Inter Hold, Juve Fall

Can Inter turn a three-point lead into something more commanding, or will Juventus make them sweat to the finish? This round offers no final answer to the title race, but it has left the leaders in the stronger position. FC Internazionale Milano beat ACF Fiorentina 2-1 today; Juventus lost by the same score at Frosinone. With both having played 33 matches, Inter have 80 points and Juventus 77. The chase remains alive, but the leaders have held their nerve.

Inter 2-1 Fiorentina

Stefano Perrino supplied the decisive blow in stoppage time, after a match that brought Inter a lead, an immediate equaliser and then a last-gasp finish. His volley at 50 minutes travelled along the ground through the middle. Saikou Manneh levelled for Fiorentina a minute later, his shot finding a post at mid height. Then, at 90+1, Perrino struck again, sending a high effort beyond the visitors.

Perrino was the standout performer, and his late goal kept Inter top of the table. Fiorentina remain fourth on 65 points, while Inter are on 80. The gap between the leading pair is three: Juventus have 77, but their defeat today means they have not taken advantage of Inter’s demanding afternoon. For the Nerazzurri, this was no comfortable march to the final whistle. It was a reminder that a title race can turn on one player refusing to accept a draw.

Frosinone 2-1 Juventus

Juventus took the lead through Assaf Kabilo, whose close-range header went high at 19 minutes. Frosinone answered three minutes later: Tatsuya Ishii sent a shot along the ground and near a post. Roberto Ferrante completed the turnaround at 58 minutes, guiding a close-range effort along the ground towards a post.

Ferrante was the key figure in a victory that lifts Frosinone from 14th to 11th. Juventus remain second, three points behind Inter, but this is the sort of result that makes every remaining fixture feel heavier. They had the first goal and still left empty-handed. Inter will hardly complain.

Bari 4-3 Atalanta

On 19 April, Bari and Atalanta produced the round’s seven-goal spectacle, with Bari emerging from a match that kept changing its shape. Alessandro Albamonte put Bari ahead at eight minutes, but Kenneth Bech and Aziz Kouki scored for Atalanta in the 24th and 27th. David Moscati restored parity at 33 minutes with a low, hard drive towards a post, then put Bari ahead again at 63 with a shot through the middle.

Samuele Gallinucci’s low volley from close range brought Atalanta level at 72 minutes. Three minutes later Davide Intini found a way through for Bari, his shot travelling along the ground near a post. Moscati was the day’s outstanding performer, scoring twice and giving Bari a decisive presence when the match threatened to slip away. The Italian, who joined on a free transfer last July, has delivered on a day when Bari’s response to every setback counted. Bari are 16th; Atalanta are 12th.

AC Milan 3-1 Crotone

AC Milan had their work done early on 19 April. Emiliano Amore volleyed in from close range at the first minute, then drove a low effort home eight minutes later. Armin Cottignoli made it three at 36 minutes, sending a high shot from outside the box just under the bar. Crotone’s Massimo Poggi replied with a high shot at 74, but there was no late recovery.

Crotone are 14th. Milan’s first-half haul set the terms; Poggi’s goal changed the score, not the outcome.

Roma 1-2 Empoli Football Club

Empoli struck first today, Giuseppe Morganti heading in from close range at the seventh minute, high and near a post. Roma’s Ciro Cavalli answered at 29 with a high volley from outside the box through the middle. The match was level until Matías Curletto’s low shot, directed near a post, put Empoli back in front at 82 minutes.

Matteo Fiorotto was the standout in an away win that leaves Empoli eighth and Roma 10th. Roma found an equaliser but could not keep Empoli from finding the last word. This result carries weight for two clubs in the middle of the table, while the round’s more dramatic shifts came at either end.

Perugia 2-0 Bologna FC 1909

Perugia took a vital win today, scoring at 45+1 and again at 89 minutes. Luciano Marcucci’s first was high and just under the bar; Riccardo Serra’s late effort was a high shot from outside the box near a post. Marcucci was the standout on a day when Perugia needed the result, not ornament.

Perugia are 19th, in the relegation zone, with Cosenza 18th and Cittadella 20th. Bologna are 13th. Cosenza won 2-1 at Udinese Calcio yesterday, while U.S. Sassuolo beat Torino 1-0 today. Inter remain leaders, Frosinone have climbed, and the fight for safety remains urgent at the bottom.