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In the 28th round of the "Serie A" match, Milan's "Inter" triumphed at home against Turin's "Juventus".
- 3 - 2
6' (1 - 0)
25' (own goal) (1 - 1)
45' 11m. (2 - 1)
47' (3 - 1)
93' (3 - 2)
These matches always attract great interest and are called the "Italian derby" for historical reasons. However, important players such as P.Nedved, L.Thuram, A. Del Piero (for "Juve"), and F.Toldo, A. Recoba (for "Inter") could not play this time.
"Inter" started the match more successfully and broke ahead in just the sixth minute. Vieri received a pass, laid the ball off to Stankovic, he passed it to Martins and the young Nigerian forward lobbed the goalkeeper Buffon.
The hosts continued to press their opponents after the goal and almost did not allow them to cross to the other side of the field. However, "Juve" defended well and equalized during a counterattack. Trezeguet found Camoranesi free on the right, he crossed the ball and unexpectedly Kily, jumping in, directed the ball towards his goal.
This shocked the "Inter" players, and after a minute they found themselves in a similar situation again with Camoranesi, but this time he, having a good opportunity to shoot, held onto the ball and tried to make a pass closer to the goal, but Materazzi "cleared" the ball.
After that, the game slowed down a bit, but "Inter" still finished the half ahead. In the penultimate minute of the half, Stankovic was fouled in the penalty area, and referee Collina consulted with one of his colleagues and awarded a penalty kick. It was converted by Vieri, with a strong shot leaving no chance for the goalkeeper.
At the beginning of the second half, "Inter" increased the lead. Farinos' pass found Stankovic free, and he sent the ball into the net.
In the 63rd minute, "Juve" collapsed completely when Montero fouled Martins and received his second yellow card as a result. "Inter" completely dominated the field after that, but failed to capitalize on their chances. In the final minutes, the teams seemed to no longer make an effort, but in the last minute, the visitors narrowed the gap - Birindelli played a pass into the penalty area after a free-kick, and Di Vaio directed the ball precisely into the corner of the goal with a shot. After the goal, the referee immediately blew the final whistle.
