Martinez brace helps Inter Milan crush Roma 5-2, reignite Serie A title bid

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Martinez brace helps Inter Milan crush Roma 5-2, reignite Serie A title bid

Inter Milan routs Roma 5-2

Lautaro Martinez scored twice in his first action since February and Inter routed visiting Roma 5-2 on Sunday at the San Siro, ending a four-match winless streak across all competitions.

The Argentine striker scored in the second and 52nd minutes. Hakan Calhanoglu, Marcus Thuram and Nicolò Barella also found the net for Inter.

Roma briefly level through Gianluca Mancini before Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled one back late. Inter moved nine points ahead of city rival AC Milan and 10 ahead of defending champion Napoli, which hosts Milan on Monday.

Bologna beats Cremonese, sets up Aston Villa clash

Bologna won 2-1 at relegation-threatened Cremonese to move up to eighth place ahead of their Europa League quarterfinal against Aston Villa on Thursday.

Joao Mario and Jonathan Rowe scored early for Bologna before Federico Bonazzoli converted a late penalty for Cremonese. Both teams had a player sent off in stoppage time.

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