With eleven points ahead of Atalanta (2nd), Inter can win their first scudetto since 2010 from the 34th day, next weekend: he must win Saturday at the red lantern Crotone and hope that the Bergamasques do not do the same on Sunday at Sassuolo. The scudetto, Milan gave up for a long time, despite the title of winter champion in January. Even the Top 4, synonymous with a return to the Champions League seven years later, becomes an increasingly difficult goal after the new defeat in Rome.
With Mario Mandzukic on top for the first time in the league, in the absence of Zatan Ibrahimovic, still injured, the Rossoneri started badly.
While Hakan Calhanoglu did not convert the first Milanese opportunity after ... twenty seconds, Lazio did not tremble a minute later: Joaquin Correa infiltrated and eliminated Gianluigi Donnarumma to score in finesse (2nd) .
Milan, kept in the match by a miracle from Gianluigi Donnarumma in front of Immobile (5th), wasted too much afterwards: Calhanoglu too slow in ideal position (31st), then Mandzukic (45 + 1st).
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I expected better from the team
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Stefano Pioli, AC Milan coach
Lazio flew to the recovery, again thanks to the legs of Correa (51st). The VAR, which had canceled for an offside limit a goal to Manuel Lazzari (43rd), found nothing to complain about, despite Milanese protests for a contact on Calhanoglu. “I don't see how you can't whistle for a foul, Lucas Leiva takes Calhanoglu, not the ball,” said Milan coach Stefano Pioli. With the second goal, the game became much more complicated, but I expected better from the team. ”
Despite the changes, and Rafael Leao's card in attack, Lazio remained strong and Pepe Reina vigilant.
And Immobile, after having touched the post (80th), finished Milan in force (87th).
"For us, it was a final, the last chance to stick to the first places, and the finals we are used to playing like that, it's a clear victory," smiled Roman coach Simone Inzaghi.
This success keeps the Laziali (6th, with a game late against Torino) in an ever tighter battle for C1, with five teams potentially in four points, for three places behind Inter: Atalanta, Naples, Juventus, Milan and Lazio.
Naples takes advantage
The Neapolitans did not miss the opportunity to join Juve and Milan on the number of points. They are even provisionally ahead of their two rivals on the general goal difference, but at the end of the season, it is the particular difference between the tied teams that will prevail. Naples quickly took the lead on the lawn of Torino, on a nice strike from Tiémoué Bakayoko (11th) then a breakthrough from Victor Osimhen (13th). These two goals difference are the minimum as the players of Gennaro Gattuso have multiplied the shots (25 in total). But they sinned by clumsiness when it was not the post that saved Salvatore Sirigu in front of Piotr Zielinski (40th) and Lorenzo Insigne (60th). Torino (16th) remains on the brink, tied on points with Cagliari (17th) and the first relegation Benevento (18th).
Results of the 33rd day:
Saturday
Genoa
- Spezia 2 - 0
Parma -
Crotone
3 - 4
Sassuolo
- Sampdoria Genoa 1 - 0
Sunday
Benevento -
Udinese
2 - 4
Fiorentina - Juventus Turin 1 - 1
Inter Milan
- Hellas Verona 1 - 0
Cagliari
- AS Rome 3 - 2
Atalanta Bergamo
- Bologna 5 - 0
Monday
Torino -
Naples
0 - 2
Lazio Rome
- AC Milan 3 - 0
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