Serie A

Lautaro Martinez's brace got Inter Milan back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Empoli 4-2 and keep their Serie A title hopes alive.

40' GOAL FOR INTER! An own goal from Romagnoli and maybe that is what they needed to get back into the game. Now the referee is looking at the video screen. 5' GOAL FOR EMPOLI! What a fantastic start! 23' PENALTY FOR INTER! It looked like Parisi got the ball when Barella went down. It would have been easy to give the award to Lautaro Martinez whose two efforts which won the game were sublime. But when they needed them most, their key men took control and turned the game back in their favour.

Two goals from Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez helped Inter Milan secure a nervy 4-2 home win over Empoli on Friday as Simone Inzaghi's side kept their ...

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Inter suffered a scare at home to Empoli on Friday evening, with their Serie A title hopes temporarily in tatters before coming roaring back to beat the ...

Lautaro netter again in the second half to put the hosts ahead and Alexis Sanchez killed things off in stoppage time. AC Milan can retake top spot away to Hellas Verona on Sunday evening. A familiar face in Andrea Pinamonti put the champions behind, before Kristjan Asllani doubled Empoli’s lead.

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Napoli sits on 70 points while Juve is extremely close behind with 69. Inter Milan is close behind with their odds at +110. AC Milan currently holds the lead with 77 points, but last year’s champions Inter Milan are hot on their trail, sitting just two points behind at 75.

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Empoli at San Siro and return to the top of Serie A.

They would be relegated on Sunday if Stuttgart win, though that game is away at champions Bayern Munich. Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Empoli at San Siro and return to the top of Serie A. Inter fight back to go top of Serie A as Genoa dramatically boost survival hopes

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Edin Dzeko almost had a fourth in stoppages, his angled drive bouncing off the inside of the far post. Barella robbed Asllani in midfield, Hakan Calhanoglu pulled back from the by-line for Lautaro Martinez’s first-time strike off the outside of the boot from 12 yards. Lautaro Martinez nodded over and a deflected Denzel Dumfries cross-shot flashed across the face of goal.

(Reuters) -Two goals from Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez helped Inter Milan secure a nervy 4-2 home win over Empoli on Friday as Simone Inzaghi's ...

The Argentina international bagged his second of the evening in the 64th minute when he fired a rebound past the keeper to put the hosts ahead for the first time, before Alexis Sanchez sealed all three points in injury time. But Inzaghi’s side levelled just before break when Martinez found the right corner for his 18th league goal of the campaign, with the goal waking Inter up as they started to create more opportunities before halftime. Empoli remain 14th on 37 points.

Inter went 2-0 down at home to Empoli - including a goal from one of their loan players; a Lautaro Martinez double and Alexis Sanchezs late goal helped ...

Marseille, who began the weekend in second, can reclaim their spot on Sunday if they beat Lorient. After this weekend, just two Serie A matchdays remain to decide this season's Scudetto winner. Inter Milan nearly threw away their Serie A title chances but came from 2-0 at home to Empoli to win 4-2 - and return to the top of the Italian top flight for 48 hours at least.

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Empoli at San Siro and return to the top of Serie A.

They would be relegated on Sunday if Stuttgart win, though that game is away at champions Bayern Munich. Inter took charge after the break, with Martinez pouncing on a rebound to grab his second of the night in the 64th minute and Alexis Sanchez sealing the win in injury time. Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan hit back from two goals down to beat Empoli at San Siro and return to the top of Serie A.

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The visitors shocked Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic in the fifth minute when striker Andrea Pinamonti latched on to a brilliant low cross from Szymon Zurkowski to score his 13th goal of the season. Empoli remain 14th on 37 points. The victory put defending champions Inter one point ahead of AC Milan, who can regain top spot with a win at ninth-placed Verona on Sunday in their bid to secure a first Scudetto since 2011.