Milan, April 22: Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Spezia but still extended its lead at the top of the Serie A table.
Ivan Perišic canceled out Diego Farias’ opener for Spezia as Inter moved 10 points above second-place AC Milan after the Rossoneri lost 2-1 at home to Sassuolo.
It was Spezia which took a surprise lead in the 12th minute when Farias’ snapshot went under Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
Inter piled on the pressure and it paid off six minutes from halftime when Achraf Hakimi rolled a ball across from the right and Perišic poked it in at the far post.
Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored twice in the final 14 minutes for Sassuolo to damage AC Milan’s chances of holding onto a Champions League spot.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was out injured but Milan scored the opener in the 30th minute when Hakan Çalhanoglu curled into the top right corner.
Sassuolo turned the match on its head when Raspadori passed to Jeremy Toljan on the right side of the area and his shot was deflected back into the path of his teammate, who turned it in at full stretch.
Raspadori doubled his tally seven minutes later with a low, angled shot which went in off the left post.
Juventus moved just a point behind Milan but was forced to come from behind after Gastón Brugman’s sublime free-kick gave relegation-threatened Parma the lead in the 25th. Alex Sandro put Juventus in front with a goal either side of the interval and Matthijs de Ligt sealed the result in the 68th.
Cagliari inched closer to safety after winning 1-0 at Udinese. The Sardinian side moved to within three points of 17th-place Benevento, which drew 2-2 at fellow struggler Genoa.
Torino also slipped to just three points above the drop after a 1-1 draw at Bologna.
Bottom club Crotone lost 1-0 at home to Sampdoria. (AP)
