Inter Milan did not know how to take advantage of Lazio's stumbling block to approach the second place and also leave Juventus without competition with eight days to go before the end of Serie A. Antonio Conte's team was traced by Bologna at San Siro and ended up losing a game that he had almost in his pocket with the expulsion of Roberto Soriano and the opportunity to score a 2-0 penalty. But Lautaro failed and left the Bolognese team alive, who with character knew how to turn the game around with a great second half.
Despite his good performance against Brescia, Conte decided to leave Alexis Sánchez on the bench. Lukaku, who rested at the start of the previous match, was the one who accompanied Lautaro Martínez in attack, showing a special connection with the Argentine.
Bologna's offensive proposal quickly ran into Inter's dominance
Bologna's offensive proposal quickly ran into Inter's dominance, who monopolized the ball for much of the first half. With Lautaro and Lukaku very active, the ‘neroazzurro’ team was putting a fence around the rival goal. After the first 20 minutes was when the Interists managed to get the advantage thanks to a goal of ‘9’ pure Lukaku.
A tense Ashley Young cross was headed hard by Lautaro. The Argentine reached the near post and connected with the ball, however his shot crashed into the wood. As a good ‘killer’, pending the action, Lukaku zó hunted ’the ball and finished the job.
The Lukaku-Lautaro society reappeared minutes later to generate more danger over the Bologna goal. The Belgian looked vertically for his partner, who knew how to protect the ball to get him into the area, but when he prepared to shoot Skorupski he ran into the leg of his marker.
Of the first half, little more than reviewing beyond a timid, although clear, Bologna opportunity with Orsolini, but Handanovic was able to save Inter by deflecting his shot with his foot.
Bologna turns the game around
Sinisa Mihajlovic's team started the second half with a better pace, taking advantage of the growing local empanada. Moussa Barrow put fear into the body of the Interists with a distant shot that surprised Handanovic but luckily he was repelled by the wood of his goal.
In the 56th minute, one of the controversial actions of the game came, when the referee decided to show the red card to Roberto Soriano for protesting. Bologna had to play a little more than half an hour with one less, reducing their chances of getting something positive out of San Siro.
Lautaro misses a penalty kick
Just after the ejection, a new cold water jug arrived for the Mihajlovic outfit with an innocent penalty from Dijks to Candreva. Lautaro, but, was not fine, he shot too centered and saw how Skorupski rejected the ball. The Bologna goalkeeper also repelled Gagliardini's second shot and sustained his team in the match.
Inter sought to lower the revolutions and sleep the game to ensure their victory, a bet that could not have gone worse. The Bologna was determined to ring the bell and left in search of a goal that he found in 75 '. Juwara warned by making Handanovic work, but on the second occasion he had knocked down the Interista wall.
The game ended twisting for Inter with Bastoni's ejection for a double yellow and Barrow's second goal. Mihajlovic's team managed to turn the game around like a sock, hitting Conte's team, powerless to react.
Alexis, who came out as a shocker, had two clear chances to score, but Skorupski stopped the Chilean and an Inter that still does not know how this game came back.