Rome (AFP)

Inter Milan passed a tough test Wednesday beating Lazio Rome 1-0, their fifth victory in five days, which allowed them to take the first place in the Italian league at Juventus, with which the duel seems launched.

. Inter goes on

The first three days were calm and victorious against some very affordable opponents, then the road was clear for Inter, with the derby against AC Milan and Lazio on Wednesday.

But the team of Antonio Conte has responded with two successes, 2-0 and 1-0 against the Romans, confirming its great strength.

The Milanese scored by D'Ambrosio, scorer of the head on a center of Biraghi, then relied on their goalkeeper Handanovic, author of three parades of class even before the break.

Lazio side, who slipped to eighth place, the goalkeeper Strakosha has also managed some miracles, Barella and then Politano, and the score has not moved.

With 15 points, Inter takes the lead with two more points ahead of Juventus. And in 10 days, the first direct confrontation between the two favorites of the championship is scheduled in San Siro.

. Naples and Roma fall

Inter and Juve seem all the more thrown into a long duel as Naples, the third suspected thief, has already suffered its second defeat of the season on Wednesday.

However, Carlo Ancelotti's men were largely dominant against Cagliari and twice touched the posts by Mertens.

All the second period was played in the Sardinian camp, but a counter was enough in Cagliari, concluded by Castro in the 87th minute. To further weigh down the Neapolitan record, Koulibaly was expelled for protest after the goal.

Naples is only fourth, already six points behind Inter and tied with Cagliari. "I am very disappointed with the result, the match was well played, well managed, we created a lot, touched two poles ... The result is disappointing but it is still an excellent performance", regretted Ancelotti.

On the third step of the podium, there is Atalanta Bergamo, who won 2-0 on the ground of AS Roma in a clash between European teams.

For Roma, it is a real stunt since the men of Paulo Fonseca, authors of a rather satisfying start to the season, fall for the first time. They find themselves sixth while waiting for Torino-AC Milan on Thursday.

The first goal of Atalanta was scored by the Colombian Zapata, after an action started by an error of the French Veretout Roman side (71). At the very end of the game, De Roon raised the score to 2-0, this time with a missed exit by Roman goalkeeper Lopez.

. Ribery wears Fiorentina

At the bottom of the table, Fiorentina won their first win of the season by beating Sampdoria Genoa 2-1 and the love story between Viola and Franck Ribery continues.

The Frenchman, author of a first period of very high level before lifting the foot after the break, left the field in the 72nd minute on a standing ovation.

He gave a decisive pass to Pezzella on Fiorentina's opening half-hour mark and even before the break, he had two free-kicks at the edge of the area and produced two yellow cards.

Fiorentina, who had not yet won this season despite good performances, is 15th and leaves the red lantern to his victim of the day.

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