Inter squeeze past Udinese

Inter squeeze past Udinese

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Inter stay second and are three points ahead of local rivals AC Milan. AFP

Inter Milan made sure the gap separating them from runaway Serie A leaders Napoli stayed at 15 points with a 3-1 success over Udinese on Saturday.

Romelu Lukaku, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martinez all scored in a hard-fought win against ninth-placed Udinese, who have won only once in their last 15 league matches. Simone Inzaghi's side stay second and are three points ahead of local rivals AC Milan, who beat Monza 1-0 earlier on Saturday, but are a long way behind rampant Napoli after their 2-0 win at Sassuolo on Friday.

Lukaku gave Inter the lead from the penalty spot at the second attempt in the 20th minute, his first league goal since their opening match of the season at Lecce. But Sando Lovric gave the away side a deserved equaliser with a powerful strike two minutes before half-time.

From there Inter struggled to break down spirited Udinese, Edin Dzeko missing a great chance a minute before a piece of magic from Mkhitaryan which swung the match in the hosts' favour.

Former Armenia captain Mkhitaryan swept home a beautiful first-time finish from Federico Dimarco's layoff in the 73rd minute to send a wave of relief around the San Siro. In the final minute substitute Martinez lashed in his eighth goal since the World Cup after collecting Danilo D'Ambrosio's long pass, giving Inter a big win ahead of the Champions League visit of Porto on Wednesday.

February 18, 2023