Overview
- Lautaro Martinez scored in the 20th minute after Piotr Zielinski’s through ball and a backheel from Francesco Pio Esposito.
- The victory moves Inter to 49 points and a six-point cushion over AC Milan, with Milan and Napoli still to play this round.
- Cristian Chivu started Esposito up front and deployed Akanji, Bisseck, Carlos Augusto, Luis Henrique and Federico Dimarco in a reshaped lineup.
- Inter were without Hakan Calhanoglu, Denzel Dumfries, Josep Martinez, Tomas Palacios and Raffaele Di Gennaro, while Udinese missed Nicolò Zaniolo, Jordan Zemura and Adam Buksa.
- Federico Dimarco had a finish ruled out for offside, Yann Sommer saved from Jakub Piotrowski, and a pre-match silence honored Fiorentina owner Rocco Commisso.