COMO, Italy — Inter Milan rallied from two goals down to beat Como 4-3 on Sunday and move nine points clear of Napoli at the top of Serie A with six matches remaining. The swing mattered because Napoli were held 1-1 at Parma earlier in the day, and Inter turned a night that was slipping away into one that could define the season, April 12, 2026.
For almost an hour, the leaders looked vulnerable. Como were quicker to second balls, sharper in the press and fully worthy of a two-goal cushion after Alex Valle scored in the 36th minute and Nico Paz doubled the lead just before halftime. But Marcus Thuram’s stoppage-time finish changed the tone, and Inter returned from the interval with the clarity and edge that title races usually demand.
Inter Milan turn panic into control
The official Serie A recap captured a first half in which Como pinned Inter deep and forced the visitors to defend far more than expected. That pressure finally told when Valle finished after Yann Sommer parried Nico Paz’s initial effort, and the home crowd sensed a statement win when Nico Paz raced through to make it 2-0.
Inter’s response was immediate and ruthless. Thuram pulled one back with the last kick of the first half, then punished another mistake four minutes after the restart to level the match. Denzel Dumfries headed Inter in front from a Hakan Calhanoglu free kick and later added a fourth, giving the visitors enough room to survive Lucas Da Cunha’s late penalty. As Reuters reported after the match, coach Cristian Chivu called it “a victory of maturity.”
Napoli’s slip mattered just as much. The official Parma-Napoli match report showed the champions recovering through Scott McTominay after Gabriel Strefezza’s early opener, but the draw left the door open for Inter to stretch the gap. The updated Serie A standings now show Inter on 75 points, Napoli on 66 and Milan on 63 after 32 matches.
Inter Milan and the longer arc of this title race
This result carries more weight when placed against the season’s earlier turning points. In January, Napoli rescued a 2-2 draw at San Siro through a McTominay double, a result that kept Inter’s lead modest and the chase alive well into the second half of the campaign.
Even at the start of this month, the race was not fully closed. Reuters reported in early April that Inter’s derby defeat and two draws had reopened the conversation and given both Napoli and Milan reason to believe the leaders might wobble at the finish.
There was another layer of history at the Sinigaglia. Last May, Inter won at Como and still watched Napoli lift the Scudetto on the final day, a reminder that late victories do not always secure the ending a contender wants. Sunday’s comeback felt different because it did more than add three points; it created real separation.
With six rounds left, Inter have not mathematically clinched anything. But by surviving Como’s best spell, punishing the hosts’ mistakes and cashing in on Napoli’s draw, they moved from first place into something much closer to control.
