Inter suffer stress fractures

ARE Internazionale cracking? A title race that looked like being a procession for the second year running has been thrown into doubt after a week of results that reduced the gap at the top to four points.

It is the closest second-placed Roma have come to the top since December 7, after which Inter stretched their lead to as much as 11 points at one stage.

Their first home defeat of the season in the league at the hands of Juventus on Saturday night followed a shaky draw at Genoa in midweek and means that the champions have collected only nine points from their last seven games, as well as going out of the Champions League.