Inter Milan celebrated its title of Italian champion, won at the start 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 its fans.
Inter, assured of being crowned for the 20th time in its history since its success (2-1) in the derby against AC Milan on Monday, signed its 28th victory in 34 matches thanks to a double from Hakan Calhanoglu (56th and 60th on penalty).
Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu after his second goal against Torino on April 28, 2024 at San Siro / Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP
The Nerazzurri suffered in the first period, with Torino offering the two clearest chances thanks to Colombian Duvan Zapata (15th and 17th).
But the exclusion of Adrien Tameze shortly after the break changed the face of the match: the Cameroonian defender from Torino was excluded for having mowed down just before the penalty area Henrix Mkhitaryan who was racing towards goal.
Inter further increased its lead over its 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!
Referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi, assisted by Tiziana Trasciatti and Francesca Di Monte before the match between Inter Milan and Torino on April 28, 2024 at San Siro / Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP
Simone Inzaghi’s team can beat several Serie A records by the end of the season, on May 26, including that of the largest gap between a champion and his runner-up (22 pts 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.
Inter Milan players parade through the streets of Milan after their Italian championship title on April 28, 2024 in Milan / Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP
At the end of the match, the new Italian champions took their places in two buses which, surrounded by thousands of unleashed Nerazzurri fans, moved slowly through the streets of Milan.
They had not yet reached the “Duomo”, the cathedral of the Lombard metropolis in the city center, at the start of the evening.
Bologna, which could come back to the level of Juventus Turin, was held in check at home (1-1) by Udinese, now led by the 2006 world champion Fabio Cannavaro.
Bologna remains 4th (63 pts) and can dream of the Champions League, but the race for the C1 remains undecided. Thiago Motta’s team can still be ahead of AS Rome (5th, 59 pts) and Atalanta (6th, 57 pts and a match in hand) who respectively drew (2-2) in Naples and beat Empoli (2-0).
Roma recorded on this occasion the return of its Franco-Ivorian defender Evan Ndicka, victim of illness in the middle of a match on April 14 and authorized to resume competition, the examinations having shown that he was not suffering from no heart problems.
