Lazio are still within one point
of Serie A leaders Juventus after beating Inter Milan 2-1 at the
Olimpico Sunday night.
Inter, who were previously joint leaders with Juve, dropped
to third on 54 points, three points behind Juve on 57 and Lazio
on 56.
Lazio came from behind in the top-of-the-table clash after
Ashley Young put the Nerazzurri ahead in the 44th minute.
It was the first goal in Serie A for the former Manchester
United flanker, who joined Inter in the January transfer window.
Lazio equalised through a penalty by Italy striker Ciro
Immobile in the 50th minute.
Then in the 69th minute Serghei Milinkovic-Savic toepoked
through a scum of players and past Inter's No.2 keeper Daniele
Padelli to give Lazio their winning lead.
Immobile had a chance to put the match beyond doubt when neat
footwork put him clean through at the death but Padelli,
deputising for injured sjipper Samir Handanovic, made a smart
save.
Earlier in the day Juve beat Brescia 2-0 at the Allianz
Stadium.
The goals came from a delightful free-kick from Paulo Dybala
and a smart finish by Juan Cuadrado.
Lazio are now within striking distance of their first
scudetto since 2000.
Coach Filippo Inzaghi said "we showed great pace, now let's
try to stay where we are".
Milinkovic said "Juve should know that we're not going to
give up."
Juve coach Maurizoio Sarri said "we did our duty".
He said he was "not afraid" of Lazio stopping the Bianconeri
garnering their ninth straight Serie A title.
A disappointed Antonio Conte, the Inter coach, said "we put
in a good performance, but we gifted the two goals".
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