Italy: Inter Milan, celebrate champion

Inter Milan celebrated their title as Italian champion, won at the beginning of the week, with a victory against Torino (2-0) and a parade in the streets of Milan in front of tens of thousands of fans.

Inter, assured of being crowned for the 20th time in their history since the success (2-1) in the derby against AC Milan on Monday, signed their 28th win in 34 matches thanks to a double from Hakan Calhanoglu (56th and 60th of penalty kick). ).

The Nerazzurri suffered in the first period, with Torino providing the two clearest chances thanks to Colombian Duvan Zapata (15th and 17th).

But the sending-off of Adrien Tameze shortly after half-time changed the face of the game: the Cameroon defender from Torino was sent off for bringing down just before the penalty area Henrix Mkhitaryan who raced towards goal.

Inter further increased their lead over their two great rivals, AC Milan and Juventus, who neutralized each other 0-0 on Saturday: Milan, 2nd, is 19 points behind and Juve, 3rd, 24 points!

Simone Inzaghi’s side could break several Serie A records by the end of the season on May 26, including the biggest gap between a champion and his runner-up (22 points between Inter and AS Roma in 2006-07)

“We are convinced that this group of players can play at a very high level for a long time to come,” warned Massimiliano Farris, Inzaghi’s deputy.

Return of Ndicka

The match was refereed by an exclusively female trio, formed by Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi, assisted by Tiziana Trasciatti and Francesca Di Monte, a first in Serie A.

At the end of the match, the new Italian champions took their seats in two buses which, surrounded by thousands of raucous Nerazzurri fans, moved slowly through the streets of Milan.

They should reach the “Duomo”, the cathedral of the Lombard metropolis in the center, early in the evening.

Bologna, who could return to Juventus Torino’s level, were held at home (1-1) by Udinese, led for the first time by 2006 world champion Fabio Cannavaro.

Bologna remains in 4th place (63 points) and can dream of the Champions League, but is still threatened by AS Rome (5th, 58 points) and Atalanta (7th, 54 points and two games) who face Napoli (8th place) early in the evening. and Empoli (15th).

On this occasion, Roma register the return of their Franco-Ivorian defender Evan Ndicka, victim of illness in the middle of a match on 14 April and authorized to resume the competition, as examinations have shown that he did not suffer from any heart problem.