In the early morning of January 10, Beijing time, a strong dialogue in the 21st round of Serie A, Inter Milan faced Lazio at home, and coach Inzaghi Jr. once again faced his former old club. In the end, Inter won 2-1 and won 8 consecutive league games, and Inzaghi Jr. successfully avenged his old club team.
Before the match, Milan won the round and returned to the top of the table by relying on the advantage of many matches. For Inter, the match against Bologna was their first match of 2022 due to the postponement of the match against Bologna. Due to the preparation for the upcoming Super Cup with Juve, Inzaghi Jr. rotated a certain lineup.
Lazio's side, after finding Sarri to replace Inzaghi Jr., the team's performance did not rise but fell, ranking only 8th before the game. Last season, Lazio finished 6th in the league and overwhelmed their city rivals Roma. Playing against the defending champions of the league, Sarri hopes to prove himself.
Just 17 minutes into the match, Inter scored at one point. Sanchez sent a straight-forward and Lautaro pushed forward to break the goal, but the referee thought the Argentine was offside and cancelled Inter's scoring. In the 29th minute, Inter took the lead as they wished. Relying on a corner kick opportunity, Bastoni outside the box received the ball and then fired a powerful shot, And Lazio watched the ball into the net, and Inter took a 1-0 lead.
Just before half-time, Lazio successfully equalized. One of the referee's falls, the Inter defenders were all distracted, and Mobile seized the opportunity to cut in front of the goal to bring the aggregate score back to a 1-1 draw. At the end of the half, neither side was able to gain an advantage in the scoreline.
In the 66th minute of the second half, Bastoni, who helped the team open the record, made another contribution, he assisted teammate Shk's header to give Inter another 2-1 lead on aggregate. In the final moments of the match, Inmobile scored again for Lazio, but the referee blew it off on offside grounds.
In the end, the match was over, and Inter beat Lazio 2-1 at home. In the first leg, Inter lost to Lazio, and returned home in the early morning, Serie A coach Inzaghi Jr. successfully avenged his old club and helped the team return to the top of the league.
In this match, Inter's young chairman Zhang Kangyang also appeared in the stands. In the summer of last year, Inter needed to sell a number of big names in the team for funds due to a number of reasons. But after several visa-free operations, Inter maintained their strength in the league, which is inseparable from the chairman's credit.