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THE GREAT DIVIDE: INTER MILAN PULL 10 POINTS CLEAR AS JUVENTUS FACE TOP-FOUR COLLAPSE
Inter Milan is running away with it! Discover how they moved 10 points clear while Juventus suffered a historic home loss to Como.
Inter Milan didn’t need to be flashy on Saturday. Two late goals from substitutes Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji were enough for a 2-0 win at Lecce, and with that, Inter stretched its Serie A lead to 10 points.
Both guys only came on for the final half hour. Mkhitaryan found himself wide open at the back post and tucked away Federico Dimarco’s corner in the 75th minute. Akanji finished the job, heading in from another corner just seven minutes later.
“We knew they’d run out of gas in the second half, so we kept pushing,” Mkhitaryan said.
Dimarco thought he’d scored right after halftime, but VAR wiped it out. Marcus Thuram was offside. He almost scored again, only for Lecce to clear his shot off the line. But in the end, he set up Akanji’s goal from the corner.
Inter had to make do without Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
“Sometimes we’re brilliant in big games, and sometimes not,” Akanji said afterwards. “But there’s only one Inter. Sure, we lost to Bodø/Glimt last time in the Champions League, but we’re still the same team, and we can do great things.”
That 3-1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt hangs over them, with the Norwegian underdogs coming to Milan for the second leg on Tuesday.
Saturday’s win makes it seven in a row in the league for Inter, now 10 points ahead of AC Milan, who play Parma on Sunday.
Juventus’ rough patch continues.
Things just keep getting worse for Juventus. After a 5-2 hammering at Galatasaray in the Champions League playoffs, they lost again, this time 2-0 at home to Como, and their Champions League hopes are fading fast.
Como took the lead early. Mërgim Vojvoda scored with a shot Michele Di Gregorio really should’ve kept out, after Weston McKennie lost the ball in midfield. The home crowd let Juve know how they felt with whistles at halftime, and it didn’t get any better after the break.
Lucas da Cunha broke through and teed up Maxence Caqueret for Como’s second in the 61st minute.
That’s three straight losses for Juventus in all competitions. They haven’t won in five games.
“We made too many mistakes, and most of our problems were our own doing,” coach Luciano Spalletti admitted. “The pressure got to us. The quality’s still there, but right now, we’re not showing it. We’re missing a bit of unity, a bit of grit. We need to step up.”
Juve stays fifth, a point behind Roma, who face Cremonese on Sunday. Como sits sixth, just a point behind Juventus. Only the top four teams get a Champions League spot.
In Saturday’s late game, Cagliari and Lazio played out a goalless draw. Cagliari’s Yerry Mina picked up a second yellow late on for a tactical foul just outside the box.
MILAN SLUMP: SLOPPY FINISHING LEAVES ROSSONERI TEN POINTS BEHIND RIVALS INTER IN TITLE RACE
Milan’s title hopes take a hit! Discover how Parma stunned the Rossoneri and why VAR allowed the winning goal to stand tonight.
Milan paid the price for sloppy finishing and slow defending. Parma handed them their first Serie A loss since the opening weekend, and now Milan sit 10 points behind Inter.
After a 1-1 draw with Como in a rescheduled midweek match, the Rossoneri were already struggling. That game left them seven points behind Inter, saw Max Allegri sent off and suspended, and forced some last-minute changes. Strahinja Pavlovic wasn’t fit enough to start, and Santiago Gimenez was out, but Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek returned to action, and Adrien Rabiot was back from suspension. Then, just before kickoff, Matteo Gabbia pulled out during the warm-up, so Koni De Winter stepped in, and Davide Bartesaghi found himself in a new spot in the back three. Parma, meanwhile, came in with momentum after two straight wins, even though they had Alessandro Circati suspended and a handful of injuries; Ndiaye, Suzuki, Almqvist, and Frigan were all missing.
The match had its moments. Early on, Alexis Saelemaekers whipped in a wild rabona cross, but Loftus-Cheek and Parma’s keeper Corvi crashed into each other trying to meet it. Loftus-Cheek came off worse, stretchered off, and Ardon Jashari took his place.
Corvi stayed busy, standing up to shots from Pulisic and Jashari, then darted off his line to stop Pulisic again from a tough angle.
Right before halftime, Milan nearly broke through. Rabiot nodded down a ball from Bartesaghi, Pulisic found space 14 yards out, but drove his shot wide.
Then came a bit of drama. Rafael Leao got booked for diving in the box; he went down a little too easily. But Milan almost scored moments later. Leao chased a Saelemaekers through ball, Corvi slid out to knock it away, and Pulisic pounced on the rebound. With the net gaping, Mariano Troilo lunged in with a desperate tackle to keep it scoreless.
Parma mostly sat back, but they had their chances too. Emanuele Valeri nearly flicked in a cross at full stretch, forcing Mike Maignan into a difficult save.
Leao came heartbreakingly close to scoring on 64 minutes. Milan recycled a poorly-cleared corner, and Leao’s acrobatic volley hit the inside of the post, rolled along the goal line, and somehow stayed out.
Pavlovic came off the bench and nodded a free kick wide. Then Parma struck. Mariano Troilo leapt over Bartesaghi at the back post and headed in a corner. The referee first blew for a foul but, after checking VAR, ruled that Valenti just blocked Maignan; he didn’t foul him, so the goal stood.
Niclas Füllkrug had a couple of late looks, heading a corner over and then seeing another shot deflected just wide. But in the end, Milan’s missed chances and defensive lapses cost them.
THE MALEN EFFECT: WHY DONYELL MALEN FINALLY LOOKS LIKE A SUPERSTAR IN SERIE A
Roma eyes the Champions League: Discover why Claudio Ranieri believes Donyell Malen is thriving and see the Jamie Vardy reunion.
Roma director Claudio Ranieri isn’t shy about it; they want the Champions League. And he thinks Donyell Malen has finally found the right coach to really shine, especially now that he’s crossing paths with Jamie Vardy again.
Roma has a shot to pull away from the pack in fourth place. Juventus lost 2-0 to Como on Saturday, and Napoli just slipped 2-1 against Atalanta. Perfect timing.
Ranieri knows Roma fans expect a lot, but he tries to keep things balanced.
“Last season, I picked up 46 points in the second half and finished just a single point outside the Champions League spots,” Ranieri told DAZN Italia. “So honestly, I didn’t want to put too much pressure on the new coach. Still, we all want Champions League football. The Friedkin family want to win the league, so we brought in a coach who knows how to build a team, mixing young talent with experienced players.”
Donyell Malen has made an immediate impact since joining on loan from Aston Villa. So, is it all down to Malen’s quality, or is there something about the difference between Serie A and the Premier League?
“It’s a bit of both,” Ranieri said. “He got here at the right time, with a coach who gets him. But the leagues really are different. In the Premier League, clubs can spend €60 million on a player and leave him on the bench. We can’t compete with that kind of money. Malen barely got any consistent minutes there. Now he’s found that rhythm with us, and you can see the difference. We’re holding on to him, for sure. He’s doing great, and we hope it keeps going.”
Of course, Ranieri’s got history with Vardy; he led Leicester City to that unforgettable Premier League title, but tonight Vardy’s just on the Cremonese bench.
“I have amazing memories from that time,” Ranieri said. “Nobody, not the team or Vardy himself, expected him to score so many goals. That year was just electric. We haven’t seen each other since then, so it’s nice to catch up.”
Roma’s dealing with a pile-up of injuries: Paulo Dybala, Matias Soulé, Artem Dovbyk, Evan Ferguson, and Stephan El Shaarawy are all out. Wesley isn’t fully fit either, but still plays, while Manu Koné is back in midfield.
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