Lautaro Martinez scores twice as Inter trounce AC Milan in Serie A derby rout


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Two goals from Lautaro Martinez and one from Romelu Lukaku earned Inter Milan a 3-0 win over AC Milan in Sunday's derby clash at the San Siro.

The result sent Antonio Conte's side four points clear at the top of the Serie A standings.

Inter got off to the perfect start as Lukaku crossed for strike partner Martinez to head home after just five minutes to give his side the lead.

Three stunning saves at the start of the second half from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic kept his side in front as Milan came out with added impetus in the second half.

Those stops proved crucial as Martinez finished a fine, flowing Inter move to score his 13th Serie A goal of the season to give his side some breathing space in the 57th minute.

Not to be outdone, Lukaku made sure of a fourth league win in a row for Inter with a well-taken goal in the 66th minute, as the league leaders moved onto 53 points, four clear of Milan.

"We have suffered a lot this year with two early eliminations in the Italian Cup and the Champions League," Martinez said.

"Winning the league is the only goal that remains and we are fighting for that. We are very happy to be above everyone else."

This latest Milan derby was the first time the old foes had faced off as the top two sides in Serie A since April 2011, with both team looking to end Juventus' nine-year title-winning streak.

Juve are currently 11 points behind Inter, although they have two games in hand on Conte's side.

The match was also the first meeting between Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic since their feisty clash in last month's Coppa Italia match, a tussle that got so heated the Italian Football Federation opened an inquiry in the aftermath.

But while the frustrated Ibrahimovic was substituted in the second half, Lukaku excelled. He turned provider for Martinez early on as the pair combined to score a Serie A goal for the sixth time this season.

Milan could not find a way past veteran Inter keeper Handanovic, with his one-handed save to deny Ibrahimovic the pick of three early second-half stops.

The in-form Lukaku went one clear of Cristiano Ronaldo as Serie A’s leading goalscorer this season, taking his tally to 17 as he completed the 3-0 win.

“It was a shame not to equalise when we were dominating the game,” Milan manager Stefano Pioli said.“In the second half we had many scoring chances. Handanovic hadn’t saved so many shots for a long time.

“Today we were unable to equalise due to bad luck, not lack of quality.”

Sinopharm vaccine explained

The Sinopharm vaccine was created using techniques that have been around for decades. 

“This is an inactivated vaccine. Simply what it means is that the virus is taken, cultured and inactivated," said Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the UAE's National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee.

"What is left is a skeleton of the virus so it looks like a virus, but it is not live."

This is then injected into the body.

"The body will recognise it and form antibodies but because it is inactive, we will need more than one dose. The body will not develop immunity with one dose," she said.

"You have to be exposed more than one time to what we call the antigen."

The vaccine should offer protection for at least months, but no one knows how long beyond that.

Dr Al Kaabi said early vaccine volunteers in China were given shots last spring and still have antibodies today.

“Since it is inactivated, it will not last forever," she said.

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