Inter Rally Late to Down Fiorentina and Regain Serie A Lead
Marcus Thuram sparked the comeback with a stoppage-time equalizer and drew the penalty that Piotr Zielinski converted, keeping Inter level on 22 points with Lazio.
- Inter Milan secured a 2-1 comeback victory over ACF Fiorentina on Sunday at San Siro, with Marcus Thuram leveling in the 91st minute and Piotr Zielinski converting a penalty in the 98th to return the Nerazzurri to the top of Serie A.
- Former AC Milan player Alex Jimenez surprised debutant Inter goalkeeper Ivan Provedel with an audacious angled strike after 65 minutes. Fiorentina goalkeeper David de Gea then maintained the lead, parrying several attempts including a fierce Thuram strike.
- Thuram equalized with a low shot through traffic in the 91st minute. Minutes later, he was dragged down in the box by Victor Valdepenas, and Zielinski converted the resulting penalty in the 98th minute to secure the comeback.
- Inter returned to the top of Serie A level on 22 points with Lazio, while Fiorentina's defeat extended their winless run to four games, leaving the Florence club in 18th position with mounting relegation pressure.
- Manager Cristian Chivu's side proved resilient enough to secure the points necessary to maintain their title challenge. The tight Serie A race keeps Inter and Lazio neck-and-neck as the season progresses.
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The Milan team lost until 90 minutes, but reacted with goals of Thuram and Zielinski to prevail for 2-1 and reach Lazio at the top of Serie A. Lautaro Martínez did not play for injury and the two Argentines of the visit were headlines and left when their team still won. l.
Inter Milan Rally Late To Down Fiorentina And Regain Serie A Lead
Alex Jimenez's rocket strike had the struggling visitors heading for a shock win, but Marcus Thuram levelled in the 91st minute before winning a penalty that Piotr Zielinski converted in the 98th minute
Rome, 25 Oct (EFE).- The Inter de Milan returned to Fiorentina with a penalty transformed by Piotr Zielinski in the 97 minute that sealed the 2-1 in Milan, after the Spanish Álex Jiménez advanced the Tuscan ensemble and Marcus Thuram equaled in the 90, an agonic triumph that allows the Milanese team to [...] La entrada 2-1. The Inter strip of epic against the goal of Álex Jiménez and the wall of De Gea was first published in HolaNews.
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