Yann Sommer believes that Inter's 2-0 win over Serie A Title Rivals Atalanta was a big step in the direction of keeping the Scudetto, even if there is still a way to go.
Carlos Augusto and Lautaro Martinez received the goals for the visitors, the last one scored after Ederson was sent in the 81st minute for two fast bookings. Alessandro Bastoni was also sent late for Inter.
The victory means that Inter now has a three -point lead over Napoli, who previously pulled Venezia with Venezia on Sunday and leaves Atalanta Six Points in third place.
According to the Opta -Supercomputer, Inter now has a chance of 82.9% to win Serie A this season, with the hope of Napoli to 14.7% and Atalanta is only 2.3% with nine games.
“It is an important step, not anymore,” Sommer told reporters.
“There are still nine games to go, but it is clear that it is also a sign for us to have won against a very strong opponent such as Atalanta.”
With the Goalless match in the first half, Sommer made an impressive rescue from a Mario Pasalic header during the opening period to keep his side up to level, although the goalkeeper played his intervention.
“It was important, I was well positioned and I just had to take a step back,” said Switzerland keeper Sommer.
“There are important moments during games, we were 0-0 and it was essential not to give goals.”
It was Inter's sixth consecutive Serie A victory in Atalanta, while it was the fourth time in a row in all the competitions that they held a clean leaf on the side of Gian Piero Gasperini.
Atalanta had gone into play as the joint top scorers of Serie A together with Inter on 63 goals, but had trouble finding out the defense despite the fact that they had 16 shots.
Inter was sometimes guilty of sitting too deep in the first half, but Simone Inzaghi was pleased that they could get the result over the line.
“As a coach, I am very satisfied with the performance even more than the result,” Inzaghi told Dazn.
“We came to Bergamo with character, we could have won it in the first half, we hit the woodwork, Lautaro Martinez had a goal that was probably legal, and the Frattesi opportunity.
“Atalanta are in great shape, they had scored 63 goals, just like Inter and we have almost not allowed them.
“These guys earn congratulations because we missed a lot of players, I had 6-7 who received treatment [on Sunday] Also in the morning, but with this attitude we can do great things. “
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