Lazio snatched an important victory against its guest Inter Milan, with three goals against a goal, in the match that brought them together at the Olympic Stadium, on Friday evening, within the third week of the Italian League.
Lazio’s goals were scored by Felipe Anderson (40), Luis Alberto (75), and Pedro (86), while Lautaro Martinez scored Inter’s goal (51).
With this victory, Lazio raised its score to 7 points at the top of the standings, while Inter’s balance froze at 6 points in fourth place.
The first minutes witnessed a strong start on the part of the guests, after Dumfries received a pass from outside the area, to launch a direct shot towards the goal, which the Eagles goalkeeper Providel managed to keep away from his goal.
In the 17th minute, Lazio almost scored the first goal, after the ball arrived from the left into the area, to launch a powerful ground shot that passed next to the left post of goalkeeper Handanovic.
Lazio striker Zacaini received a pass from Ficino to fire a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, almost mistaking Handanovic after hitting the head of the Inter defender Skriniar and passing near the goal to a corner.
In the 36th minute, defender Demarco made a mistake, so Anderson managed to get the ball and penetrate into the area and pass to Immobile, who shot but Samir Handanovic’s brilliance kept it away from his goal.
And Anderson managed, in the 40th minute, to score the first goal of the match, after Milinkovic-Savic hit the Inter defense, amid a huge mistake by Demarco again in the coverage, so Anderson followed it comfortably and headed it into the net.
Lazio continued its attempts, and in the first seconds of the second half, Immobile almost added the second goal for the Eagles, after a ball reached Lazzari, to pass it deep into the defense of Immobile inside the area and hit it and Handanovic sent it away for a corner.
Inter succeeded in equalizing the result through Lautaro Martinez in the 51st minute, after a free kick was carried out inside the area, Dumfries tried to head it to reach Lautaro within the six yards and put it in the net.
One minute later, Dumfries almost scored the second goal of the Nerazzurri, after a long pass that reached Dumfries on the right side inside the penalty area, to rise to it while it was completely free of censorship and hit it with a header that the Lazio goalkeeper starred in and sent it away to a corner.
In the 75th minute, substitute Luis Alberto fired a resounding missile at Inter, with which Lazio announced the second goal, after a group game between the Eagles players. It reached Pedro, who prepared it with a pass outside the area to Alberto, who fired a missile shot at Handanovic.
Pedro doubled the score in the 86th minute with a third goal for Lazio, after the ball reached the left side inside the area, so the Spaniard fired a powerful and wonderful shot into the Inter goal, which the goalkeeper was satisfied with watching in his own net.
In added time, Lautaro tried to reduce the result for the Nerazzurri after he started in the 95th minute, and fired a ground shot from the edge of the area, but goalkeeper Providel managed to catch it.
Immobile responded with a dangerous opportunity after he penetrated the area and fired a shot towards the net, which Handanovic kept away, ending the match with Lazio winning by three.