Inter goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo endured a night to forget as three errors from him proved costly in a 3-1 UEFA Europa League defeat at Wolfsburg on Thursday. All is not lost for the Italian giants, who host the second leg of the last-16 clash at San Siro next week, but coach Roberto Mancini will surely be annoyed at the manner of their defeat, as Kevin De Bruyne struck twice for Wolfsburg. Rodrigo Palacio gave Inter the lead in the fifth minute but they were pegged back before the break when Carrizo – one of two Inter inclusions – spilled a Naldo header. While there were excuses for the goalkeeper on that occasion, namely a complete lack of marking, he was solely to blame for Wolfsburg’s second as De Bruyne opened his account 27 minutes from time. Given a backpass from substitute Nemanja Vidic, Carrizo completely fluffed a clearance, only finding Vieirinha on the right flank, and he stormed into the penalty area before cutting back for De Bruyne to do the rest. Carrizo’s night of misery continued when he was wrong-footed by De Bruyne’s 75th-minute free-kick, which, despite being an effort he really should have saved, crept into the right corner. The visitors took the lead when their intense press reaped an early reward. Andre Schurrle, under serious pressure from Danilo D’Ambrosio, volleyed an errant pass at Mauro Icardi and the Inter man cleverly slid in Palacio. Having been put through on goal, the forward kept his cool to slot past Diego Benaglio and delight the travelling fans. Wolfsburg, who left themselves open on the break, saw Schurrle waste a pair of chances before Carrizo made an excellent reaction save to keep out Daniel Caligiuri’s near-post header.
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