Inter Milan 2-0 Lecce: Lautaro Martinez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan secure routine win for Simone Inzaghi's side

Inter Milan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Lecce and leapfrogged Lazio into second place in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's men controlled proceedings from the first whistle, moving the ball with confidence and getting at Lecce down the flanks. The Inter players were able find space in wide areas with ease and stretch the pitch.

Ad Inter took the lead after 29 minutes, Nicolo Barella showed great composure to shift the ball onto his right foot before laying it off to Henrikh Mkhitaryan who thumped home his effort into the top corner. It was the first real moment of genuine quality of the half and the goal had been coming. Serie AOrsolini stuns Inter as Napoli edge closer and closer to Serie A title26/02/2023 AT 10:56 The Nerazzurri continued to have great joy on the right-hand side, with the majority of their attacks coming down that flank.

It was this route which gave Inter their second goal of the match just seven minutes into the second half. Barella played a fine ball down the right for Denzel Dumfries to latch onto before firing a pass across the box to Lautaro Martinez who struck his effort first time past Wladimiro Falcone from around 12 yards. The visitors got on the ball more in the second period, forcing Inter to do more defending but all without creating any clear-cut opportunities to really trouble their opponents.

Lecce had eight shots in the second period alone but failed to register a single shot on target. Inter managed the end of the game well, keeping the ball and going about their business in a very professional manner. Inzaghi's side never really had to get out of first gear to earn the result but it's a valuable win nonetheless and it's a victory which takes them into second place above Lazio.