Inter received a real fear from Bottom Club Monza before he moaned back to win 3-2 at San Siro, which extended their lead from the Serie A to four points.
The Nerazzurri gathered from two goals to go to 61 points, with Napoli getting the chance to take their advantage back to a single point when they organize Fiorentina on Sunday.
Monza, who only won two league games throughout the season, surprised the home crowd in the 32nd minute when a smart one-two with Dany Mota Samuele Birindelli sent on goal and he finished cool.
Inter kept pushing ahead, but Monza went up two when Mota found Keita Balde, who curled a beautiful strike in the far corner to mark his 30th birthday.
However, Monza was unable to keep their pillows with two goals until the interval. In stop time, Henrikh Mkhitaryan drove the ball in the box and Denzel Dumfries walked over the six-year box for Marko Arnautovic to bundle home.
Inter swung forward after the break and pulled the level in the 64th minute when a head of the head fell on Yann Bisseck, whose resignation was driven for the first time in the bottom corner by Hakan Calhanoglu.
Monza kept clinging there and goalkeeper Stefano Turati looked like he had achieved a miracle to prevent Giorgos Kyriakopoulos' own goal in the 77th minute. However, the goal line technology indicated that the Greek defender had led the ball over the line when Lautaro Martinez under pressure.
Inter should have added more goals, but Marcus Thuram hit the upright while he just had to tap up close and Turati made a diving saving to refuse Calhanoglu a second goal.
Data Debrief: Comeback wins around in Milan
Inter's Come-From-Behind victory came only a few hours after their Della Madonnina Rivals Milan Derby had fought back from 2-0 to win 3-2 at Lecce.
This is the first time in the Serie A history that both clubs in Milan have recovered from at least two goals to win on the same competition day.
Inter Captain Martinez may not have come to the score sheet, but his pressure has contributed to the late own goal of Kyriakopoulos.
The Argentin has now won 150 Serie A matches, all with Inter. Since he made his match debut in 2018-19, he has more victories than any other player in the division.
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