Serie A (Week 17) : Lazio beats Inter 2-1
ITALY, Dec. 20, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 17: After two straigth victories against Genoa and Udinese, the Beneamata lost 2-1 against Lazio.
Antonio Candreva scored dual goals
Lazio dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Antonio Candreva in the 5th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Biancocelesti further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Candreva with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Inter Milan remains in first place with 36 points from 17 games, one point ahead of runner-up ACF Fiorentina.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 20, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Juventus | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Empoli | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Lazio | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Chievo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Torino | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Bologna | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Palermo | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Genoa | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Frosinone | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 14 |
| 19 | Carpi | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 10 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Inter Milan
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Udinese 0-4 Inter Milan (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Udinese 0-4 Inter Milan (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Empoli - Inter Milan (6 Jan.)
Lazio
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Lazio 3-0 Torino (25 Oct.)
- Previous game:Lazio 1-1 Sampdoria (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Lazio - Carpi (6 Jan.)
Inter Milan
1:2
Lazio
1:2 (0:1)
- 20 December 2015
- 20:45
- Milan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Milan | 36 |
| 2 |  Fiorentina | 35 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 35 |
| 4 |  Juventus | 33 |
| 5 |  AS Roma | 32 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | Bologna | 2-3 | Empoli |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
 | Carpi | 2-3 | Juventus | |
 | Atalanta | 1-3 | Napoli | |
 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Sassuolo |  |
| Fiorentina | 2-0 | Chievo |  |
| AS Roma | 2-0 | Genoa |  |
 | Frosinone | 2-4 | AC Milan |  |
 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Palermo |  |
 | Torino | 0-1 | Udinese |  |
| Inter Milan | 1-2 | Lazio | |