Inter 1-1 Fiorentina: Misfiring hosts stumble again in Serie A title race

Inter Milan dropped points again in the Serie A title race on Saturday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fiorentina at the San Siro, after Denzel Dumfries cancelled out Lucas Torreira’s opener.

Inter were top of the league last month but have won only one of their last seven games and now sit third in the standings, three points behind leaders Napoli and AC Milan who are level on 63 points.

The goalkeepers were kept busy in a goalless first half, with Inter’s Samir Handanovic called into action to stop long range efforts, while Fiorentina’s Pietro Terracciano denied Edin Dzeko from close range.

Ivan Perisic floated a cross into the box for unmarked Denzel Dumfries to head home

But Fiorentina’s sustained pressure paid dividends early in the second half when Gaetano Castrovilli cut open Inter’s defence in the box to find Nicolas Gonzalez, whose quick cutback was fired in by Torreira.

Inter struck back less than five minutes later, however, after the two wing backs combined, with Ivan Perisic floating a cross into the box for Dumfries to leap up unmarked and head home.

Jonathan Ikone nearly scored a winner in injury time when he ran into space on a counter-attack, but Handanovic came to Inter’s rescue once again to deny the Frenchman as both sides shared the spoils.

Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez had an effort ruled out for offside in the first-half

Inter Milan dropped points again in the Serie A title race on Saturday night