Inter's Matias Vecino celebrating after scoring his side's 3rd goal, during the Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Inter Milan at the Rome Olympic Stadium on Sunday — AP MILAN, May 21 (Reuters): Inter Milan ended a six-season absence from the Champions League on Sunday when they produced an extraordinary fightback to win 3-2 at Lazio and push their opponents out of fourth place in Serie A.
The fixture list had pitted the two sides on the final day of the season in a direct battle for the fourth and final place in next season's Champions League group stage with Lazio needing a draw to qualify. Lazio led 2-1 with 15 minutes left but were stunned after a Mauro Icardi penalty and Matias Vecino header turned the game around for Inter who last qualified in 2011-12.
The two sides finished level on 72 points but Inter took fourth place on the better head-to-head record.
Napoli finished with 91 points after winning 28 and drawing seven of their 38 games. Crotone last season pulled off one of the greatest escapes in Serie A history but there was to be no repeat this time for Walter Zenga's team and Marco Tumminello's 90th-minute consolation goal was far too late.
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