The pecking order remains unchanged: Inter defeats Juventus in Australia

Inter defeated Juventus 2-1 in a high-profile friendly match held in Perth, Australia. Chivu’s team defeated the Old Lady with goals from Dimarco and Diouf in a match that the Italian champions controlled for long stretches.

In the first half, Juve tried to maintain possession, but the clearest chances belonged to the Nerazzurri: Bonny and Barella came close to opening the scoring, which finally came in the 20th minute thanks to Dimarco. The Nerazzurri winger, named MVP of last season’s Serie A, scored with a volley off a cross from the left by Bonny.

The Bianconeri struggled to respond, and Mkhitaryan had a chance to double the lead. The first real threat created by Spalletti’s team came from Yildiz, whose shot from outside the box in the 38th minute was off target.

There were numerous substitutions at halftime; Spalletti brought in six new players, including new signings Alajbegovic and Kolo Muani. Juve came back onto the field with a different attitude but conceded the 2-0 goal in the 62nd minute: Diouf, who had come on just a few minutes earlier, scored the second goal thanks in part to a mistake by Di Gregorio, who failed to hold onto his shot, which came off an assist from Pio Esposito.

In the closing minutes, Juve managed to pull one back through Conceiçao, who scored in the 85th minute off a nice through ball from Miretti. Shortly after, Alajbegovic had a great chance to make it 2-2, but Martinez read the play perfectly and made the save. The final whistle blew, and Inter confirmed their current dominance.