Inter Milan missed the chance to secure second place in the Italian championship after a surprise 2-1 defeat by Spezia in the 26th round of Serie A.

Lautaro Martinez (Inter)Photo: LaPresse / ddp USA / Profimedia

Spezia – Inter 2-1, Serie A

Lautaro Martinez could have opened the scoring in the 13th minute, with a shot from 11 meters on the VAR signal, but goalkeeper Dragovski opposed.

Spezia scored thanks to Daniel Maldini, who took advantage of M’Bala Nzola’s excellent pass in the 55th minute. The final was spectacular.

Inter equalized from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute thanks to Romelu Lukaku, but two minutes later referee Marinelli awarded a spot-kick for La Spezia as well.

Although they would have settled for a point, the 17th-placed side scored the winning goal through M’Bala Nzola who converted a spot-kick.

Milan remain 15 points behind leaders Napoli, who have a game in hand, and can overtake Lazio in the standings if they can win at Bologna.