{"id":20733,"date":"2026-01-17T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/lautaro-martinezs-goal-gives-inter-milan-a-boost-towards-the-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T18:04:08","slug":"lautaro-martinezs-goal-gives-inter-milan-a-boost-towards-the-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/lautaro-martinezs-goal-gives-inter-milan-a-boost-towards-the-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Lautaro Martinez&#8217;s goal gives Inter Milan a boost towards the Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Inter Milan<\/span> They solidified their lead at the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win over Udinese on Saturday and will be full of confidence when the Champions League resumes.<\/p>\n<p>Lautaro Martinez scored in the first half to put Inter six points behind second-placed AC Milan and nine points ahead of third-placed defending champions Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli then faced Sassuolo at home. Milan host lowly Lecce on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth-placed Juventus then faced relegation-threatened Cagliari.<\/p>\n<p>Inter host Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday. Arsenal have won all six games in Europe&#8217;s elite club competition and are at the top of the table. Inter, who have lost their last two games, are in 6th place.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of this important match, Cristian Chivu rotated his squad again on Saturday, partnering Pio Esposito and Lautaro.<\/p>\n<p>The two of them scored the opening goal in the 20th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Piotr Sebastian Zielinski sent a through ball into the penalty area, and Esposito backheeled the ball into the path of Lautaro, who stretched his body across and slotted it into the bottom right corner.<\/p>\n<p>Federico Dimarco thought he had doubled Inter&#8217;s lead in the 61st minute with an assist from Esposito, but it was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/inter-napoli-juventus-serie-a-b25d9a8c24de22e6970b75187fa9a299\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN (AP) \u2014 Inter Milan They solidified their lead at the top of Serie A with a 1-0 win over Udinese on Saturday and will be full of confidence when the Champions League resumes. 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