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Italian Soccer Serie A
42% Ball Possession INTER and 58% Ball Possession SPEZIA
Inter 2 – 1 Spezia 
51′ Achraf Hakimi 94′ Roberto Piccoli
71′ Romelu Lukaku (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Spezia, 16th position with 11 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Inter, 2nd position with 27 points and a positive goal difference of +15
The race for the Scudetto is alive. Inter win the Serie A Week 13 game defeating Spezia on Sunday 20 December 2020 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy. Inter reach 30 points being just -1 point below AC Milan with 31 points after defeating Sassuolo. Inter, who are out of all European competitions, are set for the sprint race to battle with famous “cousins” AC Milan. Inter winning their sixth consecutive win in Serie A.
👏 | 6 SUCCESSIVE WINS
✅ Torino
✅ Sassuolo
✅ Bologna
✅ Cagliari
✅ Napoli
✅ SpeziaBuilding momentum 👊#InterSpezia #FORZAINTER ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/YQ4AaN6uYF
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
👉Inter 1 – 0 Spezia, 51st minute, goal by Achraf Hakimi with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Lautaro Martínez. https://t.co/LwQQp0hPjU
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 20, 2020
🇲🇦 | HAKIMI
◉ The first Inter defender to have scored at least four goals in his first 13 appearances during his debut season in @SerieA_EN
◉ The youngest defender to have bagged at least four goals in the Top 5 European leagues this campaign #InterSpezia #FORZAINTER ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/DcWfTP5V9f
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
👉Inter 2 – 0 Spezia, 71st minute, goal by Romelu Lukaku converting a penalty with a left footed shot in the center. The penalty is conceded by M’Bala Nzola after a handball. https://t.co/SO0pbe3kK8
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) December 20, 2020
Spezia scoring the honor goal in the 94th minute. It is Roberto Piccoli to defeat Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic from very close range with a right footed shot in the center.
⏱ |90+4’
⚽️ GOOOL! Piccoli sfrutta l’ottimo cross di Bastoni e mette in rete! #InterSpezia 2-1
— Spezia Calcio (@acspezia) December 20, 2020
📸 | GALLERY
3⃣0⃣ points from 1⃣3⃣ matches!
All the photos from today’s victory 👉 https://t.co/3jqacV3mrW#InterSpezia #FORZAINTER ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/j6D1rY8AZp
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
Here is INTER official starting lineup – formation by Coach Antonio Conte:
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic; 37 Skriniar, 6 de Vrij, 95 A. Bastoni; 2 Hakimi, 23 Barella, 77 Brozovic, 5 Gagliardini, 15 Young; 9 Lukaku, 10 Lautaro.
Here is SPEZIA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Vincenzo Italiano:
SPEZIA (4-3-3): 94 Provedel; 4 Vignali, 19 Terzi, 6 Mora, 20 S. Bastoni; 4 Acampora, 8 Ricci, 27 Deiola; 11 Gyasi, 18 Nzola, 34 Ismajli.
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Click the video to watch Inter 2 – 1 Spezia highlights including all goals on Sunday 20 December 2020
Referee Michael Fabbri from the section of Ravenna will be assisted by Tarcisio Villa from the section of Rimini and Scatragli Marco from the section of Arezzo. The fourth official will be Gianluca Aureliano from the section of Bologna. The VAR will be Paolo Valeri from the section of Roma 2 and the AVAR will be Pasquale De Meo from the section of Foggia.
👕 | CHANGING ROOM
Back wearing ⚫️&🔵 for #InterSpezia! #FORZAINTER pic.twitter.com/lTBAshfKQA
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
📢 | TEAM NEWS
The line-up selected by Antonio Conte for #InterSpezia! 👇#FORZAINTER ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/nU3s7qcYxw
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
🏟️ | STADIUM
The glorious San Siro 🤩
How are we all feeling ahead of #InterSpezia then? 💪💪💪 pic.twitter.com/FDvNcpsMtM
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
|OUR STARTING XI|#InterSpezia pic.twitter.com/VBLJDjMwrJ
— Spezia Calcio English 🇬🇧 (@AcspeziaE) December 20, 2020
Good job ➕3️⃣⚽️. pic.twitter.com/Ey699kxTTQ
— achrafhakimi (@AchrafHakimi) December 20, 2020
— R.Lukaku Bolingoli9 (@RomeluLukaku9) December 20, 2020
💥 Matchday
⚽ #InterSpezia
🏆 @SerieA_EN matchday 13
⏰ 15:00 CET
🏟️ San Siro Stadium#FORZAINTER ⚫🔵Powered by @CA_Ita pic.twitter.com/yCN4s9MxvN
— Inter (@Inter_en) December 20, 2020
2020 – 2021 Italian Serie A Week 13
Inter 2 – 1 Spezia
Sunday 20 December 2020
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: FABBRI
Assistants: VILLA – SCATRAGLI
Fourth Official: AURELIANO
VAR: VALERI
AVAR: DE MEO
Goals: 51′ Achraf Hakimi (I), 71′ Romelu Lukaku (pen)(I), 94′ Roberto Piccoli (S)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic; 37 Skriniar, 6 de Vrij, 95 A. Bastoni; 2 Hakimi (33 D’Ambrosio 80′), 23 Barella, 77 Brozovic (22 Vidal 66′), 5 Gagliardini (12 Sensi 46′), 15 Young (36 Darmian 80′) ; 9 Lukaku (14 Perisic 80′), 10 Lautaro.
Subs: 27 Padelli, 97 Radu, 11 Kolarov, 13 Ranocchia, 24 Eriksen.
Coach: Antonio Conte.
SPEZIA (4-3-3): 94 Provedel; 4 Vignali, 19 Terzi, 34 Ismajli, 20 S. Bastoni; 27 Deiola (25 Maggiore 72′), 8 Ricci, 6 Mora (80 Agudelo 72′); 4 Acampora (15 Mastinu 90′), 18 Nzola (91 Piccoli 80′), 11 Gyasi (17 Farias 80′).
Subs: 12 Krapikas, 5 Marchizza, 10 Agoumé, 16 Bartolomei, 21 Ferrer, 24 Estevez, 28 Erlic.
Coach: Vincenzo Italiano.
Bookings: Brozovic (I), Nzola (S), Terzi (S)
Notes: Yellow card for Antonio Conte (I)
Injury time: 2′ – 4′.