Inter Milan officially enter the Serie A title race after goals from Diego Milito and Giampaolo Pazzini helped them edge out Lazio for a record eighth straight victory.
Inter Milan extended their winning streak to eight matches in all competitions after coming from behind to defeat Lazio 2-1 at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.

With goals from Diego Milito and Giampaolo Pazzini, the Nerazzurri managed to turn around the match, after the visitors had taken an early lead through Tommaso Rocchi.

Inter, who had beaten arch-rivals AC Milan in the city derby last weekend, started the game strongly and almost went ahead when a poor kick-out from Lazio goalkeeper Federico Marchetti almost presented Inter midfielder Ricardo Alvarez with a straightforward goal.

But it was Lazio who came closest to taking the lead, when Rocchi hit the woodwork after a horrible defensive error from Inter's usually reliable Brazilian defender Lucio.

However, in the 30th minute the Lazio captain went a step better when he put the Romans ahead after latching onto a sublime through ball from Cristian Ledesma with an even better finish.

When it appeared that Lazio would enter the break with a valuable advantage, the always-dangerous Milito combined with fellow Argentine Alvarez with a trademark strike to draw Inter level on the stroke of half-time.

The second half was as explosive as the first, as both teams pushed to the attack at every opportunity. While Lazio tried to get a neat passing game together, Claudio Ranieri's men opted for a more straightforward approach.

Inter looked particularly threatening each time they moved to the attack, and it seemed that at any moment they would score again.

They finally went ahead in bizarre fashion, when in the 63rd minute a looped forward header from Lucio bounced over the entire Lazio defense, and onto the onrushing Pazzini who lobbed the ball over Marchetti on the half volley for the eventual match winner.