THEInter puts the exclamation mark on the title, Napoli rises again with an Emilian binge. The 4-0 over Atalanta is worth a +12 over Juve and a +16 over Milan, putting an end, if it were still needed, to the championship fight. Now there is only mathematics between the Nerazzurri and the second star, but she too will soon surrender to the evidence of the facts. Inzaghi's team, moreover, is clearly superior to the others and the 10 consecutive victories of this 2024 prove it more than many words: no one manages to stand between Inter and success, so much so that now the focus shifts to Champions and on the trip to Madrid (first, however, there will be Genoa and Bologna). Speaking of Europe: Atalanta's defeat smiles on Thiago Motta, officially fourth alone since yesterday (and on Sunday there will be a direct clash in Bergamo), but also on Rome, Fiorentina, Lazio and Naples. The blues, dragged by osimhen e kvaratskhelia, they finally woke up and overwhelmed poor Sassuolo with a 6-1 never seen before in the season, thus returning to hope for a comeback that would be sensational.
Inter – Atalanta 4-0: the leaders play another poker and run away towards the scudetto
There are no more adjectives to describe this Inter, capable of beating any opponent, regardless of tiredness, injuries and... a full belly. Yes, because for anyone else it would almost be automatic to lower their attention threshold a little, but instead the Nerazzurri play every match as if it were the decisive one, ending up transforming potentially difficult obstacles into normal administration. Gasperini's team seemed able to have their say on him, but after the goal disallowed for De Ketelaere by Miranchuk's arm (10', controversial decision) she was overwhelmed by Inter's quality. darmian, the man you don't expect, broke the deadlock by taking advantage of a less than perfect exit from Carnesecchi (26'), after which he took over Lautaro: the Argentine first attacked the crossbar with a shot from outside, then perfected his aim by finding the 2-0 with a great left-footed shot (45+1'). The missed penalty in the second half partially tarnished his performance, confirming that spot kicks are not really his strong point: it matters little, however, because Marco's he immediately reiterated his goal in the net (54'), putting any ambitions of an Atalanta comeback on the back burner. The league leaders then continued their celebration with the 4-0 goal Fraternity (72', however forced to come off immediately afterwards due to a muscle problem), while the Dea had nothing left to do but limit the damage and prevent the deficit from becoming even humiliating.
Inzaghi: “We've been enjoying it for two and a half years, but we remain focused”
“After ten minutes in which we had to settle down we were very good at being ferocious, giving signals of our path which continues without stopping – analysis by Inzaghi -. There's no denying that the team plays well, I've been enjoying it for two and a half years, we've won five titles and we've had a lot of satisfaction. In a month we have created this gap on Juventus, but we know that we have to stay focused. My future? I get along very well with the club, fans and players, at the moment it's useless to talk about it, now we have the last three months in which crazy concentration is needed. At the moment I'm not interested in discussing anything else, however I think the club is happy to see Inter express themselves in this way."
Percassi blurts out: “Our goal was regular, the penalty scandalous: incomprehensible errors!”
“Commenting on a match like this is difficult, there is great disappointment about the result and because there were decisive episodes against us – thundered the Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi -. The referee and VAR made very serious errors which heavily influenced the result in favor of Inter. The disallowed goal against De Ketelaere is incomprehensible, there is no touch of Miranchuk's arm and at most it could have been a penalty for us. Just like the judgment on Hateboer's penalty, no one in the stadium understood what was happening and the linesman had signaled the ball had gone out. I repeat, a potentially beautiful match, but heavily influenced by refereeing episodes. Matches like this are already difficult due to the strength of the opponent, with these things then it becomes impossible to recover them."
Sassuolo – Napoli 1-6, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia rekindle Champions League hopes
The result at San Siro, as previously mentioned, brings a smile to the big group chasing the Champions League, Napoli included. This time, however, the Azzurri did their part, finding goals, smiles and victory in Reggio Emilia. The Sassuolo has confirmed itself in a very dark crisis (to date, perhaps, only Salernitana is worse), but it is fair to say that the Azzurri appeared on the ball from the first minutes, even if they were the first to find the gol it was the neroverdi themselves thanks to a great shot by racing from distance (17'). It seemed like the prelude to yet another bad evening of the Neapolitan season, but whoever thought so hadn't taken into account osimhen. The Nigerian, who has already scored against both Barcelona and Cagliari, does not want to give in to the mediocrity of his teammates and led them to a good comeback already in the first half, putting the match on the downhill side. The 1-1 goal, to tell the truth, originated on the Di Lorenzo-Anguissa-Rrahmani axis and was scored by the Kosovar defender (29'), after which he thought about it Victor with two scratches (31' and 41') that disfigured poor Consigli. In the second half he joined the party as well kvaratskhelia, first with the assist for the Nigerian's hat-trick (47'), then with the brace (51' and 75') which set the result at a sensational 6-1. Fourth place is still 8 points away, fifth place (in the hope that it will qualify for the Champions League) "only" 6: getting there won't be easy, but with this Osimhen it's at least reasonable to hope.
Calzona can finally smile ("let's cherish hope"), ADL rejoices on social media
“It is clear that the boys are coming from a difficult season and it is not easy to shake off the negative waste – the words of Calzone – It takes a little time, but I had already seen the intensity and quality of the training increase. The credit goes to the boys who want to improve the current situation, we have to think game after game. We have an important calendar, but so are we as a team: we need to score as many points as possible and cradle hope, then we'll see at the end of the championship where we have arrived." “Congratulations to the team for this beautiful awakening!” De Laurentiis chirped on X, thus returning to comment on a victory for his Napoli after a long time. Juventus will arrive at Maradona on Sunday and the Italian president hopes to be able to do so again.
