Serie A: Inter lead reduced to six by Fiorentina draw, Como marches on

Inter Milan’s lead at the top of Serie A was cut to six points on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina, as upstart Como boosted its hopes of Champions League football by beating Pisa 5-0.

Cher Ndour’s tap-in in the 77th minute earned Fiorentina a precious point in its bid to avoid relegation and slowed Inter’s progress to a 21st league title.

Fiorentina are two points above the drop zone after an excellent performance in Florence, made all the more impressive by their response after Pio Esposito headed Inter ahead inside the first minute.

«We haven’t put in our best performance and we’re not in our best form, but we’re six points ahead, so it’s all in our hands,» said Inter’s assistant coach Aleksandar Kolarov.

«We’re missing a bit of aggressiveness and clarity, maybe it’s tiredness from all the games we’ve played.»

Esposito’s ninth goal of his debut season with Inter, which came from a pinpoint cross from Nicolo Barella, was good news for the Italian national team, who face Northern Ireland in the semi-finals of the World Cup play-offs on Thursday.

The burly 20-year-old, who was denied by David de Gea in stoppage time, is likely to feature for the Azzurri, who are desperately trying not to miss out on a third successive World Cup, although Moise Kean has been in vibrant form for Fiorentina after returning from injury.

Kean is rusty in front of goal, however, failing to get his toe to Marco Brescianini’s teasing low cross in the 29th minute and a close-range finish was ruled out for offside.

Inter took advantage of Fiorentina’s waste, but Cristian Chivu’s side have taken two points from their last three games and allowed nearest challengers AC Milan back into the Scudetto mix.

Published on March 23, 2026