MILAN:
Inter Milan moved eight factors clear on the high of Serie A after a snug 2-0 victory over hosts Cremonese on Sunday, however the victory was marred by a flare thrown on to the pitch from the away finish that narrowly missed residence goalkeeper Emil Audero.
The win takes Inter to 55 factors from 23 video games, eight forward of metropolis rivals AC Milan, who’ve a sport in hand. Cremonese lie in sixteenth with 23 factors from the identical variety of video games.
Lautaro Martinez and Piotr Zielinski scored first-half objectives because the guests took management of the competition and regardless of not discovering the again of the online once more, they by no means regarded unduly troubled by their hosts.
“There is a lengthy technique to go,” Martinez instructed DAZN. “We made errors, particularly within the first half, however there’s additionally quite a bit to get pleasure from as a result of the championship could be very balanced.”
Early within the second half a flare was thrown from the stands and landed close to Audero, who dropped to the ground however didn’t look like injured. The match continued following a brief delay.
“These items should not occur, there is a threat to an individual,” Martinez stated. “We’re placing on a present that may be seen all around the world. I apologise to Audero and all of the Cremonese followers.”
Inter have received 10 of their final 11 Serie A video games since dropping to AC Milan in November, their solely blemish in that run a 2-2 residence draw with Napoli.
Against this, Cremonese are winless in eight, with 5 defeats in that sequence, which leaves them six factors above the relegation zone.
The guests might need received by a better margin given their dominance of possession and possibilities, however did greater than sufficient to safe one other three factors.
Inter hit the entrance on 16 minutes because of a header from Martinez, who steered Federico Dimarco’s nook into the online. It was simply reward for a brilliant begin.
Cremonese had a good chance to equalise when Jamie Vardy was despatched by on purpose. Nevertheless, a heavy contact allowed Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer to get to the ball forward of him.
The ball swerved previous Audero, who will really feel he ought to have made the save, however the energy and the motion by the air left him floundering.
