What an incredible game at the San Siro! Gonzalo Higuain sealed an epic derby comeback victory for the Old Lady as Juventus beat Inter 3-2 and go 4 points clear of Napoli.
Douglas Costa fired Juventus into an early lead and Matias Vecino was then sent off. The second half was completely different, with Inter Milan turning on the heat and taking the lead following a header from Mauro Icardi and an own-goal from Andrea Barzagli. That seemed to have condemned Juventus to defeat but a late rally turned the game on it's head, Milan Skriniar deflected the ball into his own net before Gonzalo Higuain's dramatic header.
Match Events
13' GOAL! Inter 0-1 Juventus (Douglas Costa)
The visitors continue to push following that corner and Inter remain switched off. Cuadrado fires a cross over to Costa, who takes one touch and smashes a shot across the goal into the far corner.
18' Red Card! Vecino sent off
Vecino stamps on Mandzukic and is immediately in trouble. The referee initially booked the midfielder and then consulted VAR. It's a shocking tackle and certainly is the right call.
52' GOAL! Inter 1-1 Juventus (Icardi)
Cancelo whips a blistering free-kick into the danger area, where Icardi heads past Buffon. Game on!
65' OWN GOAL! Inter 2-1 Juventus (Barzagli)
Perisic beats Cuadrado down the left, drills a cross into the middle where Barzagli bundles into his own net.
87' OWN GOAL! Inter 2-2 Juventus (Skriniar)
Cuadrado skips into the box and fires towards the far post. It takes a huge deflection off Skriniar and into the far corner.
89' GOAL! Inter 2-3 Juventus (Higuain)
OH MY WORD! Juventus have done it! Where on earth has this come from!? Dybala fires a brilliant delivery into the area where Higuain heads home his first goal in almost a month.
Line-ups
Internazionale XI: Samir Handanovic, Cancelo, Miranda, D'Ambrosio, Skriniar, Rafinha, Vecino, Perisic, Brozovic, Candreva, Icardi
Subs: Daniele Padelli, Tommaso Berni, Lisandro López, Ranocchia, Santon, Dalbert, Valero, Karamoh, Éder, Pinamonti
Juventus XI: Gianluigi Buffon, A.Sandro, Barzagli, Rugani, Pjanic, Khedira, Cuadrado, D.Costa, Matuidi, Higuaín, Mandzukic
Subs: Carlo Pinsoglio, Wojciech Szczesny, Chiellini, Benatia, Höwedes, Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Asamoah, Bentancur, Dybala, Bernardeschi
raheem_CFC
133
What a Derby d'Italia we were treated to there. It had everything. VAR calls, controversies, red cards, goals and a dramatic finish. It looked as though 10-man Inter were going to take all three points after coming from a goal down to lead in the second half. But a Milan Skriniar own-goal on 87 minutes and a Gonzalo Higuain header on 89 minutes sealed an important win for Massimiliano Allegri's side. Juventus respond with the win they desperately need after losing to Napoli last weekend. Somehow they have come away with three points here and denied the hosts from a memorable victory. For Inter it is a big blow to their Champions League hopes.
FreeAgent10
95
This remains me of the time when Tottenham played Juventus and they were leading and when Juve scored the winning goal they locked their shops. It's the same thing that happened today. You can't stop playing against them because they will score and they have proved it time and time again. It seems Spaletti had not watch his opponent's matches because if he did he know that Juve are thiefs so he should not have tried to lock his shop so early. They are thiefs because they always try to pick the locks of defenses and succeeded at least 90% of the time. A well fought win from Juve and terrible lost to Inter. Inter played great because they got a red card early and managed to postpone Juve win so a good match it was, from a mutual P.O.V.
Timz
72
Allegri Tactical Masterclass Downs Resilient 10 Man Inter! They Italian Serie A once again captivated the imagination of the world with a super Derby! Inter Milan Vs Juventus was all one could think of and dream of. A beautiful game from start to finish with end to end action. At the end of the day, what separated both sides were the men on the touchline; Max Allegri and Luciano Spaletti. Spaletti's sub of Rafinha Alcantara meant there was no one to break up Juve's attacking play for Inter anymore while taking off Captain and goal poacher Mauro Icardi meant there was no major attacking threat remaining in Inter's setup. In effect, allowing Juve to press forward with literally everyone! On the other hand, Bringing on Dybala and Bentacur brought on the creativity and fresh limbs with drive Juventus attack was lacking. Dybala provided the assist for Higuan's winner after having already threatened Inter from an exquisite free kick which Handanovic expertly palmed away. Great Game from both sides. Congrats to both sides and thank you for giving the world of football this beauty to take to our beds tonight! Tactical masterclass from Maxi Allegri!👏👏👏👏
Timz
62
Briiiilliant Comeback! Classic Remontanda! Forza Juve! Forza Juve! Forza Juventus!!! The Old Ladies Of Italian Football Never Say Never!!!!!!!!
anouch26anouch
54
they want