Inter Milan suffer away loss at Bologna, miss chance to lead Italian league

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Inter Milan missed a chance to top the Italian Serie A after an unexpected 2-1 away loss to Bologna on Wednesday.

Inter's Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic gave his team a 1-0 lead in the early minutes, scoring from a vicious left-footed strike.

But home team Bologna equalized in the 28th minute as Marko Arnautovic scored a header.

In the 81st minute, Inter goalkeeper Ionut Radu's terrible mistake handed Bologna a second goal.

Perisic sent the ball to Radu after a throw-in, but the Romanian goalie misdirected the Croatian midfielder's pass. Nicola Sansone followed it to score an open goal.

Bologna secured a 2-1 win to have 42 points.

This loss may cost Inter much at the end of the season, as they are battling their city rivals AC Milan for the 2022 title.

Second-place Inter have 72 points in 34 matches to be after AC Milan, who bagged 74 points this season.

Inter will seek a mistake by AC Milan in the upcoming matches, but at the same time, they should win their games first to keep pressure on their rivals.

The 2021-22 Italian Serie A will end in four weeks.