Lazio 0-2 Inter: Goals from Thuram & Lautaro set up Nerazzurri triumph
Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram showed no mercy when pouncing on Lazio defensive errors, as Inter go four points clear at the top of the Serie A table.
0' The match is about to start!
23' CLOSE! Sommer makes timely block
26' Yellow Card! Thuram booked
27' CHANCE! Immobile header over the bar
40' GOAL! Lazio 0-1 Inter (Lautaro)
40' Çalhanoglu nearly scores for Inter!
47' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Sommer
66' GOAL! Lazio 0-2 Inter (Thuram)
81' Yellow Card! Nicolò Casale booked
86' Red Card! Lazzari sent off
92' Provedel makes brilliant save
The Nerazzurri had this opportunity after Juventus were held by Genoa, but Alexis Sanchez, Denzel Dumfries, Benjamin Pavard, Juan Cuadrado and Stefan de Vrij were out of action. Alessio Romagnoli and Gustav Isaksen were out, with Patric and Luis Alberto only fit for the bench.
It was a year yesterday that Sinisa Mihajlovic died of leukaemia, so his brother was in the stands and a tribute was shown before kick-off, as the Serbian played for both clubs.
Nicolò Casale threw himself in the way of Marcus Thuram’s shot in the opening minutes after a great first touch on the ball over the top, while Yann Sommer was right behind a Daichi Kamada attempt on a corner and got to the Matteo Guendouzi cross before Ciro Immobile sliding in.
There were some appeals for a potential Mario Gila handball, but it seemed to ricochet off his stomach to graze the underside of the arm and would’ve been very harsh.
Immobile couldn’t keep his header on target at the back post and Thuram flashed a shot across the face of goal, but Lazio were made to pay for repeatedly giving it away when playing out from the back.
It was a howler from Adam Marusic, whose
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