Victory brings relief to Inter Milan after Champions League embarrassment | OneFootball

After the traumatic elimination from the UEFA Champions League, league leaders Inter Milan returned to their comfort zone in Serie A with a 2-0 home victory over 15th-placed Genoa this Saturday (28th), in the 27th round.

Thanks to this triumph, Inter now has 67 points, 13 more than their eternal rivals Milan, who are in second place and will visit Cremonese (17th) on Sunday—a team that already surprised the ‘nerazzurri’ in the opening round of the championship back in August.

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Impressive Inter streak

For Inter, Saturday’s win was their 14th in the last 15 Serie A matches, with their next fixture being an exciting derby against Milan.

But in any case, the expected victory against Genoa will certainly not fully console Inter fans, who are still resentful over the defeat to Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt, which eliminated Inter from the main European competition after they had been continental runners-up in two of the previous three seasons.

Dimarco and Calhanoglu decide the match

In Saturday’s win, Federico Dimarco opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, assisted by Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who had already hit the crossbar minutes earlier.

In the second half, Turkish player Hakan Calhanoglu, who had missed Inter’s last three matches, extended the lead by converting a penalty (70’).

“We did our job, and that’s what matters in the end. If my goals and assists don’t bring us titles, they won’t mean much. I’d rather score fewer goals and provide fewer assists, and still win the championship,” said Dimarco, prioritizing the team over his individual performance.

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