It was the 25-year-old’s ninth league goal this season and 120th for the club, and pulled Inter to within three points of second-placed Napoli. The Argentine also hit the back of the net with a second goal after 89 minutes but it was ruled offside. “It’s the signal we had to give after Tuesday’s game,” said Icardi.
“The disappointment can be forgotten by winning, we have to finish this year in the best way we can.” Spalletti has been under increasing pressure after Inter let slip their chance to advance in the Champions League with a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.
“Icardi completes the work of the team as the perfect center-forward,” said Spalletti. “We should have scored earlier, to be a great time we need this killer instinct.
“Apart from the start of the second half, when we got a bit unbalanced in a bid to break the deadlock and send a signal this game had to be won, we otherwise controlled the match.”
The fixtures on Sunday: SPAL vs Chievo, Frosinone vs Sassuolo, Sampdoria vs Parma, Fiorentina vs Empoli, Cagliari vs Napoli, Roma vs Genoa, Atalanta vs Lazio, and Bologna vs Milan.