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01/23 16:48 CST Inter bounce back from two down to demolish Pisa and extend
lead at the top of Serie A
Inter bounce back from two down to demolish Pisa and extend lead at the top of
Serie A
MILAN (AP) --- Serie A leader Inter Milan recovered from conceding two early
goals to beat lowly Pisa 6-2 and open a six-point gap on Friday.
One of the shock results of the season looked possible at the San Siro when
Inter found itself 2-0 down midway through the first half against a team that
had not won in 10 league games.
However, three goals in the seven minutes before halftime transformed the match
and put Inter on the way to a ninth win in 10 league games.
Pisa took the lead after 11 minutes thanks to a moment of inspiration from
veteran striker Stefano Moreo. Yann Sommer's pass out was poor and Moreo
pounced before looking up from 35 meters out and stroking the ball over the
goalkeeper's head into the empty net.
Stefano doubled Pisa's lead in the 23rd with a header from a corner kick.
Inter pulled one back from the penalty spot seven minutes before halftime when
Piotr Zielinski converted after Matteo Tramoni handled inside the box.
Lautaro Martnez nodded in the equalizer two minutes later and Francesco Pio
Esposito hit the third on the stroke of halftime when he headed home a cross
from Alessandro Bastoni.
Federico Dimarco made it 4-2 eight minutes from time, Ange-Yoan Bonny added a
fifth with a nice individual effort four minutes later, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan
rounded off the scoring with a sixth in stoppage time.
Inter was six points clear of city rival AC Milan and nine ahead of defending
champion Napoli.
The win was especially welcome for Inter given that the top four play each
other this weekend. AC Milan is at fourth-placed Roma on Sunday, and
fifth-placed Juventus is at home to Napoli on the same day.
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