Rumors of sacking for Simone Inzaghi are a thing of the past. 180 minutes of football against Barcelona in the 3rd and 4th round of the Champions League group stage seemed to be all that Inter needed to extricate themselves from a rather thankless situation. Back-to-back defeats against Udinese and Roma put the Nerazzurri in a rather ungrateful and uncomfortable situation, but instead of being deepened, the victory against the Catalans at Giuseppe Meazza, and a draw at Camp Nou, most certainly worth a passage to the knockout phase of the European elite, returned Inter’s shaken confidence. Inzaghi’s men used it for a routine triumph against Salernitana in the 10th round of Serie A – 2:0.62 – Lautaro Martínez (145 apps) has scored his goal number 62 in Serie A, equalling Diego Milito (128 apps) at the 13th place of the Nerazzurri scorers ranking in the top-flight. Tango.#InterSalernitana pic.twitter.com/6B6uspGWM9— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) October 16, 2022 Between the two duels with Barcelona, Inter defeated Sassuolo and then got three points against the team from Salerno. For the first time since the start of the season and the opening two rounds, the Nerazzurri can boast of two consecutive victories in Serie A. And last season, the Milan giants is quite successful in solving games against teams of the middle and lower class of Italian football, but in order to regain the title of a serious favorite for the Scudetto, they will have to start winning derbies as well. Let’s remember, he has lost all three so far, against Lazio, Milan, and Roma.And while Romelu Lukaku, hasn’t played a competitive match for Inter since the 3rd round, Lautaro Martinez is a man whom Inzaghi can trust. In the 14th minute, with a surgically precise shot from about twenty meters, the Argentinian reached the numbers of compatriot Diego Milito in Serie A. Lautaro scored his 62nd goal in his 145th league match, Milito needed 17 matches less for the same feat.A little before the end of the hour, Inter scored a goal that completely erased any pressure in the final third of the match. After the Nerazzurri stole the ball in the middle of the pitch, Hakan Calhanoglu sent a teledirected ball to Nicollo Barela, and the midfielder did brilliantly in the penalty area and for the first time since joining Inter (2019/20 competition), he scored in two consecutive games in all competitions. He previously scored the all-important equalizer against Barcelona at Camp Nou. The victory pushed Inter within reach of the Champions League spot and within six points of Atalanta, the current league holder.SERIE A – MATCHDAYSaturday Empoli – Monza 1-0 (1-0)/Haas 11/Torino – Juventus 0-1 (0-1)/Vlahovic 74/Atalanta- Sassuolo 2-1 (1-1)/Pasalic 45-+2, Lookman 46 – Kyriokolopus 41/Sunday Inter – Salernitana 2-0 (1-0)/Lautaro 14, Barella 58/16.00: (2.30) Lazio (3.50) Udinese (3.35)16.00: (2.55) Spezia (3.30) Cremonese (3.10)19.00: (1.31) Napoli (6.00) Bologna (10.0)21.45: (6.25) Verona (4.10) Milan (1.63)Monday 19.30: (5.40) Sampdoria (3.70) Roma (1.79)21.45: (3.90) Lecce (3.25) Fiorentina (2.19)***odds are subject to change
