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Champions-elect Inter Close In On Milan Derby Title Triumph | Football News
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Champions-elect Inter Close In On Milan Derby Title Triumph | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan are one step away from having the chance to win the Serie A title in the Milan derby as they welcome in-form Cagliari to the San Siro on Sunday. Davide Frattesi's last-gasp winner at Udinese on Monday kept Inter 14 points ahead of closest challengers AC Milan and in with a chance of winning the Scudetto with a record-equalling five matches to spare. Inter will guarantee themselves a shot at the title against Milan as long as they beat Cagliari, regardless of how their local rivals -- who have won their last five league fixtures -- do at Sassuolo.Simone Inzaghi's side should do it as they have only dropped points once since the turn of the year and last lost a league fixture in late September.Inter also have the chance to break several league records, with the all-time ...
Davide Frattesi Late Show Pushes Inter Milan Close To Title Glory | Football News
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Davide Frattesi Late Show Pushes Inter Milan Close To Title Glory | Football News

[ad_1] Davide Frattesi fired Inter Milan one step closer to the Serie A title with his last-gasp winner in Monday's comeback 2-1 victory at struggling Udinese. Italy midfielder Frattesi poked home the decisive goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time in Udine to maintain Inter's 14-point lead at the top of the table with seven matches left in the season. Inter looked to be heading for a draw as they toiled to add to Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty, scored nine minutes after half-time, which levelled Lazar Samardzic's freak deflected opener for Udinese."We absolutely don't think we've won it yet. We have other matches to play and we need to go out and get it," said Frattesi to Sky Sport."I'm really happy, it's a really big win towards we need to do. You can't win every match 4-0, it's importa...
Barcelona Finding European Ghosts Hard To Vanquish | Football News
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Barcelona Finding European Ghosts Hard To Vanquish | Football News

[ad_1] Their summer spending spree was validated by La Liga and their new signings, including Robert Lewandowski, hit the ground running. The overhaul sent them back to the top of La Liga for the first time since June 2020, and the "Xavineta" (Xavi truck, as his project is fondly known in Catalonia) picked up new passengers in droves, with Camp Nou attendances booming once more. But the thorn in their side, their Champions League failure over the past seven campaigns, remains. And after last year's humiliating group stage exit, Tuesday's 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan puts Barcelona in a precarious position.They welcome the Italians next week at Camp Nou, a match which they must win, with Bayern Munich leading Group C on nine points, ahead of Inter on six, Barca on three and pointless Viktori...