Inter Milan don clinch their 21st Serie A title with a solid 2-0 win over Parma for San Siro. The match wey dem play on Sunday see Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan score the goals wey secure the Scudetto with three games to spare.
Thuram open scoring for first-half added time, with a powerful right-foot finish wey enter corner, pass Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. The home fans dey wait until 80th minute before second goal come. Lautaro Martinez, wey just return from injury, send ball across face of goal for fellow substitute Mkhitaryan to slot home.
After final whistle, blue and gold ribbons scatter the pitch as Inter boss Cristian Chivu celebrate his first major prize as coach. Chivu, wey win Serie A three times as player with Inter, tell media before match say dem want to ‘kill off’ the Scudetto ‘as soon as possible’.
Inter dominate against 12th-placed Parma, with five of their 12 shots on target, compared to Parma wey get none from four. Dem also get 59% possession and three big chances. Inter don score 19 goals for their past six matches and win 26 of their 35 league games this season.
The title come after Inter disappoint for Champions League playoff-round exit to Bodo/Glimt for February. But dem fit still claim domestic double if dem beat Lazio for Coppa Italia final on May 13. Last time Inter win both league and cup for same season na 2011 when Jose Mourinho be coach.
Inter move 12 points clear of defending champions Napoli. Thuram, wey born for Parma while his father Lilian Thuram play there, talk say: ‘Since I arrived at Inter, it’s been a team that loves to stay together – on and off the field – and that’s our strength.’
Inter midfielder Nicolò Barella also yarn about life and football: ‘That’s football and life. There are difficult moments. For example, last season we came so close to everything and won nothing. In life you’ve always got to get back up on your feet.’
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