ROME — Goalkeeper Yann Sommer made two clutch saves and Inter Milan made sure of maintaining its Serie A lead with a 2-1 win over visiting Udinese on Sunday. Marko Arnautovic took advantage of a rare start at center forward, opening the scoring early in the first half by redirecting in a cross from Federico Dimarco with one touch.

Serie A champions Inter picked up a vital 2-1 win over Udinese today and it could prove to be a vital three points in the title race.As a result of the win, Inter rose to six points above chasers

Defending champions Inter Milan secured a 2-1 home win against Udinese in Serie A on Sunday with goals from Marko Arnautovic and Davide Frattesi in the first half as goalkeeper Yann Sommer made some important late saves.