Juventus won the derby with Inter 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored by Francisco Conceicao in the 74th minute, sportal.bg reported.
Thiago Motta's team won thanks to a strong second half. In the first half, the "nerazzurri" had the advantage, Lautaro Martinez made a huge miss, and Denzel Dumfries hit the post.
"The Bianconeri" recorded their fourth consecutive victory in all competitions and climbed to fourth place in the standings. For Inter, this is their second consecutive loss on the road in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's team failed to capitalize on Napoli's mistake and remained two points behind the leader.
The match started at a high pace and with high pressure from both teams. Shortly after the start of the match, a mistake by Acerbi could have caused problems for the visitors. The defender slipped and the ball ended up in McKennie's hands. The American international advanced and passed to Nico Gonzalez, who shot over the goal. Juve started more aggressively, but a strong period followed for the "nerazzurri", in which the hosts had difficulty moving the ball. In one situation, Barella was brought behind the defense. He was harassed by Veiga and failed to convert, and the linesman had raised the offside flag.
Simone Inzaghi's team began to control what was happening on the field and in the 19th minute created an excellent opportunity for Di Gregorio. Barella made room for a shot on the edge of the penalty area, but slipped. Taremi fired an acrobatic shot that the goalkeeper managed to block, and then Dumfries headed the ball over the goal from an excellent position. The home team responded with a long-range shot by Nico Gonzalez. Sommer cleared it, but it was not convincing. However, the keeper made an excellent save when Conceição followed up with a shot to the near post. The following corner was headed by Sommer, who headed it in from a header by Kolo Muani.
"The Nerazzurri" had more possession and attacked more often, but were not finishing their attacks successfully. In one situation, Bastoni broke through from the left and sent a sharp cross into the penalty area, but the ball ended up far from Lautaro and Taremi. A little later, Martinez received the ball on the edge of the penalty area. The Argentine was in a good position, but he rushed the shot and sent the ball wide. In the 32nd minute, Kolo Muani had a great chance to open the scoring. After a rebound, he found himself in an excellent position. His shot was deflected over the goal by a defender.
Lautaro Martinez made a big miss in the 34th minute. He was found by Dumfries in the penalty area and no one bothered him, but the visiting captain somehow failed to hit the goal. Mistakes by Juventus players allowed the opponent to organize good attacks. The "Nerazzurri" reached the vicinity of the penalty area, but did not take advantage of these situations. In the 43rd minute, a powerful breakthrough by Dumfries ended with a strong shot that shook Di Gregorio's left post.
Juventus started the second half better and organized several good attacks. However, they did not lead to anything, as they came to wrong decisions on the last pass, and Conceicao failed to make two of them. The visitors had problems and after an hour of play Simone Inzaghi made a triple substitution. He took out Bastoni, Dimarco and Taremi and put Carlos Augusto, Zalewski and Thuram in the game. In the stands, Lilian Thuram was shown watching his two sons with the teams of the two giants.
After the changes, the "nerazzurri" looked a little better. A breakthrough by Zalewski did not end with a shot because he was slow. In the 69th minute, a shot by Dumfries was brilliantly deflected into the post by Di Gregorio. The referee let the situation go, but then decided to award a foul against Thuram in an earlier stage of the attack. Five minutes later, the home team took the lead. Kolo Mouani received the ball on the edge of the penalty area. The Frenchman spun and gathered several defenders around him. After a rebound, the ball reached Conceicao and he put it in the net.
The goal inspired the "Bianconeri", they continued to attack and were not far from a second goal. A shot by Kopmeijers sent the ball past Sommer, but Dumfries was on the goal line and cleared it. Inter had no answer and the hosts had the advantage in the following minutes. An excellent break by Gatti could have led to a goal. The defender first decided to pass, a little later the ball reached him again, this time he sent it over the goal. In added time, a shot from the air by Marcus Thuram was not accurate.