Inter beats Cagliari 1-0 to restore 11-point lead

<p>MILAN &mdash; Inter Milan continued its march to its first Serie A title in more than a decade as it beat relegation-threatened Cagliari 1-0 on Sunday.</p>
<p>Defender Matteo Darmian scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute as Inter found it tougher than expected against a side fighting for Serie A survival.</p>
<p>Coach Antonio Conte ran onto the pitch to celebrate with his players as the goal restored Inter’s 11-point advantage over second-place AC Milan, which won 3-1 at Parma on Saturday.</p>
<p>Third-place Juventus hosts Genoa later. Victory would still leave the nine-time defending champion 12 points behind Inter, which is bidding for a first league title since 2010.</p>
<p>Cagliari remained five points from safety.</p>
<p>The Sardinian side was without first-choice goalkeeper Alessio Cragno after he contracted the coronavirus on Italy duty so Guglielmo Vicario made his Serie A debut.</p>
<p>His first save was a tough one in the 11th minute but he managed to push Christian Eriksen’s powerful attempt out.</p>
<p>Inter had the best chances but Vicario managed to keep the score goalless while at the other end Samir Handanović was barely tested.</p>
<p>Stefan de Vrij headed a corner off the bar in the 69th and Inter finally found the breakthrough shortly after. Achraf Hakimi played a one-two with Romelu Lukaku on the right side of the area before rolling across for Darmian to slide in at the back post and fire in from close range.</p>
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