Serie A: Inter Milan resumes its march towards the title

Inter Milan already has its ticket for the next Champions League in its pocket, expecting much better with its 14-point lead eight days from the end, after its success against Empoli (2-0) on Monday.

Held in check (1-1) at home by Naples before the international break, Inter put the dots on the i's in front of their audience at San Siro.

Simone Inzaghi's team have undoubtedly played much better this season, but they handled their task seriously against the rough Empoli team.

Federico Dimarco opened the scoring in the 5th minute, taking in a cross from Alessandro Bastoni.

Jostled by Empoli, Inter, deprived of their starting goalkeeper Yann Sommer, had to wait until the 81st minute to secure their victory thanks to Alexis Sanchez.

The Nerazzurri signed their 25th victory of the season and now have 79 points, 14 points more than AC Milan (2nd) and twenty better than Juventus Turin (3rd), in full decline.

While waiting for the 20th coronation in the club's history, which could take place during the Milan derby on April 22, Simone Inzaghi's players are now guaranteed to finish in one of the first four places in Serie A and to participate in the next Champions League.

Fifth, AS Rome, held in check in Lecce (0-0), is relegated to 27 points.

“We had a bit of a tricky time on a physical level when we played matches every three days and on a mental level after the elimination in the Champions League, but we are now back on the road again,” assured Bastoni.

Inter's Italian international Francesco Acerbi played the entire match, his first since being accused by Napoli defender Juan Jesus of hurling a racist insult at him.

Acerbi was not sanctioned by the Italian Federation due to lack of conclusive evidence, she explained last Tuesday.

Bologna did not provide details against Salernitana, crushed 3 to 0.

Thanks to their eighth victory in their last nine matches, Thiago Motta's team returned to two points from 3rd place occupied by Juve and should discover the Champions League next season.

Salernitana is heading towards the 2nd division: the Salerno club, led on Monday for the first time by Stefano Colantuono, its fourth coach of the season, is eleven points behind the first non-relegation place, Frosinone (17th).