Inter Milan suffer first defeat

AC Milan`s French forward Olivier Giroud (L) shoots a header on target despite Hellas Verona`s Italian defender Nicolo Casale during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona at the San Siro stadium in Milan. Pic/AFP

Reigning champions Inter Milan suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season as they lost a bad-tempered game 1-3 to Lazio on Saturday, while AC Milan fought back from two goals down against Verona to go top of the table.

Inter were incensed after Felipe Anderson tapped home a rebound in the 81st minute to put the hosts 2-1 ahead at the Stadio Olimpico, with the visiting players angry that Lazio had not stopped play due to Federico Dimarco being down injured.

But Lazio were under no obligation to stop and Dimarco had hit the floor before Inter continued attacking themselves. Five yellow cards were dished out in the aftermath as the away side's protests stopped play for several minutes, with visiting full-back Denzel Dumfries perhaps lucky to only be booked.

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