Serie A: Inter Milan Slump To Sassuolo Defeat To Miss Out On Top Spot

Inter Milan missed the chance to reclaim the Serie A summit on Sunday after falling to a 2-0 home defeat to giant-killers Sassuolo which allowed AC Milan to keep top spot. First half strikes from Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca gave Sassuolo an impressive win at the San Siro which left Inter two points behind Milan, who had opened the door for their local rivals with Saturday's draw at bottom side Salernitana. It was the latest triumph for Sassuolo at one of Italy's big three after also winning at Milan and Juventus this season.

"We created a lot, and we conceded a fair amount too but we know we have quality so we faced them head on," said Sassuolo coach Alessio Dionisi to DAZN.

"That's what we wanted to do and we were rewarded for it."

The ball is now in Napoli's court in an exciting three-way title race as Luciano Spalletti's side, who sit a point behind Inter in third, can move top on goal difference with a win at Cagliari on Monday evening.

Simone Inzaghi's side were missing midfield lynchpin Marcelo Brozovic and starting centre-back Alessandro Bastoni to suspension and looked tired after midweek defeat to Liverpool.

"We'll try to recover some physical and mental energy. We're still in the fight, there are still 13 matches left and we want to keep going." said Inzaghi.

Sassuolo strike again

Inter's current fragility was exposed in the eighth minute when after Berardi pinched the ball from Hakan Calhanoglu he fed Raspadori who hit a low shot which squirmed home past Samir Handanovic.

And Scamacca, who is hotly tipped to move to Inter alongside teammate Davide Frattesi in the summer, stunned the home fans when he drifted into the area unmarked and headed home his 10th Serie A goal of the season from Hamed