Milan, May 4: Inter Milan sealed the Italian league soccer title with a 2-0 victory over visiting Parma. Inter, which needed only a draw to secure the trophy, moved an unassailable 12 points clear of 2025 champion Napoli with three rounds remaining.
It’s Inter’s 21st Serie A title, trailing only the record 36 held by Juventus.
Marcus Thuram scored just before the break with an angled shot placed just beyond the reach of Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. Then 37-year-old Henrikh Mkhitaryan added another in the 80th after taking a pass from Serie A scoring leader Lautaro Martinez, who came off the bench to mark his return from an injury layoff.
Thuram was born in Parma while his father, Lilian Thuram, played there.For Cristian Chivu, Inter’s first-year coach, the trophy was secured against the club he coached last season – having helped Parma avoid relegation.Chivu, who was hired to replace the departed Simone Inzaghi nearly a year ago, played on the Inter team that won a treble under Jose Mourinho in 2010. (AP)
