Inter midweek fixture was postponed due to a Covud outbreak in Bologna. They played their first game of 2022 in the weekend against Lazio. Inter won that match with a scoreline of 2-1. They are currently at the top of the table. They also have a game in hand.


Inzaghi went with a 3-5-2 formation. Bastani, Perisic, Martinez and Sanchez started the game for Inter. Sarri was having a 4-3-3 formation for the game. Basic, Immobile and Mausic were in the starting lineup for Lazio.


Inter clearly had the upper hand in the game with 60% possession as well as 17 shots in 90 minutes. In those 19 shots, Inter had 6 shots on target. Lazio just had 5 shots in the whole game with just 3 shots on target.


Inter had a disallowed goal in the first 17 minutes of the game. Martinez goal was ruled out by the VAR for a tight offside. However, Inter got the lead in the 30th minute as Alessandro Bastoni gets on the scoresheet for the first time this season. Ciro Immobile equalizes within 5 minutes and the score is 1-1 at the end of the first half.


Inter grabbed their winning goal in the second half as Skriniar scores in the 67th minute. Basoni was the player who assisted him. Inter had 590 passes in the whole game with an 89% accuracy in the passes. Lazio had just under 370 passes in the whole game with 82% accuracy.


With this result, Inter goes on the top with 49 points in 20 games that they have played. Meanwhile, Lazio sits at the 8th position with just 32 points from 21 games that they have played. Inter had a rough start of the campaign but they are getting the results that they want to win back to back league titles.

Inter will meet Juventus in midweek for the SuperCoppa Final. Lazio will be facing Salernitana for a Serie A fixture over the weekend.