Juventus managed this Sunday to tame the Inter at San Siro, in an Italian derby that dug in the bad moment of Nerazzurri in Serie A and which sent the Turinese, already in seventh place, four points behind the European positions and with the possibility of still recovering the fifteen points taken away for violation of market rules. 1-0 thanks to Filip Kostic’s solitary goal.
There was a party and also a mole for the winner: the Argentine Leandro Paredes He was sent off when the game was over after a cross with Danilo D’Ambrosio. The world champion had entered the second half due to an injured Federico Chiesa. The other Argentines? angel of mary and it’snzo Barrenechea have not left the bank while Matias Soule He was titular in the Old Lady. On the other side, Lautaro Martinez J.the 90 minutes have passed and Joachim Correa He entered twelve from the end.
Qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was not enough of an engine for Inter to remove a bad taste in their mouths at home after last day’s defeat against a team that is fighting for salvation like Spezia, and despite trying hard , bearing the brunt of the party’s offensive, succumbed to a juve who knew how to play his game, held up well in defense and took advantage of his few opportunities to do a lot of damage.
The Italian classic gave an overwhelming start to a super-motivated Inter, eager to try and win their ‘Champions’ place at the San Siro, taking advantage of the positive inertia of qualifying for the quarter-finals of this competition.
In fact, he forced Szczesny to show his best version with two clear chances in the first minutes, specifically a shot by Barella after a double block with Lukaku that broke Juve’s defensive net and which the Polish goalkeeper had the task of repelling with a solid stop.
But the Turinese are not intimidated by the dominance of Inter and, on the counterattack led by Rabiot, they hit the table with Kostic’s goal. The Serbian finished from the edge of the area, with a quick shot, low shot and cross, a counterattack that the VAR questioned for several minutes due to possible hands from Vlahovic and Rabiot during the play but which was eventually validated for the joy of Allegri.
And is that the coach, in the last press conferences, has ensured that his team has obtained 15 points more than it has, therefore, until everything is said with the issuance of the penalty, they also continue to fight virtually for second position.
The goal leaves Inter close, who lose that spark with which the match began to the detriment of a Juventus that gradually grows and draws the match up for grabs until the end of the first act.
The second half began in the same way, with Inter taking the initiative in attack and Juve resisting, reducing the pressure and going on the counterattack. As the minutes went by, the local team ran out of ideas again and the Old Lady began to feel at ease without the ball, accumulating men in their own half, with an imperial Federico Gatti in the center of the rear, and going out on the counterattack.
To try to make the most of this condition, Allegri introduced a Chiesa who gave much more quality to Juventus’ actions but who had to return to the bench due to physical problems, making way for Paredes in the final minutes to ensure victory .
Three points that bring Juve dangerously close to the fight for European places, cutting points for one more match by taking advantage of the poor results in the upper zone, now at four points, and ousting Inter from the second place already held by Lazio – than beating Roma 1-0 with only one half of Dybala- and this compromises their presence in the Champions League next season. Napoli, who beat Turin 4-0, are ever closer to the Scudetto.
Source: EFE
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