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Lautaro Martinez A nearly two-month goal drought ended as Inter Milan closed to within a point Serie A the leaders atlanta With a side sweep Cagliari 3-0.
Martinez has made eight appearances since last finding the back of the net against Venezia on November 3 but after Alessandro Bastoni opened the scoring in the 54th minute, Argentina International strikes in Sardinia.
Hakan Calhanoglu capped a fine night for the visitors from the penalty spot shortly after the Inter captain took his tally to 10 goals in as many games after 71 minutes against Cagliari.
Inter’s fifth league win in a row saw them temporarily overtake Atalanta, who regained top spot but saw their lead cut to a point after a 1-1 draw at Lazio.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side were thankful for a point at the end after falling behind to a first-half strike by Fisio Dele-Bashiru, leveling with just two minutes remaining thanks to Marco Brescianini.
Lautaro Valenti’s last-gasp strike condemned rock-bottom Monza to a 10th defeat in 18 matches as Parma won 2-1, while Genoa beat Empoli by the same scoreline.
