MILAN, Jan 5 — Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan’s 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders’ advantage at the top of...
MILAN, Jan 5 — Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan’s 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders’ advantage at the top of the league to five points.
“I am 36 but I want to keep playing at the highest level and the only way to achieve that is with hard work,” Dzeko told DAZN.Second-placed AC Milan were the main beneficiaries of their local rivals’ win at the San Siro, their title defence boosted by a 2-1 win at Salernitana in the day’s first match.
An underwhelming Romelu Lukaku also shot over as Inter failed to fully capitalise on their clear superiority over disappointing Napoli, and they almost paid the price when Giacomo Raspadori’s late shot was well-saved by Andre Onana. They haven’t conceded a goal in a run which will give them a boost amid a finance scandal which hit late last year.
The away fans drew applause from all sections of the Stadio Giovanni Zini in the first half when they displayed a banner in support of former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli, who is battling pancreatic cancer. “We completely lost our way after the break... We just switched off and handed the game to our opponents,” said Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri.
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