Lautaro Martínez Double Keeps Inter Milan on Tail of Frontrunners
Inter striker Lautaro Martínez scored a second-half brace to secure his team a 2-0 victory at Pisa, ensuring the visitors firmly involved in the Serie A title race in spite of a less than convincing display.
League Table Update
Led by manager Cristian Chivu, Inter currently sit third in the table with 27 points, level with runner-up Roma and just one point behind table-toppers Milan. Meanwhile, Pisa hold the third bottom spot with 10 points.
Game Recap
Inter arrived in Tuscany looking to return to winning ways after suffering a derby defeat by Milan recently, which was followed by a European loss at Atlético Madrid. Nonetheless, they were made to battle throughout by newly-promoted Pisa. The hosts created numerous opportunities, but a clinical Inter broke the deadlock in the 69th minute mark when Argentinian Martínez smacked a first-time shot into the top of the net. The forward then finished from close range seven minutes from time.
The team’s capacity to score even with difficult circumstances was decisive in securing the victory.
Additional Continental Action
In Spain, Real Sociedad mounted a thrilling comeback from 2-0 down to equalize at home against Villarreal, only to lose to a late strike five minutes into added time. Villarreal’s scoring came from Ayoze Pérez shortly after the half-hour mark and Alberto Moleiro in the 57th minute, but Carlos Soler quickly pulled one back and Ander Barrenetxea leveled the score three minutes from time. Yet, Moleiro delivered the final say deep into stoppage time.
In the late Spanish fixture, Real Madrid travel to Girona requiring a victory to go back to the summit above Barcelona, who secured a 3-1 win over Alavés on the previous day.
- The Nerazzurri stay in close contention for the Serie A title.
- Martínez demonstrated his worth with a match-winning display.
- The title race goes on with several clubs in the mix.
