Inter, the league leader, suffered a 4-3 defeat to their host, Como, in a deserved victory, increasing their lead to 9 points over title-chasing Napoli in the 32nd round of the Italian Serie A. Inter went down two goals to Spanish Alex Baena (36) and Argentine Nico Barella (45), before responding before the end of the first half through Frenchman Marcus Thuram (45+1), who then equalized early in the second half (49). This allowed Inter's Romanian coach, Simone Inzaghi, to extend his team's lead to 12 points over their fierce rival AC Milan, who suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat to guest Udinese on Saturday, with six rounds remaining in the season. Inter took a significant step towards achieving their 21st title in history, with three home matches left and a great opportunity to dethrone Napoli and lift the league trophy for the third time in the last five years, after 2021 and 2024. Parma provided a service to Inter by drawing 1-1 with champions Napoli. The southern club began the match in the worst possible way, conceding a goal in the very first attack, specifically just 33 seconds after the kickoff. Parma's goalkeeper played a long ball to Frenchman Nesta Elving, who skillfully set it up for Brazilian Gabriel Strefeza with a precise header. Despite being far from the goal, Strefeza managed to get past Napoli's defense and score a beautiful curved goal past Serbian goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic. Napoli needed time to recover before completely controlling the game in the second half and equalizing through Scottish player Scott McTominay (60). Coach Antonio Conte's team, which had been on a five-match winning streak before drawing with Parma, failed to regain the initiative and settled for a disappointing draw that dashed their hopes of a third title in the last four years. Conte told the streaming platform 'DAZN': 'We shouldn't have conceded that goal, but after that, I have no complaints about my team, who gave everything they could.' He added: 'Is our dream of the title over? We knew before this match that it didn't depend on us, but on the results of the team we face. In that regard, nothing has changed.' Parma equaled Genoa with 36 points each, and Genoa took an additional step towards securing their place in the top division with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Sassuolo earlier. Both teams played with ten men in the second half after a verbal altercation between players in the tunnel leading to the dressing room. Ghanaian substitute Caleb Ekoban scored the winning goal for Genoa with six minutes left, before a large and excited crowd at the Luigi Ferraris stadium, who saw their team move 9 points clear of the relegation zone in 13th place. Genoa's Icelander Mikael Egill Eythorsson and Sassuolo's Domenico Berardi were sent off after a verbal altercation that broke out immediately after the halftime whistle. The home side were leading after a goal from Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovskyi (18), but Canadian Ismaël Koné equalized after the break (57). Bologna defeated guest Lecce 2-1, with goals from Swiss player Remo Freuler (26) and Riccardo Orsolini (90+2). Bologna raised their tally to 48 points in 8th place, while Lecce's tally froze at 27 points in 18th place, level with Cremonese, who lead them on goal difference. The action concludes on Monday with a match between Fiorentina and Lazio. Dutchman Denzel Dumfries scored two goals in the 58th and 72nd minutes, earning his team 'Nerazzurri' three points. Como added a third goal after being awarded a penalty due to a foul by Frenchman Ang-Yuan Bonss on Barella, which was successfully converted by his compatriot Luca de la Torre (89). The Milan-based club played without their captain and Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez, who once again fell victim to injury. Inter raised their tally in the standings to 75 points, 9 points clear of Napoli, who had earlier fallen into the trap of a 1-1 draw with their host Parma.
