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Mon 24 Apr 2023 9:28 am - Jerusalem Time

Italian Championship: The poles of Milan restore the winning streak, with the doubles of Lukaku and Liao

The poles of Milan, Inter and Milan, regained the track of victories in the Italian Football League , with the first victory over its host Empoli 3-0, including the double of the Belgian international Romelu Lukaku, and the second over its guest Elche 2-0, with the same victory for the Portuguese Rafael Liao, Sunday, in the thirty-first stage.


Lukaku returned his Inter team to the winning ways after five matches in which Nerazzurri did not taste victory in the league.


The two poles of the city, who set a date in the semi-finals of the Champions League, remained in the struggle for the positions of the main continental competition, which became more difficult with Juventus returning to third place (59 points), with the suspension of a 15-point deduction penalty.


Milan raised its score to 56 points in fifth place, equally with Roma IV, who plays with its host Atalanta on Monday, and Inter to 54 points in sixth place.


Lukaku opened the scoring for Inter in the 48th minute with his weak right, before doubling the score with a left-handed strike (76), achieving his first double since returning to the Italian club on loan last summer after a season with Chelsea.


With the release of the Belgian international, who had previously scored only three times this season in the league (two goals from two penalty kicks), he presented the third goal on a silver platter with a ground pass to his Argentine colleague Lautaro Martinez (88).


On Sunday, Inter won its first away win since late January and ended a series of five matches without a win (four defeats and a draw).


After a draw in the last two stages, Milan returned to victories, achieving its sixteenth victory this season.


Milan arrived in the match after eliminating Napoli, the leaders of “Serie A” from the Champions League, by drawing with it 1-1 on Tuesday, in the second leg, after beating it 1-0 in the first leg.


Liao scored the first goal with a header after he rose to Sandro Tonali's cross on the left side (40), and added the second with a wonderful individual effort after he received the ball from behind the mid-goal line and penetrated into it, manipulating the defense and shooting to the left of the goalkeeper (74), scoring his 12th goal in " Serie A this season.


In two other matches, Monza beat his guest Fiorentina 3-2 and Udinese beat his guest Cremonese 3-0.


Montsa raised its score to 41 points in 12th place, while Fiorentina's balance froze at 42 points in 10th place, trailing by goal difference from ninth Udinese, while Cremonese's balance froze at 19 points in the penultimate position.


Sunday's matches will be completed with the top of the stage when Napoli defeat Juventus.

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