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Inter Milan A 2-0 win over Neechu ensured as Thanks to the goals from the second half Charles Augustus And Marcus Thuram Should be within striking distance of the Serie A summit on Monday.
The win lifted third-placed Inter to 37 points, leaving them three points clear of the leaders atlantawho beat Empoli Sunday is 3-2, and one behind second place NapoliThey later won 2-1 Genoa The top two have a game at the hands of Inter on Saturday.
Defending champions Inter dominated the first half but wasted a number of chances, including unmarked ones. Denzel Dumfries Shooting at close range and Federico DiMarco Como fired straight past the experienced goalkeeper Pepe Reyna.
In the end, Inter scored on Augusto’s long-range header Hakan Calhanoglu Corner three minutes after the break.
“Happy for the goal, but the win is more important. We knew it was a tough game but we got the three points,” left-back Augusto told Sky Italia.
“We knew it was a different league last year, this year there are a lot of strong teams. But I have confidence in my teammates who are the best in the world. We will see in the end.”
The visitors looked more dangerous after falling behind, with the man of the match making a crucial save to deny Augusto. To Edoardo Goldani an equalizer and Ian Sommer Putting out an effort from pulling off a great save Nico Paz.
Inter continued to press to extend their lead but the skipper Lautaro Martinez His 68th-minute effort was disallowed for offside, extending his goal drought that lasted more than a month.
Thuram sealed the win with a powerful shot past Reina two minutes into stoppage time, leveling Atalanta’s tally with 12 league goals. Mateo Retegui in Serie A Scoring chart.
“Even in matches where we’re not 100% brilliant, it’s important to win,” the Inter centre-back Alessandro Bastoni said “Especially because others had already played and won, so we had to give positive feedback.”
