Mauro Icardi News
At Lorient’s Moustoir stadium, PSG were not only without the injured Neymar, but they also had to cope with the suspensions of Kylian Mbappe and Marco Verratti and they lacked inspiration.
The 27-year-old Argentinian has been brought on a permanent deal after the striker's on-loan move from Inter Milan during the 2019-20 season.
The win lifted the leaders and defending champions PSG up to 30 points from 13 games, 10 ahead of Angers who were playing later on Saturday
Icardi has now scored seven goals in his last seven games while Mbappe has struck five times in two matches for PSG, who were without the injured Neymar.
Despite his scoring exploits, Icardi fell out with Inter Milan`s hard-core fans over his account of an argument with supporters in his autobiography in 2016.
Inter posted a photograph of the Belgian forward wearing the shirt on the club`s Instagram account one day after confirming that they had signed him from Manchester United.
Icardi, Inter`s leading scorer in each of the last four seasons, was stripped of the captain`s armband after becoming embroiled in negotiations over a new contract
Icardi has not played since being stripped of the captaincy last week, amid uncertainty caused by protracted negotiations over a contract extension.
Icardi was stripped of the captaincy recently, amid protracted negotiations over a new contract and he refused to travel for their Europa League fixture against Rapid Vienna the following day.
The captaincy has been passed to goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Lazio on penalties, a result that followed a defeat by Torino and draw with Sassuolo in their first two league games since the winter break.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July.
Mauro Icardi scored a brace in a 3-0 Serie A win over Verona as Inter Milan closed in on third-placed Roma who were held 1-1 by Bologna on Saturday ahead of their Champions League clash against Barcelona.
Inter Milan raced to a three-goal lead against Sampdoria then nearly threw it all away as they clung on for a 3-2 win which took them top of Serie A, at least for 24 hours, on Tuesday.
Long-suffering Milan fans had reason to feel positive on Easter weekend after the club was taken over by Chinese-led consortium Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux two days ago in a multi-million euro deal.
Icardi was parking his car when he was approached by two men who demanded money.
Inter Milan moved back to the top of the Italian Serie A standings after they clinched a 1-0 win at Bologna.
Mauro Icardi hit his maiden goal of the season as unbeaten Inter Milan edged feisty Chievo 1-0 in Verona to extend their lead in Serie A to five points ahead of the rest of Sunday`s fixtures.
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