Lautaro Martinez scored his one hundredth Serie A aim on Sunday as he netted twice in Inter Milan’s 4-0 thumping of Lecce which saved their league lead over Juventus at 9 factors. Argentina striker Martinez joined the 100 membership in Italy’s prime flight when he opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute in southern Italy. And 10 minutes after the break he slammed within the third for an Inter crew which was virtually unrecognisable from the one which beat Atletico Madrid on Tuesday however nonetheless able to steamrollering their opposition.
“We’re constant, we play actually good soccer… I am actually joyful as a result of we’re doing nice work and we have to hold going as a result of it is not completed but,” stated Martinez to DAZN.
“Once I left residence at 15 years outdated I by no means imagined that I’d expertise all this. It is all the way down to arduous work and the sacrifices my household made after I was a child.”
Davide Frattesi netted two minutes earlier than Martinez’s second and Stefan De Vrij rounded off the scoring towards 14th-placed Lecce with a header from a 67th-minute nook.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi made seven modifications from his crew’s 1-0 Champions League win over Atletico however captain Martinez began and did the harm for Inter, as so typically he does.
The 26-year-old has scored 22 targets in 23 league appearances in a sensational season for each him and his crew because the Scudetto is beginning to appear to be an inevitability.
Inter have received all 10 of their matches for the reason that flip of the 12 months and have saved 22 clear sheets this season.
They may very well be 12 factors clear earlier than subsequent weekend’s fixtures as they’ve their sport in hand on Wednesday night time, towards Atalanta who held AC Milan to a 1-1 draw.
That fixture might be something however a stroll within the park as Atalanta have received 5 of their final six in Serie A however Inzaghi may have a clutch of rested starters recent and able to strike one other blow in a one-horse title race.
Leao ends drought
Rafael Leao hadn’t netted a league aim since his winner towards Verona in late September and he ended his drought in beautiful type on Sunday by rifling residence the opener from a good angle after nifty footwork.
The 24-year-old has scored 3 times and arrange two extra in his final six video games in all competitions however Sunday was one other slip for third-placed Milan after final weekend’s chaotic defeat at Monza.
Teun Koopmeiners earned Atalanta some extent from the penalty spot three minutes earlier than half-time as Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet gave up the ultimate Champions League spot to Bologna.
Milan had been aggravated by the penalty as coach Stefano Pioli stated that Olivier Giroud “did not do something” when he was penalised by Daniele Orsato for gentle contact with Emil Holm’s chest.
“Holm had his palms on his face as if he’d been kicked within the head… If he does not go down like that Orsato does not overview it,” stated Pioli.
Fifth-placed Atalanta should win their sport in hand at Inter in an effort to reclaim fourth as they’re two factors behind Bologna and 7 behind Milan.
Daniele Rugani pressured residence a stoppage time winner as Juventus defeated Frosinone 3-2 in Turin to finish a worrying four-match winless run.
Defender Rugani managed to get his boot on Dusan Vlahovic’s flick-on from a nook within the fifth and ultimate minute of damage time and get Juve, in second, getting into the appropriate route.
Sunday’s win made Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri the primary in Serie A historical past to get greater than a thousand factors, his whole now at 1,002 in accordance with statistics supplier Opta.
Victor Osimhen’s second aim in a matter of days wasn’t sufficient to reignite Napoli’s hopes of European soccer as Zito Luvumbo struck within the 96th minute to grab a 1-1 draw for Cagliari and depart Napoli ninth.
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