Inter Milan 2-0 Salernitana: Martinez scores the only goal of the game

Inter Milan 2-0 Salernitana: Lautaro Martinez opens the scoring for Simone Inzaghi’s side before Nicolo Barella’s strike seals comfortable home win

  • Inter Milan finally managed to produce some consistency on Sunday afternoon
  • They beat Salernitana 2-0 at home to secure all three points from their clash
  • Lautaro Martinez, 25, scored the opening goal of the game in the 13th minute
  • Nicolo Barella extended Inter’s lead in the second half with a left footed strike

Goals by striker Lautaro Martinez and midfielder Nicolo Barella helped Inter Milan ease to a comfortable 2-0 home win over Salernitana in Serie A on Sunday.

Inter opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Lautaro, who lashed a shot from outside the box and the ball bounced in front of Salernitana keeper Luigi Sepe before finding the bottom corner.

The Argentine striker was delighted to have found the back of the net after a goalless streak of five league games.

Lautaro Martinez who scored the opening goal of the game against Salernitana on Sunday

He slotted it into the bottom left corner with a right footed shot from outside of the box 

Meanwhile, Barella doubled Inter’s advantage at the San Siro in the 58th minute of the game

Barella doubled Inter’s advantage at the San Siro in the 58th minute, controlling the ball superbly in the box and placing a shot into the bottom right corner.

As a result, Inter – who were last season’s runners-up – moved up one place to seventh in the standings on 18 points. 

They are one point behind AS Roma and two adrift of fifth-placed AC Milan who have a game in hand and play at Verona later on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Salernitana remain 12th on 10 points.

More to follow… 

He controlled the ball superbly in the box and placing a shot into the bottom right corner

As a result, Simone Inzaghi’s side emerged victorious, winning the Serie A game 2-0

MATCH FACTS 

Inter Milan starting XI: Onana; Skriniar, De Vrij, Acerbi; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro, Dzeko.

Salernitana starting XI: Sepe; Daniliuc, Gyomber, Pirola; Mazzocchi, L. Coulibaly, Vilhena, Kastanos, Candreva; Piatek, Boulaye Dia. 




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