Martinez brace keeps Inter in title hunt
Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter applied pressure on Serie A leader AC Milan with a 2-0 victory over Pisa.
The Nerazzurri skipper bagged a second-half brace at Arena Garibaldi to move his side within a point of its rival, which beat it 1-0 at San Siro last weekend.
Pisa, which dropped into the relegation zone after the defeat, gave Inter a couple of scares. Gabriele Piccinini shot narrowly wide of the target just before the half-hour mark.
M'Bala Nzola then squandered a golden opportunity in the 63rd minute, dragging his effort wide after racing away on the counter.
It proved costly with Inter breaking through just six minutes later as substitute Pio Esposito found Martinez, who drilled past Pisa goalkeeper Simone Scuffet.
The skipper doubled his and the visitors' tally seven minutes from time, turning home Nicolo Barella's cross at the far post. The woodwork denied him his hat-trick soon after, but the double was enough to keep Inter firmly in the title mix.
