Inter’s journey towards winning the scudetto continues. The Nerazzurri beat Salernitana with a decisive victory at San Siro 4 a 0 and consolidate their lead in the rankings. The difference in values on the pitch between the leaders and the bottom of the championship is too wide. The start of Inzaghi’s men is aggressive. In the third minute Ochoa saves a header from a corner by Bastoni, Thuram responds with a tap-in into an empty net, from a tight angle, but hits the post. In the sixth minute another sensational opportunity for the hosts. Barella kicks with power and hits the crossbar squarely after a slight deviation from Ochoa. The deserved lead comes in the 17th. Carlos Augusto’s buck to the left who finds Thuram at the spot, this time the Frenchman makes no mistake and scores. The double comes in the 19th minute. Long throw-in for Lautaro who beats Ochoa with a precise conclusion. Game virtually over after less than 20 minutes of play. But not paying for the double advantage, Inter continues to push and at the 40th the hat trick arrives. Salernitana loses the ball and suffers the Nerazzurri’s counterattack. Pasalidis risks an own goal, Ochoa doesn’t hold back, Dumfries bursts in and scores with a tap-in. In the second half, Inter, with their triple advantage, slowed down their operations and managed the match. The most active is Arnautovic who in the 90th minute he scores the final goal 4 to 0.
TURIN LECCE 2-0
Torino beats Lecce 2-0 and moves into the European zone. After a blocked first half, Juric’s men break the deadlock in the 50th minute with a powerful and precise right diagonal from Bellanova. Lecce suffers and in the 70th minute they are also left with 10 men due to Pongracic’s double yellow card which paves the way for the Granata. The doubling comes in the 81stfrom a corner, with a header from Zapata that closes the score.