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MILAN (Reuters) – Lazio opened the race for the Champions League. An early goal scored by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic allowed them to win 1-0 Sunday at Inter Milan, third.
The Serbian international knocked out the San Siro when he surprised Inter's midfielder, Marcelo Brozovic, to take advantage in the center of Luis Alberto's center in the 13th minute .
Lazio's victory led them to fifth place with 48 points with Atalanta, one ahead of AS Roma and three behind AC Milan, fourth, who lost 1-0 to Sampdoria Saturday with one less match.
Inter Milan has 53 points and only eight of them separate it from Sampdoria (ninth) (45).
The top four qualify for the Champions League next season.
Inter was again deprived of striker Mauro Icardi, who has not played since he was dismissed from his captaincy in mid-February and went to court. is then complaining of a knee injury.
Argentina has resumed training this week but was surprised by coach Luciano Spalletti.
Inter had more possession but created few real opportunities and could easily have lost by more.
Samir Handanovic, their goalkeeper, kept the advantage at half-time over Lazio by blocking a Bastos header at close range and repelling shots of Luis Alberto following a stoppage at the ball. hand.
Handanovic then made a brilliant double finish in the second half, first refusing Felipe Caicedo after the Ecuadorian broke Inter 's defense and tried to eclipse the goalkeeper, then pushing Ciro Immobile from the rebound.
In the other match of the evening, Bologna left the relegation zone when Mattia Destro scored in the sixth minute of play to allow them to win 2-1 on his visit to Sbaduolo.
Substitute Erick Pulgar gave the advantage to Bologna with a penalty, his first contact with the game, before Jeremie Boga equalized the match after two minutes of play.
Destro was then pushed off the bench and cornered to take Bologna to 17th with 27 points, two more than Empoli who lost 1-0 to fleeing leader Juventus on Saturday.
(Written by Brian Homewood, edited by Ken Ferris)
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