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48% Ball Possession INTER and 52% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
Inter 2 – 1 Juventus 
68′ Mauro Icardi 66′ Stephan Lichtsteiner
77′ Ivan Perisic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 11th position with 4 points and a negative goal difference of -1
Juventus, 1st position with 9 points and a positive goal difference of +4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Inter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 4 |
What a Derby! It’s the super Derby d’Italia Inter vs Juventus and the winner is Inter defeating Juventus at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Juventus with a slap losing their first game this season. Inter redeeming themselves after losing the Europa League against Hapoel Beer Sheva at the Meazza Stadium delighting their fans. Inter remaining with 10 players as Referee Paolo Tagliavento gives a red card to Eber Banega in the 90th minute following his second yellow card.
The awaited Argentinean duel in the attack between Inter forward Mauro Icardi and Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuaín won by Icardi making a clear difference. Stats giving high votes to Icardi who had previously scored 6 times against Juventus in 7 games. It is a special game for Inter defender Danilo D’Ambrosio playing his 100th game with Inter in Serie A.
Smply put, a tough defeat for Juventus because now they also lost the first position remaining with 9 points and down to the second position. It’s Napoli now to lead the Serie A with 10 points after defeating Bologna at the San Paolo Stadium with a 3-1.
First half ending with a goalless 0-0 draw.
Second half starting with Juventus taking the lead in the 66th minute. It is defender Stephan Lichtsteiner to score defeating from close range Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Alex Sandro with a cross.
Two minutes after Juventus goal and there you see Inter equalizing in the 68th minute following a corner conceded by Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci. Yep, it is Argentinian forward Mauro Icardi to level the situation defeating Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Éver Banega.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
In the 77th minute, the goal by Ivan Perisic giving the lead to Inter and sending a cold shower to Juventus fans. A party time for Inter celebrating with the fans at the Meazza. Inter defeated the giant! The bragging rights for the Derby D’Italia are all for Inter while Juventus will have to archive this defeat and keep battling for the Scudetto.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Frank De Boer:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Santon; Joao Mario, Medel; Candreva, Banega, Éder; Icardi.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Massimiliano Allegri:
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon; Benatia, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Khedira, Pjanic, Asamoah, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Mandzukic.
- Inter Coach Frank De Boer had faced Coach Massimiliano Allegri 3 times with stats: 1 win, 2 draws.
- There are a total of 166 precedents between Inter – Juventus. Stats showing Juventus with 79 wins, 42 draws, and Inter with 45 wins. Out of he 435 goals, Inter scoring 195 goals and Juventus 240 goals. At the Meazza Stadium, Inter having 34 wins, 27 draws, and Juventus with 22 wins.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 3 goals
Top scorers of JUVENTUS: Gonzalo Higuaín with 3 goals
| inter | Goals | Goals | juventus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 3 | 3 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| 2 | Khedira, Sami | ||
| 1 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 15/09/16 | UELG | Inter – H. Beer Sheva | 0:2 | 1 | |||
| 11/09/16 | SA | Pescara – Inter | 1:2 | 3 | |||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Inter – Palermo | 1:1 | 2 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 14/09/16 | UCLG | Juventus – FC Sevilla | 0:0 | 1 | |||
| 10/09/16 | SA | Juventus – Sassuolo | 3:1 | 3 | |||
| 27/08/16 | SA | Lazio – Juventus | 0:1 | 2 |
Photos of the match Inter vs Juventus courtesy by: facebook.com/Inter
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Inter fans with the choreography before the game
Inter Captain and forward Mauro Icardi and Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic
Inter official starting lineup against Juventus
Photo: facebook.com/Juventus
Juventus failing to win this away game.
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 4
Inter 2 – 1 Juventus
Sunday 18 September 2016
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
18:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: PASSERI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: BANTI
ADD2: VALERI
Goals: 66′ Stephan Lichtsteiner (J), 68′ Mauro Icardi (I), 77′ Ivan Perisic (I)
Official lineups – formations:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Santon; Joao Mario, Medel; Candreva, Banega, Éder; Icardi.
Subs: Carrizo, Miangue, Yao, Ranocchia, Nagatomo, Melo, Kondogbia, Gnoukouri, Biabiany, Palacio, Perisic, Jovetic.
Coach: Frank de Boer.
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon; Benatia, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Khedira, Pjanic, Asamoah, Alex Sandro; Dybala, Mandzukic.
Subs: Neto, Audero, Barzagli, Rugani, Dani Alves, Evra, Hernanes, Lemina, Cuadrado, Pjaca, Higuain.
Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.