Last night, Inter and Juventus battled out a close 1-1 draw at the San Siro. As usual this year’s Derby D’Italia was filled with drama and was very intense up until the last minute of the game. The game must have been a real kick in the teeth for all Nerrazzuri fans after seeing their club lead until the dying embers of the game.
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The match started perfectly for Inter, setting out their intentions to control the game’s possession and also challenging the net multiple times. However, Juventus looked dangerous on the counter with players like Morata and Kuluveski constantly attacking Inter’s defence, The first goal of the game came in the 17th minute from a composed Edin Džeko rebound to give Inter the early lead. After the goal it was all Inter, they had multiple other chances to double their lead but they weren’t clinical enough. Juventus ended the first half quite well with a string of shots at goal.
The second half was when Juventus really and truly showed up. They looked hungry for a goal and were attacking with more intent than than the Inter players. Even though Juventus looked better and were attacking more, Inter’s defence managed to contain Morata, Kulusevski and later on even player like Dybala and Chiesa. Juventus found their equalizer late on in the 89th minute from a very dubious penalty that was converted by Paolo Dybala. The game ended in a 1-1 stalemate with Inter fans leaving San Siro angry whilst Juve fans quite relieved.
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After the match Inter coach Simone Inzaghi had this to say “That was the only way we could’ve conceded a goal. We’re disappointed because we managed the game well from start to finish without giving anything away to Juventus. We’ve dropped two points and I’m not pleased about it. The referee was a couple of yards away, said everything was fine and was then called back.”
Bianconeri coach Max Allegri sounded happier than his counterpart, telling press “The first half performance was good, the second even better. We had a few chances that we should’ve done better with, then we pushed up with more confidence against a very good Inter,” and “It’s a good point, it keeps us within three points of Inter and allows us to continue this positive run of results, while we have the opportunity to close up on the leading pack before the break for international duty.”
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