Soccer-Inter extend Serie A lead with 2-0 win at Lazio
17/12/2023 21:51
ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Goals by forwards Lautaro
Martinez and Marcus Thuram gave Inter Milan a 2-0 win at Lazio
in Serie A on Sunday, extending their lead at the top of the
table to four points.
Inter were gifted the opener when Lazio defender Adam
Marusic gave away the ball as he tried to pass it backwards and
Martinez latched on to it to dribble past keeper Ivan Provedel
and score from close range in the 40th minute.
Thuram doubled the advantage for Inter after the break with
a low shot inside the far post after collecting a precise pass
into the box from Nicolo Barella.
Inter lead the standings on 41 points from 16 games and have
extended the gap with second-placed Juventus (37), who missed
the chance to go top when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Genoa
on Friday. Lazio are 11th with 21 points.
(Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk; editing by Clare
Fallon)
((anita.kobylinska@tr.com; +48 58 769 65 38;))