Bugeja Scores Twice as Inter W Beats Lazio W 3‑0
MILANO (Interstat) — Inter W defeated Lazio W 3-0 on Sunday at Arena Civica Gianni Brera, getting two goals from Haley Bugeja and a third goal in a home victory. Inter W took the lead in the 35th minute when Bugeja scored, and Bugeja added her second in the 58th minute. Inter W completed the scoring with its third goal while Lazio W finished with none. The home side led after Bugeja’s first goal and held the advantage through the second half. The visitors could not answer after conceding the opening goal, and Inter W maintained its lead for the remainder of the match. Inter W also kept a clean sheet and secured the home victory.
Bugeja played 72 minutes and recorded two goals. Chiara Robustellini contributed an assist while playing the full 90 minutes, and Brittany Raphino also recorded an assist in 73 minutes. Bugeja’s first goal came in the 35th minute, and her second arrived in the 58th. Robustellini and Raphino were each credited with assists as Inter W built its lead. Bugeja was replaced in the 72nd minute after her two goals, and Raphino came off in the 73rd minute.
Lazio W’s Grassadonia received a yellow card in the second minute of first-half stoppage time. Lazio W made substitutions in the 64th minute and again in the 73rd minute. J. Roddar and M. Portales Nieto were replaced in the 64th, while M. Sciabica, C. Camacho and A. Castiello were replaced in the 73rd. Inter W made its first substitution in the 66th minute, when M. Tomasevic was replaced. A. Oyedupe Payne and Bugeja were replaced in the 72nd minute, Raphino was replaced in the 73rd minute, and S. Garcia was replaced in the 81st minute. The substitutions did not alter the score.
The result left Lazio W with a competition record of 0 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. Lazio W’s record across all competitions is also 0 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. Inter W’s competition record is now 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Inter W is 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.
Lazio W entered the match after a scoreless draw with Como W, a loss at Ternana W, a loss at AS Roma W and a scoreless draw with Parma W. Inter W had previously lost at OL Lyonnes W, drawn at Napoli W, beaten Parma W at home and won at Como W. On Sunday, Inter W scored three goals, with Bugeja’s two goals and assists from Robustellini and Raphino supporting the home result. Lazio W finished with no goals. Inter W led from the 35th minute onward and closed out the home win. The match stayed scoreless until Bugeja’s 35th-minute opener, and Inter W added to its lead after halftime.
Inter W’s home victory followed a 3-0 home win over Parma W and a 2-0 win at Como W, while its previous competition match was a scoreless draw at Napoli W. Before facing Inter W, Lazio W had drawn 0-0 with Como W and 0-0 with Parma W, and it had lost 1-0 at Ternana W and 3-1 at AS Roma W. Inter W’s competition mark of 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw leaves it unbeaten in the competition.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final score. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Inter W with an 83 percent probability to win. Inter W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.