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Inter Milan Beat Empoli To Close In On Serie A Title | Football News

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Inter Milan Beat Empoli To Close In On Serie A Title | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan took another step towards the Serie A title on Monday with a straightforward 2-0 win over struggling Empoli which maintained their 14-point lead at the top of the league. Federico Dimarco put Inter ahead after five minutes at the San Siro before substitute Alexis Sanchez sealed the points in front of delighted home fans with nine minutes remaining. Monday's comfortable victory left Inter needing just 11 more points from eight matches to beat second-placed AC Milan to a 20th Italian league crown.Inter have a huge lead on their local rivals thanks in large part to academy product Dimarco, whose first-time strike from Alessandro Bastoni's neat clipped pass separated the hosts from their spirited opponents for most of the match.It was Bastoni's third assist in as many leag...

Serie A: Last-Gasp Bologna Consolidate Fourth At Empoli | Football News

[ad_1] Serie A: Bologna defeat Empoli 1-0© TwitterBologna continued their surprise Serie A charge to a Champions League spot on Friday after a stoppage-time winner by Giovanni Fabbian gave them a 1-0 win at Empoli. Substitute Fabbian scored on the rebound four minutes into added time to move Bologna six points clear of Roma in fifth spot, provisionally. The narrow victory comes at a crucial time in the season for Bologna, who last week were defeated 1-0 at home to runaway leaders Inter Milan after a run of six successive wins.Thiago Motta's side now find themselves just four points off Juventus in third, ahead of the Old Lady's clash with 12th-placed Genoa on Sunday.Bologna are bidding to qualify for the Champions League for the first time, although the seven-time Italian champions playe...

Christian Pulisic Shoots AC Milan Second As Juventus Held By Atalanta | Football News

[ad_1] Christian Pulisic fired AC Milan up to second in Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over lowly Empoli while Juve were held to an entertaining 2-2 home draw by Atalanta. US star Pulisic gave Milan a scrappy win with his eighth league goal of an encouraging debut season in Italy, a deflected strike off unfortunate Empoli defender Sebastiano Luperto. The 25-year-old had a difficult time at Chelsea but since moving to Milan from London last summer he has scored 10 times in all competitions and set up six more."It's a good feeling, it was good for us to get the three points. It wasn't a nice goal, it was a bit lucky but at the end of the day we take it," said Pulisic to DAZN."I feel like I'm in some of my best form, I've been given a lot of confidence and trust here from th...