Inter 2-2 Lazio: Nerazzurri remain 2nd after dramatic tie, Bisseck, Dumfries net

Inter's title hoped a blow, because the late penalty of replacement Pedro Lazio on Sunday yielded a 2-2 draw in San Siro and their hosts denied the first place.

Match report

The title race goes to the last matchday, although it is now out of the hands of Inter, because Napoli also pulled – 0-0 with Parma – the side of Antonio Conte in the driver's seat.

There was little to split the sides in the first half, with Federico Dimarco and Gustav Isaksen who saw shots that were stored at both ends before the check took over.

Yann Bisseck opened the score on the tranquility of the tranquility and chose the top left corner after profitation of Dimarco's blocked shot.

Lazio then drew level through Pedro in the 72nd minute, with the goal attached after a VAR check where Matias Vecino stood aside. But Denzel Dumfries put Inter back in the front with 11 minutes to go and sent them back to the top of the Serie A with a pounding header.

Bisseck then went from Held to Schurk when he took a late penalty, with both Marco Baroni and Simone Inzaghi sent in the aftermath for different opinions.

Pedro then converted cool from the place in the 90th minute to break Inter Hearts, while Lazio holds in the fight for a Champions League place.

Inter, which now has to improve the result of Napoli this Sunday, is on 78 points, with Como Weg on the last day. Napoli is 79 and host Cagliari. If the sides end up on points, the title is decided by a play -off.

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Data Debrief: Super-sub to the rescue

Pedro emerged in the 53rd minute, but made the biggest impact on the field, so Lazio is only two points behind Juventus in the race for fourth place.

He is the second player who scores at least nine goals after completing the bank in a Serie A season (three points per profit era), after Luis Muriel (11 in 2019-20 -20).

No player this season has scored more goals in the Big 5 European Leagues (nine, level with Alexander Sorloth) than Pedro.

In the meantime, Inter has not succeeded in winning two of the last three Serie A -home matches (a defeat against Roma and a draw against Lazio), after a series of six consecutive home victories.

Line-ups

Inter XI: Sommer, Mkhitaryan, Acerbi, Calhanoglu, M. Taremi, Dimarco, Barella, Thuram, Dumfries, Bastoni, Yann Bisseck

Subs: Darmian, Arnautovic, De Vrij, Zielinski, Di Gennaro, Correa, Pavard, Josep Martínez, Carlos Augusto, Nicola Zalewski, Asllani, Luka Topalović

Lazio XI: Vecino, Romagnoli, Marusic, Guendouzi, Taty Castellanos, Christos Mandas, Nuno Tavares, Rovella, Gustav Isaksen, Mario Gila, Boulaye Dia

Subs: Pedro, Hysaj, Samuel Gigot, Ivan Provedel, Toma Bašić, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Alessio Furlanetto, Tijjani Noslin, Oliver Provstgaard, Loum Tchaouna, Reda Belahyane

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