A penalty from Nzola in the final match allows Spezia to beat Inter in the first advance of the 26th day of Serie A. Al Picco ends 2-1 after another penalty from Lukaku equalized Maldini’s initial lead. Nerazzurri who also miss a penalty with Lautaro with the score at 0-0 and are forced to pay for the many unexploited opportunities. Napoli thus, by winning against Atalanta, would have the chance to return to +18 at the top, with Inzaghi’s team also risking losing second place. On the other hand, a very heavy blow for Semplici’s men, who rise to 24 points in the standings, temporarily reaching +6 above the relegation zone.
The start is in favor of the Nerazzurri who, after a handful of minutes from the kick-off, conceded the ball to give them an advantage: the Var calls the referee after a tackle in the area between Dumfries and Caldara, the penalty is awarded but Lautaro lets himself be hypnotized by Dragowski. The duel between the Argentine forward and the Polish goalkeeper was repeated a couple more times with the same results, while in the 33rd minute the bianconeri made themselves dangerous by hitting the crossbar with Agudelo.
At the start of the second half, Inter’s lead by Lautaro was canceled due to an offside by Dzeko, then, surprisingly, it was Spezia who advanced in the 55th minute: Nzola did a great job in front of the opposing defense, unloaded for the onrushing Maldini who, having entered off the bench, he immediately leaves his mark for the 1-0. Inzaghi’s team seems to find it difficult to react and only in the 82nd minute do they find another episode, this time which leads to a draw: second penalty won by Dumfries (foul by Ferrer), Lukaku goes from the penalty spot and makes it 1-1. A few moments pass and, on the other side, this time Dumfries gets the hosts a penalty by landing in the Kovalenko area: Nzola makes a 2-1 from 11 meters and gives Spezia a very heavy success.
