Inter qualify as Crespo strike eliminates Sporting

INTER MILAN qualified for the last 16 in the Champions League after ex-Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo struck to give them a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in Group B, eliminating the Portuguese side.

The decisive goal came in the 36th minute when Inter’s Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic played the ball over the top to Crespo who unleashed a fierce first-time shot past Sporting keeper Ricardo.

In the same group Radoslav Kovac’s second-half strike salvaged a point for Spartak Moscow as they drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich.