Inter Milan has widened their lead in the Serie A after a conclusive win against their hosts Lazio, with a 2-0 result last Sunday evening during the 16th round of the competition.
Lautaro Martinez (40') and Marcus Thuram (66') scored the goals of the match.
Lautaro scores…
A critical defensive error was capitalized on by the Argentine star, bringing the Nerazzurri the first goal
Thuram nets Inter's second after a series of passes
The referee sends off Lazio's Lazzari in the 87th minute
Lazio finished the match with ten men after their player Manuel Lazzari was sent off in the 86th minute.
Inter raised their points tally to 41, moving four points clear at the top, taking advantage of their closest chaser Juventus, who stumbled to a 1-1 draw with Genoa in the opening match of the round last Friday.
Lazio's points remained frozen at 21, placing them in the tenth position after suffering their seventh loss of the season.
In another encounter, Roma fell to a 2-0 defeat against their hosts Bologna.
Bologna boosted their points to 28, securing a spot in the top four.
Meanwhile, Roma's points remained at 25, now in seventh place following their fifth defeat of the season.
In other matches that took place yesterday, Milan defeated Monza with a clean sweep of three goals, Fiorentina won against Hellas Verona with a singular goal, while Udinese and Sassuolo tied at 2-2.
