Udinese 1-2 Inter Milan: Ivan Perisic and Lautaro Martinez score

Goals from Ivan Perisic and Lautaro Martinez earned Inter Milan a nervy 2-1 win at Udinese on Sunday as Simone Inzaghi's side closed the gap on Serie A leaders AC Milan to two points.

Inter started well as Croatian forward Perisic shot a header into the net in the 12th minute to give the title chasers the lead.

After Edin Dzeko was fouled in the 39th minute, Martinez was presented with the perfect opportunity to make it two from the spot, with the Argentine striker finding the net but only from the rebound after his penalty had been tipped on to the post.

Martinez has now scored 21 goals in all competitions this season, equalling his best tally in a single campaign for Inter.

Udinese did not give in after the break, and the pressure told as Ignacio Pussetto converted from close range to give his side hope with 18 minutes to play.

Inter survived further worrying moments in the latter stages in Udine, but held on to move on to 75 points from 35 matches played, two behind Milan after their victory over Fiorentina on Sunday. Udinese stay 12th on 43 points.

Udinese: Silvestri; Becao, Mari, Perez; Molina (Soppy 73), Arslan (Samardzic 46), Walace, Pereyra (Jajalo 80), Udogie; Success (Pussetto 27), Deulofeu

Subs: Ballarini, Benkovic, Nestorovski, Nuytinck, Zeegelaar, Padelli, Gasparini

Goal: Pussetto 72

Booked: Mari, Pereyra 

Inter Milan: Handanovic; Skriniar, De Vrij, Dimarco (D'Ambrosio 77); Darmian, Barella (Vecino 90), Brozovic, Gagliardini (Vidal 74), Perisic; Martinez (Sanchez 74), Dzeko (Correa 74)

Subs: Dumfries, Gosens, Caicedo, Ranocchia, Cordaz, Radu

Goals: Perisic 12, Martinez 39 

Booked: Vecino 

With their surprise defeat at Bologna in midweek, Inter opened the door for Milan to win a first Scudetto since 2011.

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