Mario Mandzukic's second-half header earned Juventus a 1-0 win over Inter in Friday's Derby d'Italia, strengthening the Serie A champions' grip on top spot in the table.
2018/2019 Serie A
1-0
Match Events
8' CHANCE! Dybala's header over the bar
Chance for Juventus! Ronaldo cuts inside from out wide and gets the better of Politano before firing a wonderful cross into the middle of the box. It manages to pick out Dybala, but the Argentine ends up sending his headed effort over the crossbar.
29' CLOSE! Gagliardini's shot off the post
Gagliardini hits the post! Inter pull off a sensational attacking move as Politano cuts inside from the right wing and picks out Icardi inside the penalty area. The Argentine quickly knocks the ball back to Gagliardini, who only has Szczesny to beat but hits the post with his slightly scuffed effort
35' CHANCE! Mandzukic's header saved
De Sciglio sends another good ball into the heart of the Inter box and manages to find Mandzukic. It's sent slightly behind the striker, but he does well to force Handanovic into making a diving save with his downward header.
36' GREAT HEADER! Chiellini's header saved
Fantastic save by Handanovic! The resulting set-piece is curled right on to the head of Chiellini, who meets it well and forces Handanovic into making a brilliant diving stop at the near post.
48' Politano misses a huge opportunity!
Huge opportunity for Politano! Juventus are all over the place at the back, with Matuidi losing the ball on the edge of his own penalty area. It allows Politano to get a shot away, but his effort isn't entirely convincing and fails to find a way past Bonucci.
66'GOAL! Juventus 1-0 Inter (Mandzukic)
GOAL! Juventus have taken the lead! The home side have been pushing hard over the last 10 minutes and have finally found the back of the net. Cancelo heads towards the byline and whips a cross over to the far post, where Mandzukic easily gets the better of Asamoah and finds the back of the net with a diving header to make it 1-0 to the league leaders.
Match reports
Juventus moved 11 points clear at the top of Serie A after beating Inter 1-0 in Friday's Derby d'Italia thanks to a Mario Mandzukic header.
Inter had the better of the chances in the first half, and came within a whisker of taking the lead through Roberto Gagliardini, but his effort came out off the post.
Those missed chances proved costly, however, with Mandzukic heading his eighth goal of the season to secure victory for table toppers Juventus.
A 14th win from 15 league games moved Juventus 11 points clear in pursuit of an eighth successive Scudetto, while Inter stay third, 14 points off the pace.
Line-ups
Juventus XI: Cristiano Ronaldo, B. Matuidi, Bonucci, W. Szczęsny, Chiellini, M. Mandžukić, Pjanic, De Sciglio, Cancelo, P. Dybala, R. Bentancur
Subs: M. Benatia, Juan Cuadrado, Douglas Costa, Carlo Pinsoglio, M. Perin, E.Can, Rugani, Spinazzola, Bernardeschi
Inter XI: João Miranda, I. Perišić, S. Handanovič, Asamoah, Š. Vrsaljko, M. Brozović, Skriniar, João Mário, Icardi, Politano, Gagliardini
Subs: Candreva, D. Padelli, Valero, Ranocchia, De Vrij, D'Ambrosio, M. Vecino, K. Baldé, Lautaro Martínez