Internazionale 0-1 Fiorentina: I Viola continue impressive run of form with Inter win in Serie A

Fiorentina beat Inter 1-0 and extended their winning run across all competitions to eight games. The first big chance of the game fell to Gaetano Castrovilli who fired a vicious volley on target which was brilliantly saved by Andre Onana. Ad Henrikh Mkhitaryan had a huge chance to put Inter ahead after 22 minutes.

The Armenian ran 50 yards with the ball, beat three Fiorentina players before entering the penalty area and seeing his shot saved by Pietro Terracciano. Serie AKostic seals Derby d’Italia success for Juventus against Inter19/03/2023 AT 19:03 Inter spurned another huge chance just five minutes into the second half, the ball was fizzed across the face of goal by Alessandro Bastoni and Romelu Lukaku somehow put it wide from just a couple of yards out. Less than five minutes later, the Viola made Inter pay for their missed opportunities by going 1-0 up.

Arthur Cabral's initial header was saved by Onana but Giacomo Bonaventura was on hand to head home the rebound. Simone Inzaghi's side came within inches of equalising on the hour mark, the ball bounced up for Nicolo Barella who struck a terrific effort on the volley which cannoned off the post and back into play. Inter continued to push but Fiorentina held on for their first Serie A win against the Nerazzurri since 2017.

TALKING POINT — INTER CONTINUE TO FALTER Inter really aren't enjoying their football at the moment as they enter a really critical part of the season. Today's result means Inter have now lost three consecutive Serie A matches, lost four of their last five and have also lost back to back games at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. This match was a chance not only for Inter to jump above Lazio, at least temporarily, but more importantly to put more distance