Inter Milan secured a crucial victory of 2-1 over Fiorentina in San Sirou, moving them within one point from the Serie A leader Napoli.
Marko Arnautovic’s second half header sealed the victory for men of Simone Inzaghi, who avenged their 3-0 defeat of the same opposition only four days earlier.
Inter began to seek a change for their recent failure in Florence. The wing of Karlos Augusto and Captain Lautaro Martinez approached the opening of scoring, hitting wooden buildings in the early stages.
Their perseverance paid off in the 28th minute when the angle of Hakan Calhano brought to his own goal of Fiorentina, Central Marin Pongracic, giving Inter well deserved lead.
Fiorentina struggled to secure herself in the game, but they were handed a rescue line just before the break. The head of Robin of Gosensa hit the hand of Matteo Darmian inside the frame, which led to VAR examination for visitors.
Rolando Mandragor stepped and confidently sent a Spot-Kuka past Yann Sommer, lending the result at 1-1 before halftime.
Monday night that 3️⃣ Punti 🖤💙
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– Inter ⭐⭐ (@inter) 10. February 2025
Inter wasted a little time confirming his dominance in the second half, and replaced by Marko Arnautovic, who made a difference. The Austrian, who replaced Marcus Thuram in the first half due to injury, climbed the highest in the 52th minute to nod at home a precise cross from Augusto, returning Inter -O’s lead.
From that moment on, Inzaghi’s lateral controlled procedure, limiting Fiorentina to limited capabilities.
Despite the late pressure of visitors, including the long -term effort of Piotra Zielinski who forced the salvation from David de Gea, Inter kept the company to request all three points.
Victory sees Inter move up to 54 points, just one behind Napoli, holding them firmly in the race with the title
. Now on Sunday, they are preparing for a key conflict against the fifth plan of Juventus. Fiorentina, which remains sixth with 42 points, will look refused when he hosts 16th place the same day.
