Lazio 3-1 Inter Milan: Maurizio Sarri's side climb TOP of Serie A
Lazio 3-1 Inter Milan: Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and Pedro find the net to help Maurizio Sarri’s side climb TOP of Serie A… as Simone Inzaghi drops his first points of the season at his old club
- Lazio beat Inter Milan 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico to climb to first spot in Serie A
- Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and Pedro found the net for Maurizo Sarri’s side
- Ex-Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi dropped his first points of the season at Inter
Lazio’s Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and Pedro secured a 3-1 home victory over Inter Milan, climbing to the summit of Serie A on Friday.
The visitors dropped their first points of the season on coach Simone Inzaghi’s return to his old club.
Lazio had two great chances through captain Ciro Immobile and a third from striker Mattia Zaccagni before Anderson – perfectly set up by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – put the hosts ahead with a header in the 40th minute at the Stadio Olimpico.
Lazio beat Inter 3-1 thanks to goals from Felipe Anderson, Luis Alberto and Pedro (pictured)
Anderson netted the opener to hand the Rome-based side a 1-0 lead at the end of the first half
The visitors equalised from a free kick as defender Denzel Dumfries nodded the ball to the unmarked Lautaro Martinez who netted from close range in the 51st minute.
However, substitute Alberto restored the lead for Lazio with a sublime strike from distance in the 75th minute, while Spain forward Pedro made it 3-1 before the final whistle.
Lazio are provisionally top with seven points from three games, while Inter are a point behind in fourth place.
The Rome-based club face Sampdoria in their next Serie A match on Wednesday, while Inter take on Cremonese at the San Siro a day earlier.
Inter boss Simone Inzaghi suffered his first defeat of the season at the hands of old club Lazio
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