Lautaro Martinez’s goal gave Inter Milan a narrow win at Fiorentina as they returned to the top of Serie A.
The Argentine striker scored a near-post header from Kristjan Asllani’s corner in the first half.
Fiorentina were awarded a penalty 15 minutes from time after Inter keeper Yann Sommer collided with M’Bala Nzola but Nicolas Gonzalez’s weak effort was easily saved.
Inter are a point ahead of second-placed Juventus.
A super flying save from Sommer denied Giacomo Bonaventura in the 33rd minute, while Nzola’s fierce strike was well blocked just before the break.
Luca Ranieri also headed wide from Rolando Mandragora’s corner in the closing stages as La Viola fell to defeat.
Meanwhile, defending champions Napoli were held to a goalless draw at Lazio and remain ninth in the table, four points off the Champions League places.
Line-ups
Fiorentina
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Terracciano
- 22Faraoni
- 28MartÃnez
- 16Ranieri
- 65ParisiSubstituted forMilenkovicat 89′minutes
- 6ArthurSubstituted forLopezat 45′minutes
- 32DuncanSubstituted forMandragoraat 83′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11IkonéBooked at 45minsSubstituted forGonzálezat 61′minutes
- 9BeltránSubstituted forBarákat 83′minutes
- 5Bonaventura
- 18Nzola
Substitutes
- 4Milenkovic
- 7Sottil
- 8Lopez
- 10González
- 19Infantino
- 26Mina
- 30Martinelli
- 33Kayode
- 37Comuzzo
- 38Mandragora
- 40Vannucchi
- 72Barák
- 73Amatucci
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1SommerBooked at 75mins
- 28PavardBooked at 82minsSubstituted forBisseckat 83′minutes
- 6de Vrij
- 95BastoniBooked at 42minsSubstituted forAcerbiat 60′minutes
- 36DarmianSubstituted forDumfriesat 60′minutes
- 16Frattesi
- 21Asllani
- 22Mkhitaryan
- 30Zopolato Neves
- 9ThuramSubstituted forArnautovicat 60′minutes
- 10La MartÃnezSubstituted forSánchezat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Dumfries
- 5Sensi
- 8Arnautovic
- 12Di Gennaro
- 14Klaassen
- 15Acerbi
- 17Buchanan
- 31Bisseck
- 32Dimarco
- 41Akinsanmiro
- 50Stankovic
- 70Sánchez
- 77Audero
- Referee:
- Gianluca Aureliano
Live Text
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Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.
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Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.
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Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
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Attempt missed. AntonÃn Barák (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
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Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
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Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
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Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
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Substitution, Fiorentina. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Fabiano Parisi.
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Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
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Offside, Fiorentina. M’Bala Nzola is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas MartÃnez.
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Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Alfred Duncan.
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Substitution, Fiorentina. AntonÃn Barák replaces Lucas Beltrán.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Benjamin Pavard.
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Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
