Inter extend lead after Napoli slip up

Inter Milan moved four points clear at the top of Serie A on Wednesday after winning 2-0 at Parma while rivals Napoli battled to a 2-2 home draw with Verona.

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Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco, centre, scores against Parma.

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Federico Dimarco scored the opening goal just before halftime at a foggy Stadio Ennio Tardini before Marcus Thuram netted in stoppage time to give Inter a sixth straight league win and a handy advantage on third-placed Napoli.

Inter will hold top spot until at least the weekend, when Cristian Chivu’s team will host the champions in a Scudetto showdown at the San Siro.

But their lead could be cut back to a point if local rivals AC Milan, who sat second and level on 38 points with Napoli, defeated struggling Genoa at home last night (Thai time).

"Today it was important to win and that’s what we did, now we can start thinking about Sunday's match,” said Dimarco to DAZN.