Inter Milan has long stowed on Mike Maignan and its posts, but ended up tearing up in additional time a draw that could be precious (1-1) against AC Milan, Sunday in San Siro.
Even if he was jostled for 90 minutes, Milan believed that he was going to beat for the third time his big rival this season and perhaps even seal the fate of this 2024-25 season.
Sergio Conceiçao’s team was dominated in the first period and conceded two goals, canceled on offside, but helped in particular by the former Manchester City captain Kyle Walker, omnipresent for her debut in the Rossonero jersey, she made The round back.
AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders after his goal against Inter Milan on the 23rd day of the Italian Championship on February 2, 2025 / Piero Cruciatti / AFP
Better still, she took the advantage on her only opportunity just before the break, when a center-shit from Rafael Leao, perfectly launched by Théo Hernandez, was difficult to pushed by Yann Sommer and taken up by Tijjani Reijnders, more quick than defenders Inter (45).
Inter resumed its domination on the return from the locker room, but Maignan, decisive ahead of Lautaro Martinez (46), then its left amount three times (66, 82, 90+1) repelled all the interior assaults, without forgetting a third goal canceled.
Until the third minute of additional time when, on a ball badly released by the defense of Milan, Stefan de Vrij equalized in extremis and offered to his team an important draw.
The Nerazzurri who conceded only one championship defeat this season, against AC Milan in September (2-1), returned with their 51 points (one match less) two lengths from Napoli (53 pts ), opposed in the evening to AS Rome.
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The week is potentially decisive for Inter: Thursday, Simone Inzaghi’s team will indeed play its late match, against Fiorentina, a match interrupted on December 1 at 0-0 after 16 minutes of play due to heart disease by Edoardo Bove.
AC Milan remains blocked in 8th place 18 points from the head and 16 from its opponent of the day.
Another disappointment of the first part of the season, Juventus still made its tifosi suffer by conceding a goal after only four minutes of play against the empolished miscarriaffer.
Juventus Randal Kolo Muani striker after his first goal against Empoli with his teammate Kenan Yildiz on the 23rd day of the Italian Championship, February 2, 2025 in Turin / Marco Bertorello / AFP
But Juve may have won the jackpot being lent by PSG Randal Kolo Muani. The French international relaunched his team with a double (61, 64) to bring to three the number of goals scored in two matches in the Bianconero jersey.
Juve which remained on two defeats, in the league in Naples (2-1) and in the Champions League at home against Benfica (2-0) finally won 4 to 1 with two goals at the end of the Dusan Vlahovic match (90) and Francisco Conceiçao (90+2).
“More than my three goals (in two matches), what is important, these are the three points of victory, we want to win as many matches this season, we are happy this evening”said «RKM» on the Dazn platform.
After only its ninth victory of the season, Juve doubled the Lazio temporarily for 4th place, but accuses thirteen lengths behind Naples.