Juventus gamers rejoice after Filip Kostic’s aim helps down Inter Milan (AP Photo)
Filip Kostic scored the solo aim as Juventus edged Inter Milan by 1-0 whereas Napoli thrashed Torino 4-0 to edge nearer to the Serie A title
Filip Kostic continued Juventus’ push in direction of Serie A’s European locations with the one aim in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Inter Milan, a end result which additionally meant Napoli prolonged their lead to 19 factors thanks to a 4-0 thrashing of Torino.
Serbia winger Kostic rifled residence the winner 22 minutes into an underwhelming encounter on the San Siro, his third league aim of the season enraging Inter who couldn’t imagine it wasn’t dominated out for an Adrien Rabiot handball.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi described the aim as “unacceptable within the VAR period”, saying that he could “barely speak” in regards to the match such was his outrage on the determination.
VAR officers took a number of minutes to resolve there have been no photographs which confirmed the handball and provides Kostic’s strike, permitting seventh-placed Juve to transfer up to 41 factors, seven from the Champions League positions.
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“The referee’s determination needs to be accepted, after they go nicely for you and after they don’t,” said an irritated Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri to DAZN when pressed on his view of the incident.
Allegri’s side are hoping their 15-point penalty for illicit transfer activity is overturned as that would put them second, a position now occupied by Lazio who won a tense Rome derby 1-0.
Inter have been wildly inconsistent all season and their ninth loss of the campaign came against a Juve team missing a host of injured or unfit players.
Napoli now only need 15 more points to guarantee the league title, even if Lazio win all of their remaining 11 matches. Without the deduction, Juve would still trail Napoli by 15 points.
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The only negatives for Juve were substitute Federico Chiesa limping off with seven minutes remaining and Leandro Paredes being red-carded alongside Inter’s Danilo D’Ambrosio as tempers flared after the final whistle.
– Napoli march on –
Victor Osimhen took his league-leading goal tally to 21 with two towering headers with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scoring a 35th-minute penalty in a simple win for champions-elect Napoli at Torino.
Kvaratskhelia also laid on Tanguy Ndombele’s first Serie A goal in the 68th minute following great hold-up play from Osimhen as Napoli took another step towards a first league title since 1990 in front of an army of fans in Turin.
“No one deserves this more than the Napoli fans… I’m really happy to put a smile on their faces,” Osimhen advised DAZN.
It appears solely a matter of time earlier than Napoli seal a historic Scudetto, one which can comply with a marketing campaign of breathtaking soccer that has Osimhen satisfied they’ll additionally win the Champions League.
Once Kvaratskhelia rolled in his 14th aim of the season, Torino provided up no resistance. They dropped down to eleventh, stage on 37 factors with Bologna and ninth-placed Fiorentina, who gained their seventh straight match in all competitions 1-0 over Lecce.
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