Inter Milan secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in San Siro and moved it within a point of the series-A leader Napoli.
Marko Arnautovic’s header in the second half sealed the victory for the men of Simone Inzaghi, who only avoided her 3-0 defeat against the same opposition four days earlier.
Inter started making her latest setback in Florence again. The Wing-Back Carlos Augusto and Captain Lautaro Martinez opened the rating and beat the woodwork in the early stages.
Her persistence paid off in the 28th minute when a corner from Hakan Calhanoglu from Marin Pongracic led from Fiorentina to his own goal and achieved an deserved lead.
Fiorentina tried to gain a foothold in the game, but shortly before the break, a leash was presented. A header from Robin Gosens hit the arm of Matteo Darmian into the box, which led to a Var check and a punishment for the visitors.
Rolando Mandragora appeared and sent the spots kick to Yann Sommer confident and scored the score 1-1 before half-time.
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– Inter ⭐ (@inter) February 10, 2025
There was little time in the second half to reaffirm her dominance, and it was a substitute for Marko Arnautovic that made the difference. The Austrian, who had replaced Marcus Thuram in the first half based on an injury, rose the highest in the 52nd minute to take a precise cross from Augusto and restore Inters leadership.
From that moment on, Inzaghi’s side controlled the procedure that limited Fiorentina to limited options.
Despite some delayed pressure from the visitors, including a long -term effort from Piotr Zielinski, who forced a rescue from David de Gea, Inter stated that it was all three points.
The victory organizes Inter, who moves to 54 points, just one behind Napoli, who keeps her in the title race
. They are now preparing for a decisive collision against the fifth Juventus on Sunday. Fiorentina, who remains sixth with 42 points, will try to organize Como on the same day.
