Denzel Dumfries and Marcelo Brozovic scored first-half of dreams at San Siro before Lautaro Martinez headed in a 3rd shortly after the spoil to earn Inter a fourth consecutive win. Henrikh Mkhitaryan drilled in a past due comfort as Inter capped off a a success week that began with a three-zero victory Tuesday over Milan in the 2d leg in their Italian Cup semi-final.
Milan ought to regain first location by way of winning at Lazio on Sunday, but Inter have a sport in hand away to Bologna in midweek. Third-positioned Napoli on Sunday play an Empoli side who're winless in 16 fits given that they defeated Luciano Spalletti's identify challengers 1-zero in Naples on December 12.
Jose Mourinho's Roma arrived in Milan unbeaten in 12 video games, a run which had given them an outside shot of qualifying for the Champions League. They dampened Napoli's Scudetto hopes on the begin of the week by way of snatching a final-gasp equaliser in a 1-1 draw, however Inter ensured there has been no such slip-up against the person who led them to the treble in 2010.
Moments after Roma defender Gianluca Mancini powered a header narrowly huge, Hakan Calhanoglu performed Dumfries via and the Dutchman completed beyond Rui Patricio to put Inter in front. Croatia global Brozovic then slammed into the top nook after skipping past several defenders inside the Roma field. Martinez rose unmarked at a nook to nod in his group-leading sixteenth aim this time period seven mins into the second half. Mkhitaryan rifled in from Eldor Shomurodov's cutback five minutes from time however Roma stay 5 factors back of Juventus inside the race for fourth area.
Atalanta ended a run of 3 consecutive losses earlier within the day by way of beating Venezia 3-1 as Colombia striker Duvan Zapata scored his first intention in 4 months. Mario Pasalic broke the impasse for Atalanta just earlier than half of-time in Venice and Zapata doubled the lead moments after the c programming language after being set up through compatriot Luis Muriel.
Zapata had not scored in the league considering the fact that late November and ignored the primary 3 months of the yr due to damage, coinciding with Atalanta's downward spiral out of the top four. "I became expecting this aim on the grounds that my go back, however especially this win which we needed," Zapata advised DAZN after notching his tenth Serie A aim this time period.
Muriel headed in a 3rd for Atalanta rapidly beyond the hour before Domen Crnigoj grabbed a consolation for Venezia, who dropped to the foot of the desk after an 8th immediately loss. Atalanta stayed 8th but pulled to inside two factors of the European places. Venezia are degree with Salernitana and Genoa, all of whom are six factors from safety.
