“We haven’t done as well in Serie A so far, but our minimum aim now is to qualify for the Champions League next season. There is now a mini-tournament of six teams for the other three places” said Inter’s director Beppe Marotta before the Lazio game. Nerrazzuri have complicated their own Champions League battle with a draw and a loss against Salernitana and Monza, but in today’s thriller game with Lazio, Inter managed to get out of the abyss and created a turnover for a win which brings them back into the fold, but also allows Napoli to officially take the title: Inter – Lazio 3-1.🚨🚨| GOAL: MARTINEZ WITH A BRACE!!INTER MILAN 3 – 1 LAZIO. pic.twitter.com/wu4vgWzwKq— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) April 30, 2023 The home team was losing 1-0 after half an hour but kept digging in, attacking and relying on their keeper Onana to make some good saves in moments when Lazio hit on the counter-attack and it worked. The guests are in a battle for second place and won against city rivals Roma, then defeated Juventus, Monza and Spezia, before being defeated at home to Torino and today’s loss will give Juve a chance to move ahead of Lazio if they defeat Bologna tonight. With this win, Inter is back in fourth place on the table, and with only four points less than the second-placed team.GOAL | Inter 0-1 Lazio | Felipe Anderson#InterLaziopic.twitter.com/aAgpyHVtU0— Rohan (@Rohan5640) April 30, 2023 Inter started the game well, with chances from Brozovic and even a goal by Mkhitaryan, but that was overruled due to Correa’s offside position. And then Lazio took the lead with Felipe Anderson’s goals after a weak Acerbi reaction. Inter continued to attack as both Mkhitaryan and Barella fired over and near Lazio’s goal, while Anderson had another chance for the visitors, but Onana’s one-handed save prevented the second goal.3 – Lautaro Martínez is the third Inter player to score more than 15 goals in at least three Serie A seasons in a row in the last 55 years, after Christian Vieri (between 2000/01 and 2002/03) and Mauro Icardi (four, between 2014/15 and 2017/18). Aries.#InterLazio pic.twitter.com/vs0STlY3g1— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 30, 2023 Nerrazzuri continued to attack in the second half, and Barella was over the bar again in the 54th minute, and then it was Lazio’s turn, but again Onana was there, this time to stop Alberto’s shot from close range. The home crowd chanted ‘Lautaro, Lautaro’ and when the Argentinian came from the bench, the crowd soon erupted, since he was the one to break the deadlock 15 minutes after coming on, before Gosens totally turned the game over with a late winner in the 83rd minute. He got injured during the scoring and was replaced by De Vrij, before Lautaro scored another one in injury time for the final 3-1.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 32Friday Lecce – Udinese 1-0 (0-0)/Strefezza 62 pen/Spezia – Monza 0-2 (0-1)/Ciurria 21, Carlos Augusto 90+3/SaturdayRoma – Milan 1-1 (0-0)/Abraham 90 – Saelemaekers 90+7/Torino – Atalanta 1-2 (0-1)/Sanabria 75 – Zappacosta 34, Zapata 88/Sunday Inter Lazio 3-1 (0-1)/Lautaro 77, 90, Gosens 83 – Anderson 30/16.00: (1.28) Napoli (6.50) Salernitana (14.0)16.00: (1.84) Sassuolo (3.60) Empoli (4.60)16.00: (3.25) Cremonese (3.25) Verona (2.50)19.00: (1.38) Fiorentina (5.50) Sampdoria (10.0)21.45: (3.50) Bologna (3.25) Juventus (2.35)***odds are subject to change***
