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– Inter Milan came from a goal down to win 3-1 at home against Lazio in Serie A on Sunday, giving Napoli the opportunity to seal their first title since the Diego Maradona era this weekend.
– A second-half double by Lautaro Martinez and a goal by Robin Gosens cancelled out Felipe Anderson’s first-half strike, leaving second-placed Lazio on 61 points in the standings.
– The result means leaders Napoli, on 78 points, can seal the title, their first in 33 years, with a win against Salernitana later on Sunday with six games remaining after this weekend.
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– Inter dominated possession at the San Siro and thought they took the lead in the 25th minute through Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first-touch strike but Joaquin Correa was offside when setting him up and the goal was ruled out.
– Inter continued to create chances but lost the ball outside their own box in the 30th minute after a Francesco Acerbi error, which Lazio midfielder Anderson used to drill low into the corner, having exchanged passes with Luis Alberto.
– Both sides had opportunities to score in the second half but goalkeepers Andre Onana and Ivan Provedel performed well to save the few shots on target that came their way.
– However, Inter forward Lautaro slid in between the Lazio defence to equalise in the 77th minute from a Romelu Lukaku cross.
– The Belgium forward superbly teed up Gosens for Inter’s second from a close range six minutes later and Lautaro added another goal seconds from time in an individual effort.
– Inter moved up three places to fourth on 57 points, level with AC Milan in fifth and AS Roma in sixth.
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An El Toro double and a Gosens goal secure an incredible result for @Inter_en! ⚫️🔵#InterLazio pic.twitter.com/PA6bxr25Zg
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) April 30, 2023
