Rome (AFP)

Inter Milan, delivered at the end of the match against Hellas Verona (1-0), is only one step away from its first scudetto since 2010 while Juventus still disappointed against Fiorentina (1-1 ), Sunday during the 33rd day of Serie A.

Inter have provisionally thirteen points ahead of Milan (2nd), traveling Monday night to Lazio Rome, and Juve (3rd), and fourteen over Atalanta (4th), host of Bologna on Sunday night.

This gap, five days from the end, makes possible a coronation of the Interists from next weekend.

After two draws (Naples, La Spezia), Inter returned to victory in a fairly balanced match where it was not until the last quarter of an hour to see Matteo Darmian unlock the debates (76th), served by an excellent Achraf Hakimi who had touched the post on a free kick shortly before.

The collective explosion of joy of the Nerazzurri and their coach Antonio Conte was equal to the relief of a team for whom "the ball is getting heavier and heavier" to handle with the pressure, admitted the technician.

"For many players, this is the first time they find themselves in this situation. It's been a long time since Inter have won anything, it brings a little responsibility," said Conte, delighted to "maintain foot on the accelerator ".

Verona offered good opposition but badly negotiated a few blocks and was refused the equalizer for a slight fault by Davide Faraoni on goalkeeper Samir Handanovic (83rd).

Juventus, who have long forgotten their hopes for a tenth consecutive scudetto, continue their journey on alternating current, long dominated in envy by Fiorentina and too muddled in the second half.

- Pirlo "not satisfied" -

"We had a very bad first half, while it was a fundamental match in the fight for the Champions League," pleaded Andrea Pirlo.

La Viola, on the momentum of its first leg (3-0 victory in Turin) found the post by Erick Pulgar (21st) before opening the scoring quite logically, on a cold-blooded penalty from Dusan Vlahovic (29th) after a hand from Adrien Rabiot.

Alvaro Morata, launched in the resumption in place of Paolo Dybala, took only a few seconds to equalize with a nice kick of the left foot to ... Dybala (46th).

But the Turinese, orphans of the accelerations of Federico Chiesa (injured), did not manage to put a second, Cristiano Ronaldo, not successful these days, missing the match point (84th).

"We had a better attitude in the second half, it is with this behavior that we will win the next matches", wanted positive Morata, face closed.

Juve, still on a wire, is now threatened with leaving the Top 4 if Atalanta wins in the evening and Napoli on Monday against Torino.

And this while the sporting director Fabio Paratici assured before the match that Andrea Pirlo would still be the coach next season ... in the event of qualification for the C1.

"The expectations were different at the start of the season, the result is not what I wanted or what everyone wanted. We learn in every game, we try to do better, but I'm not satisfied, and the club neither, ”Pirlo commented.

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