Teenager fires Inter up to third at nine-man Bologna
Sampdoria see off Verona as Genoa win at Chievo
MILAN, Feb 11, (AFP): French teenager Yann Karamoh scored the deciding goal as Inter Milan ended a two-month victory drought with a 2-1 win against nine-man Bologna on Sunday.
Eder opened after three minutes at the San Siro only for former Inter Milan star Rodrigo Palacio to pull Bologna level in the first half.
But Karamoh, 19, marked his first Serie A start by grabbing a stunning winner after 63 minutes to give Luciano Spalletti’s side their first three points since Dec 3.
Bologna were down a man after Ibrahima Mbaye was sent off on 68 minutes for a second warning, with defender Adam Masina also seeing red in injury time for a foul on Lisandro Lopez.
The win moves Inter up to third ahead of Lazio who were crushed 4-1 by leaders Napoli on Saturday, and drop to fourth.
Napoli maintained their one-point advantage on champions Juventus who beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Friday with Inter now 15 points off top spot.
Lazio’s third straight defeat could also see them drop further to fifth at the end of the weekend with AS Roma just behind hosting bottom side Benevento later Sunday.
Top scorer Mauro Icardi remained sidelines through injury with Karamoh getting his first start in place of Antonio Candreva.
And the teenager made an immediate impact