Soccer-Inter held 2-2 by Lazio as Pedro penalty offers blow to title hopes
MILAN -Inter Milan’s title hopes had been dealt a crushing blow when a late Pedro penalty earned Lazio a 2-2 draw on the San Siro on Sunday, to depart the Serie A champions one level behind Napoli going into the ultimate sport of the season.
With leaders Napoli held to a 0-0 draw by Parma, Inter missed the right alternative to maneuver into pole place at simply the fitting time, however Yann Bisseck went from hero to villain, conceding the Ninetieth-minute penalty after opening the scoring.
Inter are on 78 factors and are away to Como on the ultimate day with Napoli on 79, and they’re going to host Cagliari. Ought to the perimeters end stage on factors, the title will likely be determined by a playoff. Lazio are sixth on 65 factors, two behind Juventus in fourth.
The primary half was principally performed at a tempo which made the sport appear like an finish of season match with nothing using on it slightly than two sides with nonetheless very a lot to play for.
Federico Dimarco’s first-time effort from the sting of the world, which was parried away by Lazio keeper Christos Mandas after half an hour, was the primary shot on course, and Inter keeper Yann Sommer was referred to as into motion shortly earlier than the break.
Gustav Isaksen was despatched by one-on-one however Sommer unfold himself nicely to disclaim the Lazio striker, and it was Inter who took the lead on the stroke of halftime.
Dimarco had one other effort blocked from a nook kick and when the ball fell to Bisseck he had time to manage earlier than smashing his shot into the roof of the online.
Lazio pushed ahead after the interval, and had a good chance to stage however Boulaye Dia despatched the ball simply large from shut vary underneath stress from Sommer and Bisseck.
Minutes later, Lazio equalised, with substitute Pedro firing house from the sting of the six-yard field from a Matias Vecino layoff within the 72nd minute.
Inter recovered and with 11 minutes left, Hakan Calhanoglu floated a free kick to the again put up and Denzel Dumfries misplaced his marker to go in from shut vary.
It seemed like a objective which may resolve the Scudetto, however when Bisseck dealt with the ball late on, a VAR examine resulted within the award of a penalty which Pedro transformed.
Inter’s never-say-die perspective seemed like saving them as soon as extra however Marko Arnautovic scuffed a close-range shot in added time.
Arnautovic then had the ball within the web and Inter seemed to have earned a dramatic win, however the objective was dominated out for offside, and the defending champions and Champions League finalists should now hope for one more Napoli slip-up.
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