Serie A: Inter overthrow Udinese and move closer to the league title

Inter Milan had long doubts against Udinese on Monday at the end of the 31st day, before finding the solution in added time (2-1) to regain a 14-point lead at the top of the Italian Championship standings. . Simone Inzaghi's team did not deliver its best match of the season like its captain and scorer Lautaro Martinez who has not scored for more than a month. But she has once again found the solution, with her relentless realism.

The Nerazzurri struggled for a long time with Udinese's Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, decisive on a dazzling recovery from Hakan Calhanoglu (30th) or a header from Lautaro Martinez (42nd). Against the flow of play, Udinese took advantage of a disagreement between Denzel Dumfries and his goalkeeper Yann Sommer on a cross from Lazar Samardzic to open the scoring (40th).

Returning from the locker room, the Milanese returned to their seats at the Udinese goal and equalized on a penalty, converted by Calhanoglu, after a foul by Okoye on Marcus Thuram (55th). In added time (90th 5th), Davide Frattesi freed his team by propelling the ball released by Okoye on a shot from Martinez into the Udinese goal.

With seven days remaining, Inter is heading towards the 20th title in its history: it is ahead of AC Milan (2nd) by 14 points and Juventus (3rd) by 20 points. His coronation could take place on April 22 at San Siro during the Milan derby against AC Milan. “Nothing is done yet, we must continue to take the matches one after the other, starting with the match against Cagliari on Sunday which will not be easy,” warned Frattesi.

With its 82 points, Inter can still beat the record for points amassed in a Serie A season that Juventus has held since 2013-14 (102 pts).