Di Lorenzo stunner helps Serie A champion Napoli beat Inter Milan
MILAN (AP) — Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo scored a shocking purpose to assist the Serie A champion beat 10-man Inter Milan 3-1 on Sunday to finish the Nerazzurri’s eight-match profitable run.
Di Lorenzo’s purpose got here with 5 minutes remaining, shortly after Romelu Lukaku had leveled for Inter by canceling out André Anguissa’s opener.
Inter needed to play many of the match with 10 males after midfielder Roberto Gagliardini was despatched off shortly earlier than the break following a second yellow card.
It was the primary time in its historical past that Napoli has overwhelmed the opposite 19 Serie A groups at the very least as soon as within the season.
Inter remained two factors above fifth-place AC Milan in a decent combat for the highest 4.
Inter was filled with confidence after beating Milan 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Champions League closing for the primary time because it received the competitors in 2010 below José Mourinho together with the league and Italian Cup.
It was a incredible environment at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with Napoli followers nonetheless celebrating the staff’s first title in 33 years.
Inter was decreased to 10 males 4 minutes earlier than the break when Gagliardini, who had already been warned by the referee, was proven a second yellow card and despatched off.
Napoli laid siege to the Inter purpose and it will definitely paid off within the 67th minute when Piotr Zieliński threaded the ball via to Anguissa, who flicked it up and fired it into the underside proper nook with a swiveling volley.
However, the ten males of Inter managed to stage eight minutes from time when Lukaku caught out a foot to prod Federico Dimarco’s cross from the left into the underside far nook, shortly after Giovanni Simeone had a second purpose for Napoli harshly dominated out.
But Napoli restored its benefit three minutes later in beautiful style. Di Lorenzo managed the ball, skipped ahead just a few paces earlier than lifting it into the highest left nook from 20 yards out.
Gianluca Gaetano sealed the lead to stoppage time together with his first purpose for Napoli.
ALMOST THERE
Lazio is getting ready to a return to the Champions League.
Ciro Immobile earned and scored a second-half penalty in a 1-0 win towards Udinese to assist ship Lazio 4 factors above Milan. The Udinese gamers and workers had been livid as they believed Immobile dove.
The 33-year-old Immobile has been concerned in 200 objectives for Lazio — scoring 162 and offering 38 assists.
There are two rounds remaining.
Lazio final performed in Europe’s premier membership competitors within the 2020-21 season, when it was knocked out by Bayern Munich within the spherical of 16.
RELEGATION STALEMATE
Lecce and Spezia performed out a 0-0 draw which did neither facet any favors of their bids to flee the drop however mathematically relegated Cremonese.
With Sampdoria and now Cremonese relegated, the race to keep away from the ultimate spot within the backside three will go proper all the way down to the wire.
Verona presently occupies 18th spot however is only one level beneath Spezia and three beneath Lecce.
Fiorentina equipped for Wednesday’s Italian Cup closing towards Inter with a 1-1 draw at Torino.
