Lazio 0-3 Inter: Lautaro, Mkhitaryan & Sucic score for the champions

Lautaro Martinez played a starring role as Serie A champions Inter cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lazio.

Match Report 

The skipper scored and provided an assist for Petar Susic in the dress rehearsal for Wednesday's Coppa Italia final, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan also on target for the Nerazzurri.

Martinez broke the deadlock after just six minutes at Stadio Olimpico, volleying in from close range after Marcus Thuram flicked on Yann Bisseck's throw at the near post. 

The Argentina international turned provider in the 39th minute, laying the ball off for Susic to double the lead with a neat finish.

After Edoardo Motta made a fine double-save to deny Bisseck early in the second half, Lazio were reduced to 10 men in the 59th minute, with Alessio Romagnoli dismissed following a VAR review for a late challenge on Ange-Yoan Bonny.

Gustav Isaksen twice went close to giving the hosts a lifeline, as he was denied by Carlos Augusto and Josep Martinez. However, Inter grabbed a third goal to put the contest to bed 14 minutes from time, with Bonny teeing up Mkhitaryan to fire into the roof of the net.

Data Debrief: Lautaro in a league of his own

Since joining Inter in 2018, Martinez has both scored and provided an assist in 17 Serie A matches, at least two more than any other player during that time.

The Nerazzurri are now unbeaten in their last seven Serie A games against Lazio (W5 D2), and have kept successive clean sheets in this fixture for the first time since 2010.

Inter have also won three straight away matches against the Biancocelesti in the Italian top flight for only the second time, having also achieved the feat between May 2017 and October 2018.

As for Lazio, their five-match unbeaten streak against sides starting the day at the Serie A summit came to a tame end.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

6' GOAL! Lazio 0-1 Inter (Lautaro Martínez)

6' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

10' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

29' Match Event for Lazio vs Inter

31' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

39' GOAL! Lazio 0-2 Inter (Petar Sučić)

49' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

56' Match Event for Lazio vs Inter

59' Red Card! Sent Off

61' Match Event for Lazio vs Inter

70' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

73' Highlight from Lazio vs Inter

76' GOAL! Lazio 0-3 Inter (Henrikh Mkhitaryan)

Line-ups

Lazio XI: Pedro, Romagnoli, Marusic, Toma Bašić, L.Pellegrini, Rovella, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Mario Gila, Matteo Cancellieri, Tijjani Noslin, Edoardo Motta

Subs: Hysaj, Patric, Lazzari, Samuel Gigot, Nuno Tavares, Gustav Isaksen, Kenneth Taylor, Boulaye Dia, Alessio Furlanetto, Maldini, Oliver Provstgaard, Petar Ratkov, Reda Belahyane, Adrian Przyborek, Giacomo Giacomone

Inter XI: Mkhitaryan, Acerbi, Barella, Thuram, Lautaro, Bastoni, Josep Martínez, Yann Bisseck, Carlos Augusto, Andy Diouf, Petar Sučić

Subs: Sommer, Darmian, De Vrij, Zielinski, Di Gennaro, Dimarco, Akanji, Dumfries, Frattesi, Luis Henrique, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Matteo Cocchi, Mattia Mosconi