Against Genoa: Inter Milan remain on course for the title

One week before the "Derby della Madonnina," Inter further extended their lead at the top of Serie A. Milan have the chance to catch up on Sunday.

February 28, 2026

From: mv

Inter remain at the top – at least in Serie A. Four days after their Champions League exit against Bodø/Glimt, Genoa visited Inter at the San Siro. The Ligurian side, managed by Roma legend Daniele De Rossi, put in a decent performance but still suffered a 0-2 defeat.

From the outset, the hosts enjoyed more possession but initially struggled to break down Genoa's defensive wall. The visitors defended intelligently, effectively blocking almost every avenue to goal. A murmur of excitement rippled through the stadium in the 27th minute when Henrikh Mkhitaryan's long-range effort was deflected by Johan Vasquez, only to crash against the crossbar. Shortly afterward, Genoa goalkeeper Justin Bijlow made a brilliant save against Ange-Yoan Bonny (29th minute).

“Derby della Madonnina” is coming up

As the hosts began to despair, Federico Dimarco took matters into his own hands and gave Inter a spectacular lead: Mkhitaryan played the ball through to the left winger, Dimarco volleyed it into the far corner from a tight angle – a sight to behold (31'). The second half was considerably less fast-paced, and a converted penalty by Hakan Calhanoglu – after a handball by Amorim – sealed the 2-0 victory.

Federico Dimarco scored the opening goal for Inter, making it 1-0. © ANSA / MATTEO BAZZI

On Sunday, Milan (at Cremonese) and Atalanta (at Sassuolo) will face off, as will Roma and Juventus in a direct clash. Next Sunday, March 8th, the "Derby della Madonnina" between Milan and Inter will take place. Napoli defeated Hellas Verona on Saturday evening with a late goal from Romelu Lukaku..

Serie A, 27th matchday

Como – Lecce 3:1
Goals: 0:1 Coulibaly (13th), 1:1 Douvikas (18th), 2:1 Rodriguez (35th), 3:1 Kempf (44th)

Hellas Verona – Napoli 1:2
Goals: 0:1 Hojlund (2nd), 1:1 Akpa Akpro (65th), 1:2 Lukaku (90th + 6th)

Inter – Genoa 2-0
Goals: 1:0 Dimarco (31st), 2:0 Calhanoglu (70th/penalty)

Sunday's games:
Cremonese – Milan (12.30 p.m.)
Sassuolo – Atalanta (15 p.m.)
Torino – Lazio (18 p.m.)
Roma – Juventus (20.45 p.m.)

Table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	27	22	1	4	64:21	67
2.Milan	27	16	9	2	43:20	57
3. Naples	27	16	5	6	41:28	53
4. Roma	27	16	3	8	37:19	51
5. As	27	13	9	5	44:20	48
6. Juventus	27	13	8	6	46:28	47
7. Atalanta	27	12	9	6	37:24	45
8.Bologna	27	11	6	10	36:32	39
9. Sassuolo	27	11	5	11	34:36	38
10.Udinese	27	10	5	12	31:39	35
11. Lazio	27	8	10	9	26:27	34
12. Parma	27	8	9	10	20:32	33
13. Cagliari	27	7	9	11	29:36	30
14. Torino	27	8	6	13	27:47	30
15. Genoa	27	6	9	12	32:39	27
16. Fiorentina	27	5	9	13	30:42	24
17. Cremonese	27	5	9	13	21:38	24
18. Lecce	27	6	6	15	18:36	24
19. Step on	27	1	12	14	20:44	15
20. Hellas Verona	27	2	9	16	20:48	15