The Game Turned Late
MILAN — Lautaro Martinez returned from injury and reminded everyone exactly what Inter Milan had been missing. The striker scored in the second minute and added another in the 52nd, and Inter routed visiting Roma 5-2 on Sunday at San Siro to end a four-match winless streak across all competitions.
Hakan Calhanoglu, Marcus Thuram and Nicolò Barella also found the net for Inter. Gianluca Mancini briefly equalized for Roma before Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled another back late, but by then the outcome had long been settled.
The trophy did not need much decoration; the season had already done most of the talking.
The Small Details Added Up
The victory moved Inter nine points clear of city rival AC Milan and 10 points ahead of defending champion Napoli, which still has a match in hand. That gap may not sound enormous in early April, but in a compressed title race with European commitments still in the balance, it is exactly the kind of cushion that lets a manager sleep easier.
Bologna, meanwhile, grabbed a 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Cremonese. Joao Mario and Jonathan Rowe scored early before Federico Bonazzoli converted a penalty late. Both teams had a player sent off in stoppage time — Youssef Maleh for Cremonese and Lewis Ferguson for Bologna. Jamie Vardy did not play for Cremonese, sitting out with a muscle injury.
The Table Looks Different
Torino won 1-0 at last-place Pisa thanks to an 80th-minute goal from Che Adams.