Lukaku missed from about 3 meters

At the beginning of the second half of the match at Meazza, when the score was not open, Alessandro Bastoni stretched smoothly but Lukaku missed and sent the ball all the way across the border in front of an empty goal from just 2m away. The Football Italy page commented that this was one of the "worst" misses in the 29-year-old striker's career.

Before that, in the 30th minute, the Belgian striker also missed another delicious opportunity. He entered the box unmanaged, but handled it slowly and was promptly stopped by Gaetano Castrovilli.

The miss from about 3 meters once again made Lukaku the subject of satire on social networks, despite having just returned from the international series with a record of four goals for Belgium, including a hat-trick against the net. Sweden. "Lukaku is no longer a top striker, no matter how many goals he scores against Sweden," one Inter fan wrote on Twitter.

"If you score in either of those situations, Lukaku's performance will be judged in a very different way," coach Simone Inzaghi defended his student after the game. "His role is to create opportunities, move to open spaces for teammates. Lukaku is not the only one who missed a good opportunity today."

While Inter squandered opportunities, Fiorentina took advantage of the most obvious opportunity to score the decisive goal of the game. In the 53rd minute, Arthur Cabral headed close to the city and was pushed away by Andre Onana, but Giacomo Bonaventura was present at the right time to hit the header into the empty net. Fiorentina defeated Inter in Serie A for the first time since the 5-4 win at home to Artemio Franchi on April 22, 2017, ending a series of 11 draws and losses.

0-1 defeat puts Inter at risk of losing third place to Milan - the team that is the guest of top Napoli today. Inter currently have 50 points, two points behind Lazio and two points ahead of Milan, but kicked more than one game.

The home side controlled the ball 56%, shot ten times with two shots on target - compared to the opponent's 10 and 3, but still took all three points. The difference came in the 55th minute, when Manuel Locatelli created an assist for Moise Kean to catch the ball in the penalty area and then cross the corner to beat goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo. This is the sixth goal of the Italian striker in Serie A this season.

This result helps Juventus rise to seventh with 44 points, only four points behind Milan's fourth place. "The old lady" has her current position when 15 points are deducted for mistakes related to accounting, financial reporting and market manipulation.

Even so, Max Allegri was still not satisfied with the performance of his students, entering the tunnel before the final whistle sounded. "We expected difficulties, because Verona is strong in fitness and quality. We started the second half well and could have doubled the lead. We didn't do that, but luckily we still won the match. good result," said the Italian coach after the match.

On April 4, Inter and Juventus will fight in the first leg of the semi-final of the Italian Cup in Turin. The second leg will take place at Giuseppe Meazza on April 26.