Plucky Udinese tormented Inter at Staadio Giuseppe Meazza, but strikes from former Manchester United player Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan and a late Lautaro Martinez goal gave the hosts three points and faint hopes of catching runaway leaders Napoli.Lukaku gave Inter the lead from the penalty spot at the second attempt in the 20th minute, his first league goal since their opening match of the season at Lecce.
But Sandi Lovric gave the away side a deserved equaliser with a powerful strike two minutes before half-time.However, Mkhitaryan popped up with a goal 20 minutes from time to make the prolonged period of dominance count. It was a lovely side-footed volley from the Armenian legend and was surely the best moment of the game.##NAJAVA_MECA_7031470##Lautaro added the late third to wrap the points up, gathering all the frustration from the 90 minutes to dart in the killer-goal.Inter – Udinese in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/kAChqKP4dp— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) February 18, 2023 That said, there will likely be more frustration for Simone Inzaghi’s men as they still have an impossible 15.point gap to close. SERIE AFridaySassuolo – Napoli 0-2 (0-2)/Kvaratskhelia 12, Osimhen 33/SaturdaySampdoria – Bologna 1-2 (0-1)/Sabiri 68 pen – Soriano 27, Orsolini 90/Monza – Milan 0-1 (0-1)/Messias 31/Inter – Udinese 3-1 (1-1)/Lukaku 20 pen, Mkhitaryan 73, Martinez 89 – Lovric 43/Sunday14.30: (1.50) Atalanta (4.10) Lecce (7.00)17.00: (1.65) Fiorentina (3.70) Empoli (5.70)17.00: (5.70) Salernitana (3.80) Lazio (1.70)20.00: (6.00) Spezia (3.70) Juventus (1.62)22.45: (1.62) Roma (3.60) Verona (6.25)Monday22.45: (1.68) Torino (3.60) Cremonese (5.60)***odds are subject to change
