Inter Milan’s Serie A title party continues as Tammy Abraham saves Roma at Napoli | football news

Inter Milan’s official Serie A title party was in full swing on Sunday as the newly-crowned champions were applauded by thousands across the city following a straightforward 2-0 win over 10-man Torino. Simone Inzaghi’s team traveled on an open-top bus tour of Milan to the northern Italian city’s iconic piazza del Duomo, where fans lit lamps and set off fireworks in honor of their heroes, who secured a 20th league title with five matches remaining. Claimed the championship. Excessive.

Supporters, most of whom had not had the chance to watch Inter win the Scudetto by beating local rivals AC Milan in a thrilling derby on Monday night, lined the streets as the team crawled towards Milan’s imposing Gothic cathedral Was.

Those who were at San Siro on Sunday saw Hakan Calhanoglu’s second-half double, a superb first-time strike in the 56th minute and a penalty four minutes later, giving Inter their 28th league win of the season.

Calhanoglu’s role in winning the lunchtime clash was fitting as the Turkey captain has been instrumental in Inter’s title run, having developed into one of Europe’s best playmakers since signing from Milan three years ago.

The 30-year-old is a hated figure of AC Milan supporters, but he has rubbed his former fans in the face this season, which has possibly been the best of his career with Euro 2024 on the horizon.

His two goals took his goal tally in all competitions for the season to 15 and extended Inter’s lead over second-place Milan to 19 points.

“Today is an amazing day, I don’t want to talk about that other group (AC Milan). Today I’m going to have fun,” Calhanoglu said.

Inter were helped when Torino’s Adrian Tamez was sent off for a tackle on Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the 49th minute, and once Calhanoglu got his second of the day, the match became a side show.

Inzaghi’s team have pressing issues off the pitch, such as repayment of a huge emergency loan to US investment fund Oaktree and the hope of a new stadium, but on Sunday fans were more concerned about a party that was set to last all night.

Abraham saved Roma

Tammy Abraham snatched a potentially vital point in the battle to reach the Champions League with his first goal in a year as Roma earned a 2-2 draw at Napoli.

England international Abraham, who last scored on April 29 last year, missed almost the entire season after suffering a knee ligament tear at the end of the last campaign.

But the substitute striker was on hand to direct a perfect flick-on at Ivan Ndika’s corner in the 88th minute, having started in defense after being cleared to play following an on-pitch collapse at Udinese earlier this month.

“I told myself to just get myself in the right spot for the corner and luckily I was there to score,” Abraham told DAZN.

“I’ve dreamed about this moment since the beginning of the season. I had a tough injury and it was all about preparing myself, preparing my mind.”

Roma, who took the lead through Paulo Dybala’s penalty in the 59th minute before falling behind to Mathias Oliveira’s heavily deflected strike and a late Victor Osimhen spot-kick, are in fifth and final Champions League spot.

Daniele De Rossi’s side are four points behind fourth-placed Bologna after a 1-1 home draw with relegation-threatened Udinese.

Atalanta, who have a game in hand on all their top-five rivals, are two points behind Roma after a comfortable 2-0 win over Empoli for the Bergamo-based team.

It will be a tough end to the season for Roma with Thursday’s match against German champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League semi-final first leg and clashes with Juventus and Atalanta in the final four league fixtures of the campaign.

“They are invincible, but they are not unbeatable,” said De Rossi of the formidable Leverkusen, who have not lost in 46 games ahead of the midweek clash in Rome.

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