Less than a week after securing the 20th title in its history in Serie A by beating AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, Inter Milan returned to the Italian championship and Torino this Sunday. Respecting their game plan to the letter, the Turinese only held out for half-time against the Milanese offensive armada before complicating their task at the start of the second half following the exclusion of the ex-Niçois , Adrien Tameze (49th).
Serie A Ranking
|
#
|
Team
|
Pts
|
J
|
DIF
|
G
|
NOT
|
D
|
BP
|
B.C.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
|
89 |
34 |
63 |
28 |
5 |
1 |
81 |
18 |
|
10 |
|
46 |
34 |
0 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
31 |
31 |
In numerical superiority, Inter raised the cursor to take the lead thanks to Hakan Calhanoglu (1-0, 56th). Benefiting from a penalty obtained by Marcus Thuram, the Turk then scored twice three minutes later (2-0, 59th) to seal his team’s success, the 28th of the season in Serie A. Carried by his number 20, Inter Milan masterfully managed this game to extend their unbeaten streak in the league. Falling 8 points behind Atalanta Bergamo (-2 games), seventh in the standings, Torino can draw a line under Europe…
