MILAN: Matteo Darmian scored the only goal to push Inter Milan to the brink of the Serie A title with a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday (Monday in Manila) with coach Antonio Conte hailing the victory as worth “nine points.”Achraf Hakimi set up Darmian to grab the winner on 76 minutes at the San Siro. Inter is 11 points ahead of Atalanta, who moved second with a 5-0 rout of 10-man Bologna, with five games remaining. AC Milan is a further two points behind in third before they travel to fellow top-four hopefuls Lazio on Monday. “Today’s victory is not worth only three points, not even six. With five games left to play, last season’s runners-up Inter could claim their first Serie A title since 2010 as early as next weekend.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2021 16:18 UTC