Inter took a big step towards the Scudetto.
Inter Milan produced a brilliant comeback to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points with a thrilling 4-3 victory in Como.
A trip to face Cesc Fabregas’ Champions League-chasing side always promised to give Inter a tough test in their pursuit of the Scudetto, and it proved to be the case as the hosts went 2-0 up through Alex Valle and Nico Paz, only for Marcus Thuram to head Inter home in first-half stoppage time.
Thuram then teed up Como goalkeeper Jean Butez to make it 2-2 when he ran through the defence, before Denzel Dumfries completed the conversion with a long-range header from Hakan Calhanoglu’s free-kick.
Dumfries slotted home a second to give Inter some breathing room, which proved to be enough for Inter to claim the points despite Lucas Da Cunha’s late penalty.
Inter now lead the conference with six games to play, the Nerazzurri took advantage after Napoli were held 1-1 at Parma, Antonio Conte’s men were unable to complete the conversion after Scott McTominay parried Gabriel Strefezza’s effort in the first minute.
Meanwhile, Bologna won 2-0 over struggling Lecce, while Genoa beat Sassuolo 2-1 in a game that saw Genoa’s Mikael Egill Ellertsson and Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi sent off for an incident in the tunnel at half-time.
Stuttgart comes in third
Stuttgart moved up to third place in the Bundesliga after leapfrogging RB Leipzig with an emphatic 4-0 win over Hamburg.
Angelo Stiller completed a well-worked move to give Stuttgart the lead in the 22nd minute, before Chris Fuhrich doubled the advantage 10 minutes later. Maximilian Mittelstadt’s deflected effort put the game beyond doubt and, although Deniz Undav flashed the penalty over the bar, Stuttgart added gloss to the scoreline with Bilal El Khannouss’ late goal.
Sebastian Hoeness’s side are four points clear of fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen in the race for the top four, with Stuttgart ahead of Leipzig on goal difference.
Elsewhere, Cologne moved above relegation-fighting Werder Bremen with a 3-1 home win, while Freiburg won 1-0 at Mainz.
Villarreal leapfrogs Atletico
Villarreal cemented third place in LaLiga after Atletico Madrid slipped away in Sevilla, the Yellow Submarine moved four points clear of Atleti with a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao thanks to goals from Sergi Cardona and Alfon.
Celta Vigo and Real Betis have both slipped in their battle for fifth place, which might be good enough for the Champions League.
Celta were beaten 3-0 at home by Oviedo as they came from behind, while Betis managed a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.
In Ligue 1, Lille moved back above Marseille as they look to progress to next season’s Champions League, a 4-0 win over ten-man Toulouse saw Les Dogues move into third place.
Meanwhile, Lyon are two points behind Lille and one behind fourth-placed Marseille, who are in a position to book their place in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, after beating Lorient 2-0. In the other game of the day, Nice drew 1-1 with Le Havre.
