MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Inter won 1-0 in the match against Genoa thanks to captain Lautaro Martinez’s goal. The three points allow the Nerazzurri to momentarily overtake Napoli and thus move to the top of the standings, +1 from the team coached by Conte (tomorrow’s lunch match in Como). In the next round there will be a direct clash, Genoa will welcome Empoli. Twelfth place for the Genoans, +9 on the relegation zone. Simone Inzaghi, without Marcus Thuram, sent out the Lautaro-Correa pair. In goal space for Martinez, Yann Sommer will most likely be out for a month because of a fractured thumb in his right hand (in recent days the player underwent surgery). Vieira deployed the usual 4-2-3-1 with Miretti in the three-quarter and Pinamonti as the only forward: in the first half the Ligurians managed the match without too much trouble, Inter were unable to find space in the offensive phase. In the second half the Nerazzurri upped the tempo, the first chance came to Dumfries, but his shot ended high over the red-blue crossbar. Inzaghi’s team gained more confidence as the minutes passed, in a scrum Pavard tried a reverse, but Leali intercepted the conclusion. On 25′ Barella tried with a violent shot from the limit that ended on the crossbar of the posts, six minutes later Ekuban wasted a colossal chance, after a rebound the class of ’94 attempted a header in the small area, but Josep Martinez countered by covering the entire goal mirror. Two minutes later, at 33′, Inter unlocked the match from a corner kick: Calhanoglu’s millimeter cross, Lautaro’s header anticipated Bani scoring the 1-0 (Masini’s deflection was decisive). In the recovery the Argentine had two chances to be able to close the match definitively: first his shot was blocked by the Ligurian defense, then Leali intercepted the close-range conclusion.- Image Photo -(ITALPRESS).
