BOLOGNA (Reuters) – Runaway Serie A leaders Inter Milan continued their title run as Yann Bissecko’s first-half goal sealed a 1-0 victory over Bologna on Saturday.
Inter moved to 75 points and 18 ahead of second-placed Juventus, who host Atalanta on Sunday. Bologna is fourth with 51 points after 28 games.
Simone Inzaghi’s Inter have won all 13 of their competitive games this year and suffered just one league defeat all season.
Inter broke the deadlock in the 37th minute when Bisseck fired home Alessandro Bastoni’s cross.
“We keep a distance from those who follow us. In the first half we fully deserved the lead, then Bologna proved why they are in their current position,” Inzaghi told DAZN.
“We started to feel some fatigue and our thoughts wandered to the matches ahead of us.”
He capitalized on defensive mistakes at the rainy Stadio Renato Dall’Ara and Inter’s Nicolo Barella had the first chance, but his one-on-one effort was saved by Lukasz Skorupski.
DOMINATE BOLOGNA
Bologna, who have won six straight Serie A matches, dominated the second half, denying Inter a shot on goal but unable to find the net themselves.
Joshua Zirkzee came close to finishing, but goalkeeper Yann Sommer pulled away to block his low shot from the edge of the box.
Inter’s defense held up despite the injury to striker Marko Arnautovic, who had to leave the pitch for treatment.
Bologna coach Thiago Motta praised his team’s performance.
“I don’t know if it’s a winning mentality or what, but I feel we can fight it out with anyone,” Motta told DAZN.
“I have to congratulate Inter because they played the game they wanted to play, the game they had to play to win and they deserve everything they have at the moment.”
Inter visit Atlético Madrid on Wednesday in the second leg of the 16-16 Champions League final with a 1-0 lead.
“Atlético is a team that changes a lot when they are at home compared to away. We know the players they have, a coach like Cholo (Diego Simeone), so we will try to prepare as well as possible,” Inzaghi said.
The environment at the Wanda Metropolitano will affect (the game), but this is the goal we have set, to continue in the Champions League.”
