Inter continue Serie A title party as Bologna slip in Champions League bid

Inter Milan began their official Serie A title party on Sunday as the newly-crowned champions set off on a parade around their home city after a straightforward 2-0 win over 10-man Torino.

The 75 000 fans present at Sunday's on-pitch procession will be able to follow their victorious team around Milan before they reach joyous hordes at the Italian city's iconic Piazza del Duomo.

Supporters lined the streets around the San Siro as the team slowly set off on a four-hour jaunt, their passage away from the stadium 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 as they beat local rivals AC Milan as the away team in a thrilling local 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 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.

"I didn't think I would score twice today, play well in a packed stadium and enjoy it so much," said Calhanoglu to DAZN.

The 30-year-old is a hate figure for 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.

Calhanoglu has not scored that many goals in a single season