Inter missed the opportunity to strengthen their grip on third place in Serie A as they slipped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Lazio on Sunday evening.
There was an explosive start to the game, as Lazio took the lead after just 12 minutes. Luis Alberto floated in an inviting cross towards the back post and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic was on hand to direct a header past Samir Handanovic. Inter could have easily been further behind before the interval, but Handanovic was able to pull off two stunning saves to keep the Nerazzurri in contention.
Inter improved in the second half, but they found it increasingly difficult to find a way past a stubborn Lazio defence, who repeatedly repelled the efforts of Inter's makeshift forward line.