Inter continue Serie A title party as Abraham saves Roma at Napoli

Inter Milan began their official Serie A title party on Sunday as the newly-crowned champions were acclaimed by crowds throughout their city after a straightforward 2-0 win over 10-man Torino.

The 75 000 fans present at Sunday's on-pitch ceremony have followed their victorious team around Milan ahead of their imminent approach towards joyous hordes at the Italian city's iconic, and packed, Piazza del Duomo.

Supporters lined the streets and let off flares as the team began a four-hour journey, their passage away from the San Siro hampered by a huge crowd hailing their heroes who won the Scudetto with five matches to spare.

Most of those fans were denied the chance to see Inter win their 20th league championship in the flesh on Monday night by beating local rivals AC Milan as the away team in a thrilling derby.

Those who were at the San Siro on Sunday saw Hakan Calhanoglu's second-half double, a fine first-time strike in the 56th minute and a penalty four minutes later, earn Inter a 28th league win of the season.

Calhanoglu's role in winning the lunchtime clash was appropriate as the Turkey captain has been key to Inter's charge to the title, becoming one of Europe's best deep-lying playmakers since being signed from AC Milan three years ago.

The 30-year-old is a hate figure for AC Milan supporters but he has rubbed his former fans' faces in it this season, which with Euro 2024 on the horizon has probably been the best of his career.

His brace took his all-competitions goal tally for the season to 15 and extended Inter's lead on second-placed Milan to a whopping 19 points.

"Today is a wonderful day, I don't want to talk about that other lot (AC Milan). Today I'm going to have fun," added Calhanoglu.

Inter were helped when Torino's