Inter Milan rout Sassuolo to extend Serie A lead
Inter Milan routed 10-man Sassuolo 5-0 on Sunday to extend its Serie A lead to eight points over AC Milan, which didn’t play this weekend because of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Yann Bisseck and Marcus Thuram scored in the first half for Inter. Lautaro Martinez, Manuel Akanji and Luis Henrique added second-half goals to give Inter its fifth straight win in all competitions.
Federico Dimarco contributed with three assists. Sassuolo was coming off two straight victories after a series of seven winless games. It played with 10 men from the 54th minute after Nemanja Matic was shown a second yellow card. The hosts, sitting in 11th place, had only one attempt on target.
Second-place Milan couldn’t host Como this weekend after the San Siro stadium was used for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. That issue had prompted Serie A to consider moving the match to Perth, Australia. The game will now be played on Feb. 18.
Juve equalises late: Pierre Kalulu scored six minutes into stoppage time as fourth-place Juventus salvaged a 2-2 home draw with eighth-place Lazio after being two goals down. Lazio went ahead with Pedro’s goal in first-half added time, and doubled its lead soon after the break with Gustav Isaksen’s goal in the 47th. Juventus pulled closer with a goal from Weston McKennie in the 59th before Kalulu equalized with a header.
