The great objective of
Inter Milan,
the current runner-up in the
UEFA Champions League,
points precisely to the most important club tournament in Europe.
That is why
Simone Inzaghi
saved some of his usual starters in the match against Bologna this Saturday, thinking about next Wednesday's match against Atlético Madrid.
They went to the substitute bench and did not enter Federico Di Marco, Stefan de Vrij, Benjamin Pavard and even
Lautaro Martínez from Bahia, the top scorer in Serie A with 23 goals,
all of them members of the starting XI in the first leg (1-0 victory) against
Aleti
at the Giuseppe Meazza.
However, the team did not suffer.
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GOAL: Yann Bisseck scores the opener!!
Bologna 0-1 Inter
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The Neroazzurri did not shine, but they won as in each and every one of the 13 matches they played in the year between the Champions League, Serie A and the Italian Super Cup: they went 1-0 against Bologna with a 'popcorn' goal from the German
Yann Bisseck
. the 37 minutes of the first half.
In this way, Inter reached 75 points in the Italian championship, the result of an overwhelming record of 24 wins, three draws and just one defeat, and took 18 points from
Juventus
(57) and 19 from
Milan
(56), who will play this Sunday in continuity with date 28.
It seems a matter of time before Lautaro's team claims champion.
This Saturday they crossed paths with a dangerous rival such as Bologna, which had just had six wins in a row, but on this occasion the hierarchy of the leader prevailed, reaching ten consecutive victories in the league.
"This is one of the most difficult places to play and win. We try our best,"
midfielder
Nicolo Barella
told DAZN.
"Once you see yourself down on the scoreboard, Inter know how to handle the game.
You can only congratulate them, they deserve everything they are having at the moment,"
said
Thiago Motta,
Bologna coach and former Inter player. between 2009 and 2012. The team remains in fourth place with 51 points and in qualifying positions for the next Champions League.
Bologna is the third team that Thiago Motta coaches after Genoa (2019-20) and Spezia (2021-22).
Photo: EFE/EPA/Elisabetta Baracchi.
In another of Saturday's games, Cagliari (13th) moved away from the red zone by beating Salernitana (20th) 4-2, increasingly sunk.
Meanwhile, Sassuolo (19th) is still in relegation positions, but achieved a very valuable victory against a direct rival, Frosinone (17th), which it beat 1-0.
Furthermore, Monza (10th) and Genoa (12th), two that lurk in the middle of the table, played a vibrant match in Genoa that the visitor ended up winning 3-2 with a goal ten minutes from time by
Daniel Maldini,
son of the historic Paolo Maldini.
This is how date 28 of Serie A is completed
Sunday March 10
08:30 - Lecce vs.
Hellas Verona
11:00 - Milan vs.
Empoli
14:00 - Juventus vs.
Atalanta
16:45 - Fiorentina vs.
Rome
Monday, March 11th
16:45 - Lazio vs.
Udinese