Inter Milan stretched its lead in the Italian Serie A after beating Lazio 1-0 at the San Siro Stadium on sunday. Inter now has 39 points, eight more than its closest pursuer, AC Milan, which has one game less, after its match against Fiorentina was suspended due to bad weather. On the other hand, Juventus is third with 30 points just above Roma which has 28 points, the same as Parma.

Inter Milan started the first half taking the control by applying good passes from one side to another, without allowing the Lazio to be in possession of the ball much.

And just at minute 14, the Nerazzurri’s Samuel Eto'o finished off with an accurate shot inside the area and put the game 1-0. That goal forced Lazio to move its lines up to become more offensive.

After the 0-1, Lazio began to generate dangerous plays on the rival’s goal, which was guarded by Brazilian Julio Cesar. This plays were created by Mourad Meghni, Tommaso Rocchi and Stefano Mauri, but the lack of definition did not allow the draw in the first half for the Eagles.

Entering the second half, the Nerazzurri again took the initiative in the midfield trying to reach that second goal that would give them a little peace of mind. But as time went by, and no goals were scored, their desperation grew.

Esteban Cambiasso was close to scoring with a free kick and Diego Milito fired wide from the edge of the area, but it just seemed that Internationale would not score again in the second half. However, the team kept trying and kept up a good defense so that Lazio couldn’t have any chances to score.

As the time passed by, Lazio got more desperate. It has to be mention that this game was filled with long range shots going well wide, wasted possession, and some sloppy defending.

At the end of the game, Internationale’s defender Ivan Cordoba said that despite the bad weather and not scoring a second goal, the performance of his team was good and the important thing is that they got the win to extend their lead at the top of the standings.

“If we'd scored another goal it would have been better, but the important thing was to get the three points. The weather influenced the movement, the pitch; all those factors are going to influence the game. It's having an influence now, just speaking,” said Cordoba.

On the other hand, Lazio Coach Davide Ballardini, stated that his team is passing over some tough times but hopes that by supporting each other and having this winter break they could reorganize their way of playing and the tactics he wants to apply for this second part of the season.

“This is Lazio, and the total point’s we have now is what we have deserved. We have difficulties at the moment, but these are difficulties we will overcome together,” expressed Ballardini.

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