The victory sees Cristian Chivu's side extend their unbeaten Serie A streak to 14 matches, while also increasing their cushion at the top of the table to 10 points. But Inter were made to work for their victory as Lecce dug in to deny the visitors a routine passage, with Luis Henrique seeing a controlled volley saved early on despite a heavy deflection. Marcus Thuram and Francesco Pio Esposito also saw efforts on target denied, with the latter's glancing header tipped around the post superbly by Wladimiro Falcone.
Jens Petter Hauge never really hit the levels that AC Milan hoped for, but the Norwegian winger still keeps the club close to his heart. After leaving Milan, the young winger has gone on to have a pretty decent interesting career. Of course, the initial hopes were that he would be a key figure for the Rossoneri for years to come, but his 18 appearances in Serie A summarise how far that unfortunately went.
We could have done better; the last few years of head-to-head matches have weighed on us. The important thing is that we brought it home. We tried to do well even when we were struggling. We were naive in letting them draw. But we brought it home. The championship is still long, I hope this match gives us peace of mind, that it allows us to work harder and give us a competitive end to the season.
Chivu is having an excellent first season in charge of Inter, a club that he represented as a player for many years. Some had concerns about his lack of top flight coaching experience, and yet he has the Nerazzurri eight points clear at the top, albeit with Milan having a game in hand. If the Rossoneri beat Pisa tonight that will become five points, adding a bit of pressure ahead of their game against the Bianconeri.
The Gunners have looked a little light up front in recent times after injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, while Viktor Gyokeres has been unconvincing in his first season at the Emirates Stadium. Esposito is someone who's caught Arsenal's eye, with Berta looking to gather key details on the 20-year-old, according to Football Transfers. Mikel Arteta also seems to be on board, with Arsenal as a whole clearly recognizing the need to bring in a top young attacking player.
Inter Milan will play on the road versus Sassuolo on Sunday, after each won their most recent match in Serie A - beating US Cremonese and SC Pisa, respectively. We provide our prediction for this matchup in the article below. Inter Milan vs. Sassuolo Prediction & Odds Inter Milan Moneyline: -228 Sassuolo Moneyline: +600 Draw Moneyline: +354 Predicted Score: Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 1
