Rome (AFP)

Inter Milan, wide 3-0 winners in Genoa on Saturday on Matchday 36 of the Italian league, dispossess Atalanta Bergamo of second place and put pressure on Juventus, who have only 4 points left. 'advanced.

Dominating for a long time, the Lombard club opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a header from Romelu Lukaku. Genoa then raised the tone to return to the score, without success, and was punished at the end of the match by a goal from Alexis Sanchez, receiving a cross from Victor Moses (83rd) and the double from Lukaku (93rd ), for his 23rd goal of the season in the league.

With 76 points, the Interists (2nd) are now one point ahead of the Bergamasques, hung Friday at San Siro by AC Milan (1-1). Thanks to this sixth game without defeat (3 wins, 3 draws), they also make sure to stay at the end of this day in front of Lazio Rome (4th, 72 pts), which will move Sunday on the ground of the 'Hellas Verona.

The 38th and final day meeting between Inter and Atalanta is increasingly shaping up to be a duel for second place between the two Lombard teams, who have already qualified for the Champions League next season.

With four points ahead at the top of Serie A, Juventus will have on Sunday, against Sampdoria Genoa at home, a second chance to secure a ninth title in a row, and thus stop any inclination of its prosecutors to prevent it.

The Turinese missed Thursday, losing 2-1 to Udine, their first title ball. They have three left, which should be more than enough ... if they do not let themselves be disturbed by the approaching Champions League.

"We must be combative and not lose our minds," Maurizio Sarri, the Turin coach, warned on Saturday. Juve must receive Lyon on August 7 in the round of 16 second leg, after the disappointment suffered in the first leg in February (1-0 defeat).

Parma (10th), who beat Brescia 2-1 on Saturday, comes back with 46 points in contact with Hellas Verona (9th, 46 pts) and approaches Sassuolo (8th, 48 pts) who plays in the evening in Naples. Brescia, for its part, has already been assured for several days of returning to Serie B next season, a year after its accession to the top flight.

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