Inter Milan ended their partnership at the top of the Italian Football League with neighbors Milan when they inflicted a humiliating 5-1 defeat in the “Derby of Anchor” in Milan in the fourth round of the competition, while Juventus continued their vigil. In another match, defending champions Napoli avoided a second defeat to earn a tough 2-2 draw at hosts Genoa, beating hosts Lazio 3-1 in which their Serbian international striker Dusan Vlahovic scored.
In the first leg at Milan’s Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Inter Milan showed its teeth early on, sending a message to its rivals about its seriousness in reclaiming the title it has lost to Milan and Napoli in the past two years.
Inter Milan won their fourth in a row and became the only team with a perfect score this season, taking their tally to 12 points, while their neighbors suffered their first loss and dropped to third place with nine points, one point behind Juventus.
Coach Simone Inzaghi’s men have confirmed their superiority in the last five matches in various derby matches, the last of which was the Champions League semi-final last season, with Inter winning 2-0 in the first leg and 1-0 in the return leg. , lost to Manchester City of England in the final.
Never before in Milan derby history (238 derbies) have Inter won five consecutive matches against Milan in all competitions. Milan had previously suffered a humiliating defeat in the league in March 1974. In another match, Serbian international striker Dusan Vilahovic kept his Juventus side on alert and scored a brace in the well to make it 10 points. 3-1 win over its host Lazio.
Vilahovic scored the first and third goals in the 10th and 67th minutes, Federico Ceesa scored the second (26) and Spaniard Luis Alberto scored the only goal for Lazio (64).