MILAN (Reuters) – Inter Milan clinched a 3-1 home win over Udinese on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run in Serie A to four games.
Striker Romelu Lukaku gave Inter the lead through a retaken penalty in the 20th minute after the hosts were awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Denzel Dumfries following a lengthy VAR check.
Udinese equalised with their first shot on target in the match, with midfielder Sandi Lovric firing in just under the crossbar.
Inter restored their lead in the 73rd minute when Federico Dimarco set up midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan inside the box for the Armenian to make it 2-1 with his first touch.
Substitute Lautaro Martinez, on to replace Lukaku, sealed the win with an individual effort one minute from time.
Second-placed Inter remain a whopping 15 points behind runaway leaders Napoli, and are three points clear of AC Milan in third. Udinese stay ninth on 30 points.
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
