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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 10, the 21st round of Serie A began to compete, with Inter Milan facing Lazio at home. Inter Milan have a very good record in the league, with 14 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in their first 19 league games, ranking first in the table. However, Inter Milan did not open the gap with the team behind them. Inter need more wins to consolidate their top spot. Inter's match against Bologna was postponed, this time against the powerful Lazio. Inter played Lazio in the 8th round, when Inter lost. This time Inter Milan returned home and successfully took revenge.
In this game, Inzaghi Jr. lined up in a 352 formation. Handanovic served as the starting goalkeeper. Shkrinjaer, DeFrey and Bastoni paired up at 3 defenders. Dumfries, Barrera, Brozovic, Gagliardini and Perisic form a five-midfielder. The attacking combination of Sanchez and Lautaro Martinez joined forces. Dzeko, Joaquin Correa and Vidal sit on the bench. Lazio was in the 433 formation, with the attacking tridents of Pedro, Immobile and Anderson starting.
Inter quickly got into form after starting, completely suppressing Lazio and constantly launching attacks. However, Dumfries, Perisic, Lautaro and DeFrey did not seize the opportunity to score. Lautaro scored but was blown offside. Bastoni scored in the 30th minute to give Inter the lead. However, Inter were not happy for long, because the defender's one-time stare was not tight, and was beaten by Lazio's simple and rough long pass, and Mobile equalized. It was Lazio's only chance at halftime. In the first half, Inter Milan had 68% possession in the first half, 10 shots on goal, 2 shots on target, and scored 1 goal. Lazio scored just one shot on goal in the first half. Inter remained dominant in the second half until the 67th minute when another defender stepped forward and Škriniar headed in the top and Inter once again took the lead. The final score was set at 2-1, and Inter narrowly won to score three points.
In the post-match whoscored rating, Bastoni scored a game-high 8.3 points, he scored 1 goal, 1 assist, and 4 clearances. One defender kicked out the forward's stats, which was incredible. Inter's explosion of two defenders brought a victory to the team in the case of the collective mut of the forward players, which was not easy. Inter have scored 49 points in 20 league games this season, the highest of the same period since the 2007/08 season, and Inzaghi Jr. set a 14-year god record. Although Inter Milan is at the top of the list, it should not be taken lightly, because AC Milan is chasing very tightly behind them. Inter Milan are only one point ahead of AC Milan with one game less.