<p>MILAN — Romelu Lukaku scored one goal and set up another as Inter Milan moved a step closer to its first Serie A title in more than a decade with a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Lukaku headed in the opener in the 10th minute and provided the assist for Lautaro MartÃnez in the 67th as Inter moved 11 points clear of second-place AC Milan with its 10th successive victory.</p>
<p>It was Lukaku’s 21st league goal of the season but he remained four behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the scoring charts as the Juventus forward also netted in his side’s 2-1 win over Napoli in another rearranged match.</p>
<p>Juventus moved into third. The nine-time defending champion is 12 points behind Inter, which hasn’t won the league title since 2010.</p>
<p>The match between Inter and Sassuolo was meant to be played just before the international break but was postponed following a coronavirus outbreak in the Nerazzurri camp.</p>
<p>Inter took an early lead when Ashley Young whipped in a cross from the left for Lukaku’s flicked header into the far corner. It was the Inter forward’s first headed goal this season.</p>
<p>Sassuolo dominated possession as Inter focused on defending and attempting to score on the counter.</p>
<p>It did so in the second half when Lukaku’s through ball released MartÃnez in the middle and he drilled into the bottom right corner.</p>
<p>Hamed Traorè set up a nervy finale for Inter when he pulled one back for Sassuolo five minutes from time, curling into the far corner after the Nerazzurri failed to clear the ball.</p>
<p>DYBALA RETURNS</p>
<p>Paulo Dybala scored just four minutes after making his return from injury to help Juventus earn a first win in three league matches.</p>
<p>Dybala had been sidelined with a knee injury for more than two months but he was brought on as a substitute in the 69th and made it 2-0 shortly after, controlling a pass from Rodrigo Bentancur just inside the area before turning and firing into the far corner.</p>
<p>The Bianconeri had taken the lead in the 13th minute after Federico Chiesa beat two defenders on the right before crossing for Ronaldo to slot into the bottom left corner.</p>
<p>Lorenzo Insigne converted a last-minute penalty for Napoli after Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini brought down Victor Osimhen.</p>
<p>Napoli remained fifth, two points below fourth-place Atalanta and three below Juventus.</p>
<p>The match was meant to be played in October and caused much debate when Napoli did not travel to Turin after two of its players tested positive for the virus.</p>
<p>Napoli was handed a 3-0 loss by the Italian league and docked one point but eventually had that overturned on appeal by the Italian Olympic Committee.</p>
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