On April 4, Beijing time, the 31st round of Serie A staged the “Italian National Derby”. Inter Milan scored a penalty kick from the Turkish star Calhanoglu and defeated Juventus 1-0 away, proud of the “Derby” At the same time, it also stabilized its opponents in the standings.
Inter Milan follow the example of “North Macedonia”
Not long ago, in the World Cup qualifier play-offs, Italy lost to North Macedonia, and missed the World Cup for two consecutive times. In this game, Inter Milan also achieved a “North Macedonia” style victory. Juventus is clearly the better side in this campaign, leading 22-5 in shots and 5-1 in shots on target. In a way, it was like the game when Italy were eliminated 0-1 by North Macedonia in the World Qualifiers play-off semi-finals, when Italy led 32-4 on goal attempts and 5-2 on target. However, luck does not seem to be on the side of the “Bianconeri” playing at home. In the first half, Chiellini’s melee in the penalty area hit the crossbar. In the second half, Zakaria’s strong shot from the edge of the penalty area was hit by the goal post. reject.
The only goal in the game was a penalty kick, and the only time Inter Milan shot on target was a penalty kick. In the 43rd minute, Inter Milan right wingback Dumfries broke into the penalty area and was stepped on by the returning Juventus striker Morata, Dumfries fell to the ground in pain. The referee did not say anything for the first time, and then the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened. The referee went to the sidelines to watch the video playback and whistled a penalty kick, and also showed Morata a yellow card.
The Turkish midfielder Calhanoglu took the penalty kick, which was saved by the Polish goalkeeper Szczesny. Then Calhanoglu followed up with a supplementary shot. Juventus midfielder Rabiot accidentally made an own goal. The referee awarded Calhanoglu a supplementary shot to foul first, and the goal was invalid. The video assistant referee (VAR) intervened again, and the referee finally sentenced Juventus defender De Ligt to enter the penalty area early when Calhanoglu took a penalty kick, so this penalty kick required a heavy penalty. Calhanoglu made a penalty to the lower left corner again, but this time it was more aggressive and more tricky. Szczesny threw himself in the right direction, but failed to save, and Inter Milan scored the only goal of the game.
“To be honest, I didn’t think I would miss the penalty the first time. But my strategy is to play the same angle the second time. Fortunately, I can make up for it.” After the game, Calhanoglu talked about “two Penalty kick” feeling. Inter coach Jr. Inzaghi believes that the team should not only score one goal, he said: “The team played a very smart game. Against a strong team like Juventus, we played very well. In fact, there are still two or three chances to score the second goal later.” The young coach, who joined the “Nerazzurri” last summer, emphasized that Inter Milan had not won at Juventus’ home stadium for 11 years before. Important, I know how much the fans value this game.”
Inter return to title race
This game is a last-ditch battle for both sides, and the losing side will completely withdraw from the championship competition. Inter Milan is obviously the weaker side. The team has only scored 7 points in the previous 7 games. The only victory came from the league’s number one fish belly Salernitana, while Allegri’s Juventus has been unbeaten in 16 games. The scales had tipped significantly before the game.
After Calhanoglu scored a penalty kick for the second time, Allegri, the Juventus coach on the sidelines, slammed his coat to the ground, looking very angry. “We played a good game, created a lot of chances, and shot a lot. It’s always a pity to fail.” After the game, Allegri, who calmed down, admitted that he was 7 points behind the top of the table with 7 rounds left. Juventus is already very difficult to compete for the championship, “Our goal now is to get more points and keep the fourth place, and the Roma team behind us is only 5 points behind us.”
As for who can win the Serie A title this season, Allegri insisted that Inter Milan is the most popular title in the league: “Just look at the standings.” Indeed, the Nerazzurri have few rivals in the rest of the schedule. Football is fantastic. This is the game with the fewest shots and the most shots taken by Inter this season, but all the statistics become insignificant in the face of a victory – so far the season, the efficiency of scoring points is much more important than the performance on the field.
At present, Naples and AC Milan are ranked first with 66 points, followed by Inter Milan with 63 points. However, Naples has one more game than the Milan duo, and the Serie A champions this season will be generated from the top 3.Return to Sohu, see more
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