Adrien Rabiot and Nicolò Fagioli made the most of rapid Filip Kostic counter-attacks as a decimated Juventus shocked Inter in the Derby d’Italia, despite seeing a Danilo goal disallowed.
This was also a head-to-head for position, but rather lower in the table than either side expected at this stage of the season. Dusan Vlahovic, Leandro Paredes, Moise Kean, Weston McKennie, Samuel Iling-Junior, Mattia De Sciglio, Kaio Jorge and Paul Pogba were out of action, but Angel Di Maria and Gleison Bremer were available again. Romelu Lukaku and Danilo D’Ambrosio didn’t make the trip, while Alessandro Bastoni was benched with flu symptoms.
Lautaro Martinez blasted wide and Hakan Calhanoglu tested Wojciech Szczesny with a rocket from distance, while Bremer tried to replicate Olivier Giroud’s goal for Milan this weekend, at full stretch only able to volley onto the side-netting at the back post.
Inter came so close when a corner was redirected by both Lautaro Martinez and then Edin Dzeko wide of the target.
Denzel Dumfries tested Szczesny again, but the Dutchman really should’ve scored when he came sliding in on a volleyed Nicolò Barella cross from the right, turning over from six yards.
Alex Sandro made a double block on Calhanoglu’s cross and the Francesco Acerbi volley, but Juve didn’t have a single shot on goal in the first half.
Straight after the restart, Szczesny flew to fingertip a Calhanoglu strike onto the crossbar from the edge of the area.
However, just as Inter were putting together a series of corners, Juve scored with their first chance of the game. It was from an Inter corner that Filip Kostic gathered on the edge of his own penalty area, turned Barella and sprinted away to roll across for Adrien Rabiot to redirect from 10 yards with the inside of his boot.
Juventus thought they had doubled their lead on a Kostic corner, as Danilo managed to get in front of De Vrij and volley in with the inside of the left boot from six yards. However, it was disallowed by VAR for handball, as it caught his fingertips, although arguably the hand was held by De Vrij.
Federico Chiesa made his first Serie A appearance since the ACL surgery in January, but Lautaro Martinez was sent clear by Tucu Correa only to be denied by Szczesny’s outstretched legs.
Kostic came very close to doubling Juve’s lead with an angled drive smashed across the face of goal that thumped the base of the far post.
Juventus scored their second with another counter-attack, as it started with Bremer’s crucial interception to stop Marcelo Brozovic going clear. Kostic sprinted down the left and kept his cool to find Fagioli with his cross for a control and strike, which went in off Robin Gosens’ ribs.
The clean sheet means Inter have failed to find the net after 24 consecutive Serie A matches.
Juventus 2-0 Inter
Rabiot 52 (J), Fagioli 84 (J)
Well deserved. Some good predictions on here before the game. Hope you bet big.
Well done Fagioli. Var couldn’t rule that one out.
Must be a cold and lonely night for lord allegri…
great performance, great team win
Lord Allegri is late today?? Doesn’t look like him…
I cant find lord the patron is he gone?
You’re kidding right? Nastradamus must be rolling in all that money she made making predictions all week.
@Fatecisognare
It wasn’t handball like the 2nd one. I know you’re not used to it, but sometimes VAR does what it has to.
Inter were so poor that rube b could beat them. Could have played another 24 hours without scoring.
Still not convincing. Bremer is the cornerstone of defense. We need more signing like Kostic, very effective. Cuadrado flopped a lot this season and we need a replacement. Transfer wasted on Loca, Di Maria and Kean.
lol it’s sunny and early evening here. Come back to me with 1/6, Monza and Haifa. Total silence when those episodes happen. A broken clock is correct once day. With regards to the legend of walking pace it’s once a year. It happens. Predictions now at 99% accuracy.
I doubt gump will show her face when EL experiments go south. If they meet Crapchester Utd the brickies of Europe might stand a chance.
@zambrotta Haha brilliant
😄 Where you get that pic Lord?
Take a break, Lord Troll. You look pathetic…
@Lord Inzaghi is in pains. 😁