A late objective by defender Luca Caldirola earned promoted facet Monza a shock 1-0 win at Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday as Simone Inzaghi’s males slumped to a fourth loss of their final 5 league outings.
Inter, who’re heading in the right direction for a primary Champions League last-four look since 2010 following their 2-0 win at Benfica of their quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, wanted three factors to return to the highest 4.
They now stay fifth on 51 factors from 30 video games, two factors behind fourth-placed AC Milan who have been held to a 1-1 draw by Bologna earlier on Saturday.
For Inter, who not too long ago fell to 3 consecutive league losses in opposition to Spezia, Juventus and Fiorentina, and drew 1-1 final weekend at Salernitana, it was their third house loss in a row for the primary time in 10 years.
Inter ahead Joaquin Correa might have made it 1-0 within the twenty fourth minute when he concluded a pair of one-twos with a low shot from contained in the field, solely to be brilliantly denied by the alert Monza keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
After a primary half in need of clear possibilities and high quality, Inter progressively pushed for a objective and Di Gregorio pulled off one other very good save to disclaim Romelu Lukaku’s header shortly earlier than the hour mark.
The Belgium striker had yet one more probability a minute later however his curled shot from the sting of the field went vast.
In the sixty fourth, Monza have been near discovering a objective via virtually an an identical strike by ahead Dany Mota.
The guests took a shock lead on the San Siro within the 78th minute via Caldirola, who met a nook and nodded house from shut vary, with the ball bouncing off the bottom into the highest left nook.
Substitute Lautaro Martinez was Inter’s finest wager to search for an equaliser however one among his closest makes an attempt was denied by the goalkeeper and one other went inches vast of the left submit.
Heroic Monza, who held Inter to a 2-2 draw within the reverse fixture in January, moved up one place to twelfth on 38 factors.
They subsequent host Fiorentina on April 23 when Inter journey to 14th-placed Empoli.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
