Italian Championship Match "Lazio" Defeats "Inter" (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

"Lazio" club from Rome on Friday claimed a crucial victory in the Italian championship, defeating the strongest European team of the previous season, Milan's "Inter", 3-1. This victory allowed the capital team to catch up with the leader, "Milan", who will play their match over the weekend. At the same time, "Inter" is currently in sixth place, which they may lose in the near future - they are only one point ahead of "Roma", three points behind Genoa's "Sampdoria" and "Udinese". Giuseppe Biava put the hosts ahead in the 27th minute, and Mauro Zarate doubled the lead at the beginning of the second half. In the 74th minute, hope for the visitors was given by the forward Goran Pandev, who switched from "Lazio" to "Inter", but in the closing minutes of the match, Hernanes secured the victory with a brilliant penalty kick. In this match, "Inter" had to play without two main forwards - the suspended Samuel Eto'o and the injured Diego Milito, as well as several other key players missing from the lineup. Rome's "Lazio" 3 - 1 Milan's "Inter" 26' [1 - 0] G.Biava 52' [2 - 0] M.Zarate 74' [2 - 1] G.Pandev 89' [3 - 1] A.Hernanes