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Inter on brink of Serie A title with win that relegates Crotone

Football - Serie A - Crotone v Inter Milan - Stadio Ezio Scida, Crotone, Italy - May 1, 2021. Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic in action. [REUTERS/Ciro De Luca]

Inter Milan's Christian Eriksen scored midway through the second half to set the runaway Serie A leaders on the way to a 2-0 win at Crotone on Saturday that moved them within a point of clinching the title and confirmed their hosts' relegation.

Inter are on 82 points, 14 clear of second-placed Atalanta, and need one point to gurantee a first league title since 2010 due to their superior head-to-head record over the Bergamo club.

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