Report: Inter Milan 3-1 Lazio
Date: 14 February 2021
Venue: San Siro
Romelu Lukaku moved level with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Golden Boot race as Inter Milan defeated Lazio 3-1 to move top of the Serie A table on Sunday night.
Antonio Conte made one change from the midweek draw with Juventus as Matteo Darmian dropped to the bench as Ivan Perisic got the start.
First blood went to the hosts after Lautaro Martinez won a penalty, which Romelu Lukaku converted in the 19th minute for his 15th league goal of the season.
After a quiet start, Lazio started seeing more of the ball in the latter stages of the first half, with Luis Alberto forcing Samir Handanovic into a fine save from close range on 38 minutes.
However, Inter managed to bag a second goal on the stroke of halftime through Lukaku, who completed his brace with an instinctive finish past Pepe Reina.
The visitors did get themselves back in the contest just after the hour mark as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic unleashed a powerful strike that deflected in off Gonzalo Escalante.
Lazio's did not last long though as Lukaku turned provider to pick out strike partner Martinez who made no mistake from close range for Inter's third goal.
Milan Škriniar came to Inter's rescue in the final 10 minutes, with the defender popping up with a vital challenge to deny Vedat Muriqi a clear sight at goal, as the hosts clinched the spoils.
The win sees Inter move top of the standings, with Milan dropping to second after losing on Saturday while defending champions Juventus sit in fourth spot.
