Italian champions move within one point of leader Napoli

Inter Milan secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Fiorentina at San Silo, moving them within one point of Serie a leader Napoli.

Marco Arnautovich’s second half header sealed the victory of Simone Inzagi’s men, who lost 3-0 to the same opposition just four days ago.

Intel has begun trying to compensate for the recent set-off in Florence. Wingbacks Carlos Augusto and Captain Lautaro Martinez both approached opening up points and shot woodworking early on.

Their sustainability paid off in the 28th minute when a corner from Hakan Karhanoglu led a unique goal by Fiorentina’s centre-back Marinpongrasic to score Inter.

Fiorentina struggled to gain foothold in the game, but was handed a lifeline just before the break. A Robin Gosens header struck Matteo Darmian’s arm inside the box, leading to a VAR review and a visitor penalty.

Roland Mandragora stepped up and leveled his score 1-1 before halftime, then confidently dispatching a spot kick past Jan Somer.

Starting on Monday night, starting at 3 points 🖤💙

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InterInter wasted a bit to reaffirm their advantage in the second half, and it was the alternative Marco Arnowtovich who made the difference. The Austrian, who replaced Marcus Thurlam in the first half due to injury, rose to the highest in 52 minutes, nodded an accurate cross from August and recovered the Inter lead.

From that moment on, Inzagi’s part controlled the lawsuit and restricted Fiorentina to limited opportunities.

Inter forced them to insist on all three points despite slow pressure from visitors, including Piotr Zielinski’s long-term efforts to force a save from David De Gea.

With the victory, Inter has risen to 54 points, moving to one behind Napoli to maintain solidly in the title race

. They are now preparing for a critical conflict with No. 5 Juventus on Sunday. Fiorentina, who remains sixth with 42 points, will start bouncing off when hosting 16th COMO on the same day.