Inter Milan 2-0 Genoa – Media Claim Nerazzurri Owe Fortunes To Argentina & Italy Superstars | OneFootball

Inter Milan bounced back from Champions League heartbreak with a 2-0 victory over Genoa, and Gazzetta dello Sport wasted no time in identifying the two players who will be most responsible if the Scudetto ends up at the Pinetina: Lautaro Martinez and Federico Dimarco.

“If there is a Scudetto, it will be the Scudetto of Lautaro and Dimarco, the driving forces of this first Chivu-era Inter,” the Rosea declared, via FCInterNews.

Indeed, underscoring how central both figures have been to the club’s domestic dominance.

The absence of the Argentine captain was felt throughout.

With Gazzetta noting that the failure of Thuram and Bonny to develop a natural partnership.

Indeed, suggesting the two have too similar characteristics to complement each other effectively.

Which only further highlighted how irreplaceable Lautaro truly is.

The match itself was not entirely straightforward.

Genoa started with purpose under Daniele De Rossi.

A coach Gazzetta praised as a genuine football idealist.

Especially fielding a technically gifted midfield trio of Baldanzi, Frendrup and Amorim.

Inter 2-0 Genoa – Nerazzurri Would Owe Title To Dimarco & Lautaro

MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 04: Federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale reactsduring the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Bologna FC 1909 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inter began under their usual rhythm and at one stage in the second half there was a brief period where a Genoa equaliser felt possible.

However, Chivu’s side gradually tightened their grip.

They applied what Gazzetta described as the “octopus strategy, methodical, enveloping and tentacular.”

The opener arrived through a sublime combination.

Mkhitaryan’s perfectly weighted ball found Dimarco, who was “superb in striking first time and finding the far corner.”

Bijlow had already twice denied Bonny, and Mkhitaryan had rattled the crossbar, before the breakthrough finally came.

The second goal had an element of fortune about it.

Amorim, a second-half substitute making his San Siro debut, conceded a penalty under the pressure of the moment, handing Calhanoglu the chance to put the game to bed, which he duly did.

The one note of concern from an otherwise positive evening was Bonny’s withdrawal with a right calf problem, an unwelcome addition to Chivu’s growing injury list.