LA SPEZIA, Italy: It was a tale of three penalties at Stadio Alberto Picco where Inter Milan surprisingly lost to relegation-threatened Spezia 2-1 in a slice of Serie A history on Friday.
After Lautaro Martínez’s first-half penalty for Inter was saved, substitute Daniel Maldini, the son of AC Milan great Paolo Maldini, gave Spezia the lead in the 55th minute.
Maldini is also on loan from Milan. Inter looked to have rescued a point when Romelu Lukaku converted a penalty seven minutes from time but M’Bala Nzola scored from another spot kick.
Spezia’s first victory over the Nerazzurri lifted them six points clear of the drop zone. Inter remained second but were just two points ahead of Lazio and three ahead of Roma and Milan, with all three still to play this weekend.