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Inter Milan temporarily took the lead in the Italian Championship thanks to their 3-0 victory at Cagliari on matchday 18 on Saturday.
After this fifth consecutive victory, the reigning champion has a total of 40 points, like Atalanta Bergamo, which it is ahead of thanks to its goal difference (+30 against +23).
But Atalanta, who have won their last eleven Serie A matches, can return to the lead on Saturday evening if they beat Lazio or draw at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
For its last match of the year, Inter showed a long labored face in the first period, before logically taking the upper hand but without shining on Cagliari after returning from the locker room.
Italian international Alessandro Bastoni opened the scoring in the 53rd minute with a lofted header which surprised the Sardinian goalkeeper.
Inter’s Argentinian captain Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead in the 71st minute for his first league goal in almost two months.
Hakan Calhanoglu brought the score to 3-0 on a penalty (78th) and definitively knocked out Cagliari which remains in a precarious position (18th, 14 pts).
