A new season of sports
The title race for the top five leagues is getting hotter and hotter, with Bayer Leverkusen's sudden rise in the Bundesliga making Bayern's title defense farther and farther away, and Serie A's Inter Milan also leading the standings. In the last game of the 27th round of Serie A, Inter Milan continued to sit at the Meazza Stadium to face Genoa, Asllani scored his first goal, Sanchez extended his advantage with a penalty shot, and Vazquez recovered a goal, but Inter still won 2:1, and the advantage in the standings reached 15 points!
After Genoa was promoted back to Serie A this season, under the leadership of former Guangzhou foreign player Gilardino, they were firmly in the middle of the standings, and the pressure of relegation was not great, and they drew with Inter Milan at home in the first leg. In terms of starters, in addition to Calhaoglu, who was absent due to injury, Inzaghi Jr. still made some rotations; Alexis Sanchez joins Lautaro up front; Dimarco and Dumfries split the wings; Barella, Asllani, Mkhitaryan midfielders each play their part; Pavard, De Vrij and Augusto formed the backline, with Sommer standing in front of goal.
After the start of the game, Inter did not rush to attack, but started with defense first; In the face of Inter's already mature defensive system, Genoa also did not have many opportunities; It wasn't until the 25th minute that Retegui hit the goal with a close-range header in front of the goal, and Sommer reacted quickly to block the ball; 30th minute,Barella got rid of the transfer in front, Sanchez received the diagonal plug with his back, Asllani stepped forward at high speed and volleyed into the net in the penalty area, 1:0! Asllani scored his first goal since joining Inter and was the 15th Inter player to score this season.
In the 33rd minute, Lautaro retreated to the half, and a low flat ball penetrated the Genoa defense, and Barella stepped forward to the penalty area from a small angle and stabbed the instep into the side netting; StillSabelli also tackled Barella in this defense, and the referee awarded Inter a penalty after **var off the field, Lautaro missed a penalty because of the last round of penalties, and the Inter captain gave the penalty opportunity to Sanchez, and the Chilean veteran did not waste the opportunity to hit the penalty steadily, 2:0!
In the 54th minute of the second half, Yibian fought againInter Milan cleared the backfield and didn't kick far, Vazquez volleyed back a city, 2:1! In the 58th minute, Augusto's powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area was saved by Josep Martinez with one palm; In the 65th minute, Vitinha cut a low shot back to recover a goal, but the goal was disallowed due to offside. Then Inzaghi Jr. made substitutions step by step, and Thuram Jr. and Acerbi both ushered in their comebacks; Bisek and Arnautovic also removed Pavard and Lautaro.
In the end, Inter won 2-1 without danger, and since 2024, they have won 12 consecutive games in all competitions, because Juve lost to Napoli in the round, and the Bianconeri have been left behind by Inter by as many as 15 points. The 15 points is also the largest difference between the first and second places in the five major leagues this season, considering Inter's current stable state, it is only a matter of time before the season wins the championship; In addition, as Serie A's current Champions League ranking, Inter Milan still needs to continue to work hard in the Champions League.