Lautaro Martinez scored his a hundredth Serie A objective on Sunday as he netted twice in Inter Milan’s 4-0 thumping of Lecce which stored their league lead over Juventus at 9 factors. Argentina striker Martinez joined the 100 membership in Italy’s prime flight when he opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute in southern Italy. And 10 minutes after the break he slammed within the third for an Inter group which was virtually unrecognisable from the one which beat Atletico Madrid on Tuesday however nonetheless able to steamrollering their opposition.

“We’re constant, we play actually good soccer… I am actually completely happy as a result of we’re doing nice work and we have to preserve going as a result of it is not completed but,” mentioned Martinez to DAZN.

“After I left dwelling at 15 years previous I by no means imagined that I might expertise all this. It is all the way down to laborious work and the sacrifices my household made after I was a child.”

Davide Frattesi netted two minutes earlier than Martinez’s second and Stefan De Vrij rounded off the scoring in opposition to 14th-placed Lecce with a header from a 67th-minute nook.

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi made seven modifications from his group’s 1-0 Champions League win over Atletico however captain Martinez began and did the harm for Inter, as so typically he does.

The 26-year-old has scored 22 objectives in 23 league appearances in a sensational season for each him and his group because the Scudetto is beginning to seem like an inevitability.

Inter have received all 10 of their matches for the reason that flip of the 12 months and have stored 22 clear sheets this season.

They may very well be 12 factors clear earlier than subsequent weekend’s fixtures as they’ve their sport in hand on Wednesday night time, in opposition to Atalanta who held AC Milan to a 1-1 draw.

That fixture might be something however a stroll within the park as Atalanta have received 5 of their final six in Serie A however Inzaghi could have a clutch of rested starters recent and able to strike one other blow in a one-horse title race.

Leao ends drought

Rafael Leao hadn’t netted a league objective since his winner in opposition to Verona in late September and he ended his drought in gorgeous type on Sunday by rifling dwelling the opener from a good angle after nifty footwork.

The 24-year-old has scored thrice and arrange two extra in his final six video games in all competitions however Sunday was one other slip for third-placed Milan after final weekend’s chaotic defeat at Monza.

Teun Koopmeiners earned Atalanta a degree from the penalty spot three minutes earlier than half-time as Gian Piero Gasperini’s aspect gave up the ultimate Champions League spot to Bologna.

Milan have been irritated by the penalty as coach Stefano Pioli mentioned that Olivier Giroud “did not do something” when he was penalised by Daniele Orsato for mild contact with Emil Holm’s chest.

“Holm had his fingers on his face as if he’d been kicked within the head… If he would not go down like that Orsato would not assessment it,” mentioned Pioli.

Fifth-placed Atalanta should win their sport in hand at Inter so as to reclaim fourth as they’re two factors behind Bologna and 7 behind Milan.

Daniele Rugani pressured dwelling a stoppage time winner as Juventus defeated Frosinone 3-2 in Turin to finish a worrying four-match winless run.

Defender Rugani managed to get his boot on Dusan Vlahovic’s flick-on from a nook within the fifth and last minute of damage time and get Juve, in second, entering into the correct route.

Sunday’s win made Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri the primary in Serie A historical past to get greater than a thousand factors, his complete now at 1,002 in accordance with statistics supplier Opta.

Victor Osimhen’s second objective in a matter of days wasn’t sufficient to reignite Napoli’s hopes of European soccer as Zito Luvumbo struck within the 96th minute to grab a 1-1 draw for Cagliari and go away Napoli ninth.

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