D. D'Ambrosio enters the game and replaces A. Hakimi.
M. Darmian enters the game and replaces I. Perišić.
A. Pinamonti enters the game and replaces R. Lukaku.
Pinamonti comes on for Lukaku after a brilliant performance from the Belgian.
Perisic is withdrawn for Darmian on the left flank.
D'Ambrosio replaces Hakimi at right wing-back for the home side.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
Milinkovic-Savic works the ball from the right flank towards Lazzari to strike at goal, but his effort is blocked in front of Handanovic by Brozovic.
86'
Time is running out for Lazio. It's going to take an incredible effort to score two goals in the late stages here.
84'
Lukaku feeds the run of Sanchez in the box, but the Chilean puts the ball out of play amid pressure from Marusic.
83'
Lukaku has tormented Parolo in the second half and he wins a free-kick following a challenge by the midfielder down the right flank.
82'
Muriqi rises to win a header against Skriniar at the back post from a Marusic cross, but he nods a tame effort at Handanovic.
79'
Lazio clear the corner, but Perisic hooks it back into the box. De Vrij rises to head at goal, but he nods his effort straight at Reina.
78'
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Andreas Pereira enters the game and replaces Luis Alberto.
Pereira comes on to replace Luis Alberto in the Lazio midfield.
Sanchez replaces Martinez in the final third for the closing stages.
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77'
Lukaku almost bundles his way through the combined efforts of Acerbi and Parolo to halt his run. Acerbi has to divert the ball behind for a corner to prevent the Belgian firing at goal.
74'
Milinkovic-Savic feeds Lazzari down the right flank and he hooks a dangerous ball towards the six-yard box, forcing Skriniar to clear with a diving header.
72'
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces C. Eriksen.
Gagliardini is on for Eriksen in the Inter midfield.
71'
Martinez runs at the Lazio defence with menace cutting in from the left flank, but Barella of all people diverts his strike behind for a goal-kick.
70'
F. Caicedo enters the game and replaces J. Correa.
V. Muriqi enters the game and replaces C. Immobile.
Correa is withdrawn after an underwhelming outing and is replaced by Caicedo.
Muriqi replaces Immobile in the final third, with the Italian enduring a frustrating evening.
69'
Marusic goes for the one-two with Immobile, but the pass from the Italian goes astray and Bastoni clears the danger.
66'
Just when Lazio believed that they were back in the game, Inter produce a sublime effort on the counter. It has been the story of the contest as the home side have been clinical in the final third.
64'
L. Martínez has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by R. Lukaku.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! MARTINEZ CONVERTS AFTER A BRILLIANT LUKAKU RUN!!!!! 3-1 INTER!!!! The home side restore their two-goal advantage as Martinez taps home at the back post, but the effort is all about Lukaku. Brozovic sends the forward down the right flank and he surges past Parolo, running at full speed for at least 40 yards. From the inside channel, he places a perfect ball across the face of goal for Martinez, who provides the finish into an empty net.
Lukaku collects Brozovic's offload and runs the Lazio defence ragged on the counter, beating Parolo for pace before sending a sublime cross for Martinez to score.
63'
Lazio probe at the Inter defence and are looking dangerous in their bid for an equaliser.
61'
S. Milinković-Savić has scored a goal for Lazio!
Milinkovic-Savic's strike from his free-kick hits Escalante, which diverts the ball past Handanovic into the net.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! ESCALANTE DEFLECTS MILINKOVIC-SAVIC'S EFFORT INTO THE NET!!! 2-1!! Lazio are back in the game with a huge slice of luck. Milinkovic-Savic lines up a strike from a free-kick on the edge of the box. He smashes his effort straight into the hip of Escalante. The ball deflects off the midfielder, travels towards goal and completely wrong-foots Handanovic to find the back of the net.
59'
A. Hakimi gets yellow.
Lazio break on a counter and Lazzari lines up a strike, forcing Hakimi to bring down the defender. The wing-back goes into the book, while Lazio have a free-kick on the edge of the box.
53'
Hakimi has another dart at Marusic down the right flank, but on this occasion the defender is strong in the challenge and wins possession.
52'
Hakimi raids down the right flank and wins a corner off the legs of Marusic. Eriksen whips a cross into the box, but his delivery just evades the head of Martinez.
50'
Luis Alberto angles a low cross in from the right flank and the ball falls for Correa. However, the forward loses control as he tries to carve out space and Eriksen clears the danger.
49'
Bastoni nudges Milinkovic-Savic to the deck, handing Lazio a free-kick in a dangerous position.
48'
Lukaku tries to release the run of Martinez in the box, but Reina scampers off his line to smother the ball ahead of the forward.
47'
Correa rises in the box to head a cross from Patric towards goal, but it loops towards Handanovic, who makes a comfortable save.
46'
M. Parolo enters the game and replaces W. Hoedt.
G. Escalante enters the game and replaces Lucas Leiva.
Escalante replaces Lucas at the break for the visitors.
Parolo comes on for Hoedt. Inzaghi is changing his team's formation at the break.
We're back underway at San Siro.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: INTER 2-0 LAZIO
45' +3
Brozovic takes a chance in a 50/50 challenge against Correa in the box, but he gets the ball to clear the danger for the home side.
45' +2
Inter have been far from dominant, but the home side have been clinical in front of goal. Simone Inzaghi will be far from happy that his side will enter the break with a two-goal deficit.
45'
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! LUKAKU FIRES HOME!!!!! 2-0 INTER!!! Lukaku displays his predatory instincts with a strike from close range. There's a huge element of fortune about the goal as Brozovic slides to win a challenge with Lazzari. The ball deflects into the path of the Belgian in the box and he is left with only Reina to beat, blasting his effort into the bottom-left corner. VAR plays a role in awarding the goal as the officials initially chalked off the strike for offside, but the forward was on and punished the visitors.
There will be three minutes of added time.
40'
Brozovic runs at the Lazio defence and offloads towards Martinez in the left inside channel. He cuts a low ball across the face of goal that Reina just manages to gather under pressure in the six-yard area.
36'
Reina has to be on his mettle at the back to clear a bouncing ball following an offload from Acerbi. Martinez tries to apply pressure, but the Lazio keeper is able to handle the situation with a big boot.
34'
Immobile tries to combine with Correa in the final third, but the two players fail to make their interplay work as the ball travels to Handanovic. The Italian has a frustrated look on his face.
32'
Eriksen cuts in from the left flank and lines up a strike at goal, but the Dane sends a tame effort straight at Reina.
30'
Lazio are comfortable in possession, but have not been able to break down the Inter defence. The home side seem content to play on the counter.
28'
Eriksen brings down Lazzari on the right flank, but the home side are able to clear their lines from Luis Alberto's delivery.
27'
Milinkovic-Savic tries to flick a pass towards Correa, but the forward is not on the same page as his team-mate and the ball travels through to Handanovic.
26'
R. Lukaku gets yellow.
Lukaku is adjudged to have caught Lucas in the face with a stray arm and goes into the book.
24'
Martinez runs at the Lazio defence and tries to release Lukaku down the right flank. Lucas catches him after the offload is intercepted by Acerbi, and the referee is happy to play on.
22'
Penalty goal scored by R. Lukaku for Inter Milan!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! LUKAKU CONVERTS FROM THE SPOT!!!!! 1-0 INTER!!!! The Belgian makes no mistake from 12 yards. He stutters in his run-up before placing his strike with power on his left foot into the bottom-left corner, sending Reina the wrong way.
20'
W. Hoedt gets yellow.
Hoedt goes into the book for his challenge on Martinez.
18'
Hakimi and Marusic collide, which forces the Lazio wing-back off the field for treatment.
16'
Eriksen angles a low ball inside the box for Martinez. He tries to force a strike towards goal, but Hoedt diverts it behind for a corner with a solid block.
15'
Correa tries to tee up Immobile on the edge of the box, but the Italian is closed down by Brozovic before he can shoot.
14'
Lazzari almost breaks in down the right flank to latch on to Lucas' pass, but Handanovic is sharp off his line to clear ahead of the forward.
11'
Eriksen has space down the left flank and he offloads back to Brozovic on the edge of the box. The midfielder goes for the strike, only to be impeded by Luis Alberto, who prevents the shot.
10'
Correa runs at the Inter defence and slides a pass towards the run of Immobile, but he overhits his pass straight through to Handanovic.
9'
Barella has a charge down the right flank and tries to win a corner, but the ball travels out for a goal-kick amid pressure from Acerbi.
7'
Lazzari hangs a cross into the box from the right flank and Skriniar has to be alert to head away from Marusic at the back post.
5'
Luis Alberto threads a throughball towards Marusic in the left inside channel. He goes for the cutback into the middle, but Barella covers to make the interception.
4'
Both teams are sizing one another up at the moment. There has not been a great deal of intent in the final third.
2'
Skriniar puts Handanovic under pressure with a short backpass. Correa closes down the keeper and blocks the ball behind for a goal-kick, taking a knock from the Inter skipper in the process.
1'
We're underway at San Siro.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Inter and Lazio at San Siro.
Lazio are in prime form entering the match after winning their last six matches on the bounce in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's men have put themselves in contention for a top-four place and are sitting only nine points off the pace of AC Milan at the top of the table. A victory today would close the gap on the Rossoneri as well as Inter. Ciro Immobile's strike was enough to overcome Cagliari last time out .
INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Perisic; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.
INTER SUBS: Roberto Gagliardini, Alexis Sanchez, Matias Vecino, Aleksandar Kolarov, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Ranocchia, Ashley Young, Diego Padelli, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Matteo Darmian, Ionut Radu, Andrea Pinamonti.
Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia in the semi-finals by Juventus during the week. Antonio Conte's men failed to respond to their 2-1 loss in the first leg, drawing 0-0 at Allianz Stadium. The Nerazzurri now have to turn the page to focus on Serie A where they can move to the top of the table with a victory tonight. The club are unbeaten in their last five league matches heading into the contest.
LAZIO (3-5-2): Pepe Reina; Patric, Francesco Acerbi, Wesley Hoedt; Manuel Lazzari, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Lucas Leiva, Luis Alberto, Adam Marusic; Ciro Immobile, Joaquin Correa.
LAZIO SUBS: Andreas Pereira, Alessio Furlanetto, Marco Parolo, Gonzalo Escalante, Senad Lulic, Felipe Caicedo, Danilo Cataldi, Mateo Musacchio, Marco Alia, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Vedat Muriqi, Mohamed Fares.
Simone Inzaghi will feel that the world is against his team this evening. Lazio do not deserve to be two goals behind, but they've not had the rub of the green. The visitors need a special effort in the second half to get themselves back into the contest.
Inter are next in action in the Milan derby next Sunday in a fierce battle at the top of the table. Lazio host Sampdoria in their next outing in Serie A on Saturday.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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