The Nerazzurri, with a late match, remain in the rhythm of the co-leaders, three points from the Neapolitans and the Rossoneri, who will receive Bologna on Monday at the end of this 31st day.

Inter mates Juve

Threatened with being ejected from the podium in the event of defeat, the Nerazzurri were able to respond to the physical challenge imposed for 90 minutes by a dominating but unlucky Juventus (4th), with two posts.

Everything was played on an incredible episode of VAR and missed penalty then to withdraw, which lasted seven minutes just before the break.

Bianconero goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny couldn't do anything on Hakan Calhanoglu's second attempt (45 + 5th), after stopping the Turkish's first.

The VAR, which had already intervened to show the fault of Alvaro Morata having escaped the referee, had again invited itself after the failure of the Milanese to signal that the Turin defender Matthijs De Ligt had entered the surface too early.

Hakan Calhanoglu offered victory to Inter Milan against Juve, on penalty, on April 3, 2022 in Turin Filippo MONTEFORTE AFP

This success is "a fundamental step", welcomed the Nerazzurro coach Simone Inzaghi, nevertheless cautious: "This victory makes us proud, but we have not done anything yet."

For his counterpart Massimiliano Allegri, Inter is in any case more than ever "favorite", especially given its calendar "easier than those of Naples and AC Milan".

Juve is "definitely out of the race" for the title, agreed the technician after this first defeat after sixteen matches without a loss in the league.

Napoli put the pressure on

"The scudetto? We believe in it, we have always believed in it", assures Lorenzo Insigne, decided to leave Napoli at the end of the season (to join Toronto) on a championship title, which would be the first since the two obtained at the Maradona era (1987, 1990).

The winger, more successful with the Napoli jersey (red on Sunday) than under that of the Nazionale, put his team in orbit with two decisive kicks against Atalanta.

Napoli too strong for Atalanta Bergamo beaten at home with a goal from Matteo Politano (left), April 3, 2022 MIGUEL MEDINA AFP

He first transformed into force a penalty obtained by Dries Mertens, responsible for making people forget the suspended Victor Osimhen (14th).

Then quickly played a free kick to offer an impeccable volley to Matteo Politano (37th) in the middle of an apathetic defense.

Eljif Elmas ensured the success of the "Partenopei" against (81st), after Atalanta had reopened the match thanks to a header from Marten De Roon (58th).

- Roma take advantage -

Behind the detached Top 4, to whom the four tickets for the C1 seem promised, the fight remains open for runners-up in the Europa League (5th or even 6th depending on the winner of the Italian Cup) and in the Conference Europa League (6th or 7th).

Atalanta (7th) has almost said goodbye to the Champions League, a competition it has played in for the past three seasons.

But will also have to whip for "small" Europe, overtaken by Lazio (6th), victorious on Saturday from Sassuolo (2-1), and Roma, which won Sunday at Sampdoria Genoa (1-0).

AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho gives tactical instructions to his players, February 19, 2022 Andreas SOLARO AFP / Archives

Henrikh Mkhitaryan closely concluded a nice collective movement from goalkeeper Rui Patricio and passed through the left lane between the feet of the young side who goes up to the Giallorossi, Nicola Zalewski, 20 years old.

Fiorentina, eighth 4 points behind Roma but with a late game, like Atalanta, also remains in the running after their victory in the Tuscan derby against Empoli (1-0).

Everything was decided at the start of the second half with the exclusion of Empoli defender Sebastiano Luperto, behind the Argentinian winger of Viola Nicolas Gonzalez.

Which scored a few seconds later on the free kick born of this fault (58th).

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