Mission accomplished: Inter beat Venezia and complete their approach to Napoli, demolished at home by Atalanta, heating up the direct clash scheduled in a week. But what an effort. And what thrills in extremis. It ends 1-0 for Simone Inzaghi’s team, who only break the deadlock with 25 minutes to go thanks to Lautaro Martinez, perfectly served by Dimarco. The Argentine thus breaks the San Siro taboo: his last home goal in Serie A dates back to Inter-Atalanta 4-0 on 28 February. Previously the Nerazzurri had tried several times to overcome Stankovic, their own goalkeeper, but in vain: a great save from the Serbian on Mkhitaryan, some waste from Thuram, a goal disallowed after the VAR intervened on the Armenian himself (Dimarco offside). In the eighth minute of injury time the unthinkable happened: Sverko equalized from a Haps cross, but the goal of the Venetian ecstasy was canceled – again via VAR – due to a handball. The Venetians confirm their progress in recent times, but in the end the three points go to Inter. Who are now preparing to roll up their sleeves: Arsenal arrive at the Meazza on Wednesday, Napoli on Sunday, with the possibility of overtaking first place. It will be four days of fire.
