa as Atalanta battled to a 3-2 victory over Fiorentina to stay fourth ahead of Napoli who won 2-0 at Sampdoria.
“We’re starting to see the finish line,” said Conte after Inter restored their 11-point lead on second-placed AC Milan who won 3-1 at Parma on Saturday.
Moroccan Achraf Hakimi came off the bench and set up Darmian to grab the winner with 13 minutes to go at the San Siro.
“It’s not easy to be under constant pressure but we’re getting used to it,” said Conte of their bid for a first title since 2010. “We just need to continue pedalling to the max as we approach our goal.”
Cagliari goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, replacing Covid-19 hit Alessio Cragno, kept his 18th-placed team in the game, denying Christian Eriksen in both halves.
Romelu Lukaku set up Alexis Sanchez who thought he had broken the deadlock after quarter of an hour, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Conte made a double substitution bringing on Hakimi for Ashley Young...
