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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 ...
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Lautaro Martinez Joins Serie A’s 100 Club As Inter Milan Stay Nine Clear | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Joins Serie A’s 100 Club As Inter Milan Stay Nine Clear | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez scored his 100th Serie A goal on Sunday as he netted twice in Inter Milan's 4-0 thumping of Lecce which kept their league lead over Juventus at nine points. Argentina striker Martinez joined the 100 club in Italy's top flight when he opened the scoring in the 15th minute in southern Italy. And 10 minutes after the break he slammed in the third for an Inter team which was almost unrecognisable from the one which beat Atletico Madrid on Tuesday but still capable of steamrollering their opposition. "We're consistent, we play really good football... I'm really happy b...
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a late penalty for the hosts, who had Inter on the back foot for much of the game. However it was a clash which ended with Inter one point ahead of Juventus, who were held by Empoli on Saturday, with a game in hand ahead of the two title rivals ...
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Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News
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Juventus Playing ‘Cops And Robbers’ With Inter As Roma Begin Daniele De Rossi Era | Football News

[ad_1] Juventus have the chance to claim top spot in Serie A on Sunday with leaders Inter Milan contesting the Italian Super Cup, while Roma idol Daniele De Rossi takes the reigns at his boyhood club. Massimiliano Allegri's Juve can put pressure on Inter with a win at Lecce in a title race the coach inelegantly described as "cops and robbers". "The robbers runaway and the cops give chase. If there is someone in front there has to be someone behind them," said Allegri after last weekend's 3-0 thumping of Sassuolo. That was a remark which did not go down well with Inter fans, whose team ar...
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Dynamic Duo Lautaro Martinez And Marcus Thuram Fire Inter Milan Four Points Clear | Football News
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Dynamic Duo Lautaro Martinez And Marcus Thuram Fire Inter Milan Four Points Clear | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram shot Inter Milan four points clear at the top of Serie A with a goal each in Sunday's 2-0 win at Lazio which continued their thrilling strike partnership. Inter's dynamic attacking duo made sure their team took full advantage of closest rivals Juventus only drawing at Genoa on Friday to put daylight between Simone Inzaghi's side and the rest of the chasing pack. The pair have scored 22 of Inter's 39 Serie A goals this term as they gun to beat local rivals AC Milan -- nine points back in third after beating Monza 3-0 -- to 20 league titles.Argentina striker Martinez dedicated his goal to his hometown of Bahia Blanca, where a powerful storm caused the death of at least 13 people when the roof of a sports club collapsed."My city and family have been...
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Red-Hot Lautaro Martinez Maintains Inter Milan’s Serie A Lead At Juventus | Football News
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Red-Hot Lautaro Martinez Maintains Inter Milan’s Serie A Lead At Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez ensured that Inter Milan kept hold of their two-point lead at the top of Serie A as he struck in Sunday's scrappy 1-1 draw at closest rivals Juventus. Argentina forward Martinez swept home Marcus Thuram's low cross in the 33rd minute following fine play down the right flank from his strike partner, to keep second-placed Juve at arm's length in the title race. His 15th goal in all competitions brought Inter level six minutes after Dusan Vlahovic broke a two-month scoring duck with a similar first-time finish at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.The stalemate ended a six-match winning streak in all competitions for Inter, who are favourites to claim a 20th Scudetto ahead of AC Milan who have also won the league 19 times."For how the match went we'll take the point," said...
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Lautaro Martinez Fires Inter Past Salzburg And Into Champions League Last 16 | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Fires Inter Past Salzburg And Into Champions League Last 16 | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez in action© AFPLautaro Martinez shot Inter Milan into the last 16 of the Champions League with the only goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win at Salzburg, continuing his red-hot scoring form. Argentina forward Martinez confidently fired home from the penalty spot with four minutes remaining at the Stadion Salzburg to secure passage to the knockout stage of Europe's top club tournament. Simone Inzaghi's side sit second in Group D and cannot be caught by Salzburg who are seven points back in third with two games left to play.Inter trail leaders Real Sociedad on goal difference and will now do battle with the Spanish outfit for top spot and a theoretically easier draw in the next round."I'm very happy because we have a very difficult group but we did what we needed to do and we...
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Red-Hot Lautaro Martinez Helps Move Inter Milan Top As Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Revives Napoli | Football News
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Red-Hot Lautaro Martinez Helps Move Inter Milan Top As Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Revives Napoli | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez continued his red-hot scoring form in Inter Milan's 3-0 cruise at Torino on Saturday which moved his team top of Serie A while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's brace at Verona put Napoli's title defence back on track. Argentina striker Martinez nodded home his 11th league goal of the season in the 67th minute of a straightforward win in Turin as Inter went one point ahead of AC Milan, who host third-placed Juventus on Sunday night. The 26-year-old is already five goals ahead of Victor Osimhen, his nearest rival at the top of the scoring charts, after just nine matches and at his current rate would smash the record single-season haul of 36 set by Gonzalo Higuain in 2016.Since the departure of Edin Dzeko and Romelu Lukaku in the summer Martinez has become the attacking focal...
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Lionel Messi Doubtful For Argentina’s World Cup Qualifier With Paraguay | Football News
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Lionel Messi Doubtful For Argentina’s World Cup Qualifier With Paraguay | Football News

[ad_1] Lionel Messi is doubtful for Argentina's South American World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday despite "looking good" in training, according to coach Lionel Scaloni. Messi teamed up with the World Cup winners after returning from injury as a second-half substitute for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Messi had played just 37 minutes for his club since September 3, having returned with an injury from international duty last month. Argentina have won both their qualifiers so far and are level on six points at the top of the table with Brazil."We still have one more training session and one more is important for him... I have to talk it over with him and make sure we are convinced he can start. He looked good. Based on that, we will see the rest of the team,"...
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Lautaro Martinez Hits Four In Inter Milan Rout As AC Milan See Off Lazio | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Hits Four In Inter Milan Rout As AC Milan See Off Lazio | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez scored all four goals as Inter Milan thrashed Salernitana 4-0 on Saturday to stay top in Serie A, while AC Milan kept pace with their city rivals after overcoming Lazio. Inter rebounded from their first loss of the season midweek against Sassuolo thanks to a sensational second-half display from Martinez. The Argentina striker dinked Marcus Thuram's superb ball over home goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa to break the deadlock just past the hour. Salernitana's Mateusz Legowski had a goal disallowed for offside before Martinez drilled in his second from a cross from Nicolo Barella.Martinez completed his hat-trick on 85 minutes after from the penalty spot Thuram was bundled to the ground. He added another with a first-time finish from Carlos Augusto's pass."I'm happy because...
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