Standing in the “battle” of Genoa the Inter! The “neratzuri” after four consecutive victories stuck at home Genoa (1-1) for the 18th matchday of Serie A giving Juventus the right to reduce their gap at the top to three points, albeit if they win the derby against Roma on Saturday night (30/12).
Great win for the Laziowhich despite losing 1-0 in the “Olympic” by They freezemade a reaction and winning 3-1 in the end, reduced its difference from the 6th place to a degree!
In the “Luigi Ferrari” Inter entered strongly in the 9th minute as Martines impressively saved Turam’s header. At 16′, the match was stopped for seven minutes due to smoke. In the 36th minute, the Nerazzurri came close again with Tsalhanoglou unleashing a powerful shot and the Genoa goalkeeper again interfering, while in the 42nd minute, Barela missed an unrepeatable opportunity with Barela sending the ball off the crossbar .
However, Inter found a way to the net with him Arnautovic to push the ball into the net for 1-0. Nevertheless, Genoa managed to level the match before halftime Dragushin to score for 1-1 after a corner kick. This was to be the final score of the match, since in the second half, the two teams played a tough game without substance.
At the same time in “Olympic”the Lazio suffered a shock in the 67th minute when Joule converted the penalty won by Frosinone, making it 0-1! However, Sarri’s team reacted and within two minutes made a legendary turnaround thanks to goals from Castegianos and Isaksen for 2-1.
“Lazio” scored again with Castegianos, but the goal was disallowed after the Argentine was exposed, but in the 84th minute, Patrick made the final with a header 3-1.
The program of the 18th matchday in Serie A
Friday 29/12
Fiorentina-Torino 1-0
(83′ Ranieri)
Napoli-Monza 0-0
Genoa-Inter 1-1
(45’+7′ Dragusin-42′ Arnautovic)
Lazio-Frosinone 3-1
(70′ Kastegianos, 72′ Isaksen, 84′ Patrick-67′ Joule)
Saturday 30/12
Atalanta-Lecce (13:30)
Cagliari-Emboli (19:00)
Udinese-Bologna (16:00)
Milan-Sassuolo (19:00)
Verona-Salernitana (19:00)
Juventus-Roma (21:45)
The next (19th) matchday
Friday 5/1
Bologna-Genoa (21:45)
Saturday 6/1
Inter-Verona (13:30)
Frosinone-Monza (16:00)
Lecce-Cagliari (19:00)
Sassuolo-Fiorentina (21:45)
Sunday 7/1
Empoli-Milan (13:30)
Torino-Napoli (16:00)
Udinese-Lazio (16:00)
Salernitana-Juventus (19:00)
Roma-Atalanda (21:45)
Source: Sport Fm
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