ROMA. Lazio succeeded in turn the table against Inter. It was Inter to score first with a goal from I. Perisic. However, later Lazio found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with C. Immobile (64′), F. Anderson (81′) and S. Milinkovic-Savic (90′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Massimiliano Irrati who was helped by Giuseppe Perrotti and Domenico Palermo. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lazio was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Lazio found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lazio shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Inter shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Lazio received 3 yellow cards (T. Basic, F. Anderson and S. Milinkovic-Savic). On the opposite side, Inter received 6 yellow cards (D. Dumfries, L. Martinez, A. Bastoni, R. Gagliardini, M. Darmian and J. Correa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lazio will have 14 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Inter will stay with 17 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Lazio will play away against Hellas Verona on the 24th of October with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (3 draws).
Inter will host Juventus on the 24th of October with a 19-7 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (11 draws).
Lazio – Formation

Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Maurizio Sarri decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina
, Adam Marušić , Luiz Felipe , Patric , Elseid Hysaj , Sergej Milinković-Savić , Lucas Leiva , Toma Bašić , Felipe Anderson , Ciro Immobile and Pedro .The home team had on the bench: Manuel Lazzari
, Denis Vavro, Raúl Moro, Vedat Muriqi, Ştefan Radu, Danilo Cataldi , Gonzalo Escalante, Thomas Strakosha, Marius Adamonis, Mattia Zaccagni , Luis Alberto and Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro .Substitutions
Lazio made 5 changes: E. Hysaj for M. Lazzari (66′), T. Basic for L. Alberto (66′), Pedro for M. Zaccagni (75′), Lucas Leiva for D. Cataldi (85′) and F. Anderson for J. Akpa Akpro (86′).
Best player: Felipe Anderson
The most impressive player for Lazio was Felipe Anderson.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 44 passes (97% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.Inter – Formation

Inter started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
On the opposite side, Simone Inzaghi played with: Samir Handanovič
, Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Marcelo Brozović , Roberto Gagliardini , Federico Dimarco , Ivan Perišić and Edin Džeko .They had on the bench: Alex Cordaz, Denzel Dumfries
, Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Joaquín Correa , Andrei Radu, Matías Vecino , Aleksandar Kolarov, Lautaro Martínez , Andrea Ranocchia, Danilo D’Ambrosio and Martín Satriano.Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: I. Perisic for J. Correa (67′), A. Bastoni for D. Dumfries (67′), R. Gagliardini for M. Vecino (67′), E. Dzeko for L. Martinez (76′) and N. Barella for H. Calhanoglu (86′).
Best player: Marcelo Brozović
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Marcelo Brozović.
His rating is
with 83 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Lazio – Inter – 3-1
- Milan – Hellas Verona – 3-2
- Spezia – Salernitana – 2-1