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Inter's Andrei Radu hides in his jersey and is comforted after the defeat by Bologna
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ELISABETTA BARACCHI / EPA
Inter Milan have suffered a setback in the Italian Serie A championship race.
The defending champions lost 2-1 (1-1) in a catch-up game at FC Bologna and are two points behind city rivals AC Milan in second place with four games remaining.
Ivan Perišić gave the visitors an early lead (3'), but goals from Marko Arnautović (28') and Nicola Sansone (81') turned the game around.
Inter goalkeeper Andrei Radu failed badly in the second goal.
Radu, who made just one appearance for Inter this year in the Coppa Italia in January, replacing injured first-choice keeper Samir Handanovič, failed to parry a Perišić throw-in.
Radu still had his foot on the ball rolling towards him, but didn't hit it properly.
Central defender Stefan de Vrij had previously stayed away from the ball.
The latter would have rolled into his own goal without further action, but Sansone was there and didn't let the goal be taken away.
»Are no longer masters of our destiny«
Coach Simone Inzaghi then defended Radu but said the defeat was bitter.
"Now we are no longer masters of our destiny, we have to see what Milan do and win all our games," said Inzaghi.
The game was originally supposed to take place in January but was postponed due to numerous corona cases in the Bologna squad.
Inter had previously been unbeaten in 11 games across all competitions.
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