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Inzaghi hails Lazio players for victory at AC Milan

Lazio coach Simone Inzaghi hailed his players for their 2-1 win at AC Milan.

Ciro Immobile and Joaquin Correa scored either side of a Bastos own goal to secure the victory - a first at San Siro since 1989.

“We won an important game, I think deservedly, against a side that in my view had a good performance, but Lazio played very well and did everything to win," Inzaghi told Sky Sport Italia after the 2-1 result.

“We had a few injury issues in recent weeks, but I remained calm, because the team was focused and believed in its football. We were just unlucky and I knew the results would come if we kept playing that way.

“It's a little premature after 11 games to talk about the table, but we are getting some consistency in terms of performances and results.

“We must work to remove a few distractions that can still prove costly at the back. We were a little unfortunate today on the equaliser, as it hit Bastos and went in. Nonetheless, we've got to improve our preventative marking and knowing when to close players down or back up to regroup.

“It was very important for us to follow the recent two victories, to respect a Milan side that had won on Thursday and I feel we did that. It wasn't easy after the equaliser, but we wanted to break this 30-year taboo, especially as we won here last season in the Coppa Italia semi-final.

“I told my players we needed more hunger and determination than Milan."

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