Inter cruises past Venezia after two own goals
Inter returned to top spot in Serie A after two late own goals saw it defeat Venezia 2-0.
Cristian Chivu's side struggled at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo after he rotated his starting lineup, but Matias Moreno and Redouane Halhal turned past their own goalkeeper in the 79th and 82nd minutes, respectively.
Venezia was the more dangerous team in the first half, to say the least, with Akor Adams flashing an early header wide of the post before forcing Ivan Provedel into a diving save to keep out a strike from distance.
The host side had a goal ruled out on the half-hour mark as Lion Lauberbach strayed offside before smashing in the rebound after Kike Perez's deflected free-kick was kept out by Provedel.
Ange-Yoan Bonny failed to tap into an unguarded net from close range after good pressure from the Venezia defenders, while Lauberbach struck a first-time effort straight at the Inter goalkeeper before the break.
Chivu reacted at half-time, bringing on Nicolo Barella, Manuel Akanji and Hakan Calhanoglu, but Venezia continued to create the better chances as substitute Gianluca Busio fired over, in a golden opportunity created by Adams' low centre.
Venezia had the ball in the back of the net again in the 71st minute as Adams rounded Provedel before scoring, though he was offside before receiving the pass, while Marcus Thuram headed wide of the target at the other end.
Davide Nicola's side was then made to pay for its missed chances as Moreno turned Thuram's cross from the left wing past his own goalkeeper, and just three minutes later, Carlos Augusto's header from Calhanoglu's corner ricocheted in off Halhal.
