Southampton were made to pay for fluffing their lines as Antonio Candreva's second-half strike secured a much-needed Europa League victory for Inter Milan.
Jay Rodriguez went close to opening the scoring in the first-half at the San Siro but was excellently thwarted by Samir Handanovic, while the Saints striker also saw a second-half header disallowed for a foul.
And the Italian side, who were without a victory in Group K going into this clash, took advantage when Candreva steamed a left-footed piledriver past Fraser Forster and in off the underside of the crossbar.
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Inter Milan winger Antonio Candreva wheels away in celebration after firing his side into the lead against SouthamptonCandreva, who arrived from Lazio in the summer, points towards the home fans after scoring the second-half stunnerThe Italian runs onto the ball and steams a left-footed piledriver past Fraser Forster and in off the underside of the crossbarVirgil van Dijk of Southampton shows a look of dejection after conceding the opening goal of the Europa League clashBefore the Italian side took an undeserved lead on Thursday night, Jay Rodriguez saw a header disallowed for this foul
