18-05-2025
Bisseck finds the corner 🎯 Nerazzurri take the lead!
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Lights at San Siro. The stage is set for Inter-Lazio at Meazza, a match valid for the 37th round of Serie A. A high-tension game, with crucial points at stake both for the title race and the Champions League run.
Inter comes to the match with 77 points, second in the standings just one point behind the leader Napoli. The Nerazzurri, strengthened by their away win against Torino and their recent qualification for the Champions League final against Barcelona, aim to win to keep dreaming of the tricolor, hoping for a misstep by the Neapolitans.
Lazio is fourth, tied on points with Juventus, but disadvantaged by head-to-head results. The Biancocelesti, coming from a last-minute draw against the Bianconeri, are determined to secure a place in the next Champions constantly updated, for live text click on the match card above.
Inter takes the lead in stoppage time of the first half.
Following a corner, Bisseck picks up a loose ball and sends it past Mandas with a shot into the corner under the crossbar.
At this moment, Inter is in first place, thanks to Napoli's 0-0 draw at Parma.
Stunning chance for Lazio at 42': Dia serves Isaksen vertically, who escapes behind Acerbi.
The Dane enters the box and comes face to face with Sommer, who deflects the shot and saves everything.
Inter calls for a penalty for a contact between Bisseck and Rovella.
The German defender, in offensive projection, falls in the penalty area on the return of the Biancocelesti midfielder, who invites him to get up by the referee.
Inter's president Beppe Marotta spoke to Sky Sport before the game against Lazio.
"Football is beautiful for its unpredictability. We have an opponent to overcome and then wait for what happens in Parma. It should not be a stressful commitment. It becomes a training for what will be the final".
He then added to DAZN:
"Starters? We expect a difficult match that can open a serene door like the possible title. The slogan to repeat is: 'we are here at this moment', now it depends on us and our strength. It's up to us to decide our destiny. The Champions? It's the cherry on top that we lack. In 3 years we have made 2 finals, it's a merit but it's also a random fact and almost unrepeatable".
In the pre-match of Inter-Lazio, the Biancocelesti sports director Angelo Fabiani spoke to SkySport:
"The championship has not yet given any verdict. We know tonight we are playing an entire season, we face the strongest team in Europe in my opinion. We are already satisfied with what we have done during the season, both in the league and in the Europa League. We are also quite satisfied with the growth of some players and our coach, who was a gamble for many at the beginning of the year. Instead, he has shown that he can stay in Lazio".
Simone Inzaghi's Inter has arrived at the Meazza Stadium for the match against Lazio.
⚫️🔵 #Inter - Cori, applausi e tanto entusiasmo per l'arrivo del pullman nerazzurro a San Siro 📲 @calciomercatoit
— Giorgio Musso (@GiokerMusso) May 18, 2025
The reception outside the stadium by the fans.
The final sprint for the Scudetto is heating up and today could be the decisive day. Napoli can be crowned Italian champion already this evening, but everything will depend not only on the result in Parma, where Conte's team must win, but also on what will happen at San Siro, where Inter faces Lazio.
The scenarios are multiple: Inter could overtake if they win and Napoli draws or loses, postponing any verdict to the last day. If instead Napoli wins and the Nerazzurri lose, the Neapolitans would celebrate the Scudetto 90 minutes early. An eventual draw of Inter, even with a win of Napoli, would not yet close the games: there would be three points of difference, and the specter of a playoff would remain alive.
The direction of the match has been entrusted to Daniele Chiffi of the Padova section, assisted by Meli and Alassio, with Marcenaro as fourth official and Di Paolo-Guida at VAR.
Inter has a positive record with this referee: 10 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in 17 previous matches. Even more favorable is the balance for Lazio: 8 wins and 3 losses in 11 games directed by Chiffi.
With two rounds to go until the end of the championship, the fight for the last valid place for qualification to the next Champions League is still very hot. After the 36th round, Atalanta, thanks to the victory over Roma, has punched its ticket for the cup, leaving only one slot free for the chasers.
Currently in fourth place is Juventus, but with the same points as Lazio. Just behind, Roma is one point behind, while Bologna is -2. Further back, but still in the race only for mathematics, Milan and Fiorentina. Therefore, the last two rounds will decide who will accompany Inter, Napoli and Atalanta in the top European competition.
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Taremi, Thuram. Coach Inzaghi.
LAZIO (4-3-3): Mandas; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella, Vecino; Isaksen, Castellanos, Dia. Coach Baroni
