Inter Milan beat nine-man Lazio to end winless run - 7M sport

Inter Milan beat nine-man Lazio to end winless run



Posted Monday, May 22, 2017 by PA

Inter Milan snapped an eight-game winless streak with a 3-1 win at nine-man Lazio on Sunday night.

The Nerazzurri can no longer qualify for Europe as they coast to the end of a dreadful Serie A campaign which saw Stefano Pioli let the club drift into mid-table obscurity before his sacking.

Coppa Italia runners-up Lazio went in front through Keita Balde Diao but Marco Andreolli soon levelled before a Wesley Hoedt own goal put Inter - now under Stefano Vecchi - in the ascendancy.

Keita was dismissed following a spurious simulation call and, after Eder propelled Inter further clear, Lazio midfielder Senad Lulic was also given his marching orders.

Inter arrived in Rome on the back of four straight defeats and their poor run looked set to continue.

Just 17 minutes in Jeison Murillo fouled Felipe Anderson to concede a penalty, which Keita gratefully dispatched for his 16th league goal of the season.

Frustrated Inter fans began to leave the away section but those that remained witnessed an equaliser in the 31st minute, with Andreolli heading home Ivan Perisic's cross.

Six minutes later Inter were ahead. Dutch defender Hoedt somehow managed to turn Antonio Candreva's low cross into his own net, making it a period to forget for debutant keeper Ivan Vargic.

Perisic shot just wide for Inter after the restart and, in the 57th minute, Ciro Immobile clattered the bar at the other end.

Lazio lost Keita to a red card in the 66th minute as the Senegalese was handed his second yellow for appearing to dive in the Inter box.

The Nerazzurri found their third goal four minutes later with Eder grabbing his second in as many matches by converting Perisic's effort after Cristiano Lombardi's clearance came up short.

Tough-tackling midfielder Lulic would then follow Keita down the tunnel for fouling Roberto Gagliardini, but Inter could do no further damage.

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