The captain protects the champion: Lautaro prevents a surprise, Inter takes 1st place

It smelled like a surprise, Inter couldn't find a way to seriously threaten Genoa, but Lautaro Martinez's champion character made the difference.

And launched the current champion to first place in the Serie A table, albeit with a game more than Napoli.

The "Black and Blue" eventually found a way to win three points, it was 1:0 with a goal from Martinez in the 78th minute, who somehow, with the help of his rivals, pushed the ball into the net after a corner kick by Hakan Çalhanoglu..

Before that goal, Nicolo Barella hit the crossbar, and the Genoa team missed the target when Caleb Ekuban's shot was saved by Josep Martinez.

Inter then had several serious chances, the score remained 1:0, so Napoli must beat Como away on Sunday at 12.30:XNUMX if they want to return to the leading position before the head-to-head duel with their Scudetto rival next weekend in Naples.