2023-09-16 18:50:10
9/16/2023-|Last update: 9/16/2023 10:08 PM (Mecca time)
Inter Milan broke up the partnership at the top of the Italian Football League with its neighbor, Milan, when they inflicted a major loss 5-1 on Saturday in the “Derby of Rage” in Milan in the fourth round, while Juventus continued its awakening by defeating its Alex Reed Lazio 3-1, including a brace by its striker. Serbian international Dusan Vlahovic.
In the first match at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Inter Milan showed its teeth early, sending a message to its rivals of its seriousness in regaining the title that it lost the last two years to Milan and Napoli.
Inter Milan achieved its fourth victory in a row, and became the only one with a perfect score this season, raising its score to 12 points, while its neighbor suffered its first loss and fell to third place with 9 points, one point behind Juventus.
Coach Simone Inzaghi’s men confirmed their superiority in the derby in the last five matches in various competitions, the most recent of which was the Champions League semi-final last season, when Inter won 2-0 in the first leg and 1-0 in the return, before losing the final to England’s Manchester City.
5 derbies in 2023 = 5 victories for the Nerazzurri ✅
Milano is “as usual” blue ????????????#intermilan | #MilanDerby | #Forza_Enter pic.twitter.com/6tD8mVFDNF
– Inter (@Inter_ar) September 16, 2023
Inter decided the result of the match in the first half when it took the lead with two goals by Armenian international midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a pass from Federico Di Marco (5th minute) and French international newcomer Marcus Thuram following a pass from Dutch defender Denzil Dumfries (38th minute).
Portuguese international Rafael Leao reduced the gap at the beginning of the second half following a pass from veteran French striker Olivier Giroud (57th minute), but Inter struck strongly by scoring 3 goals through Mkhitaryan, who scored his second personal goal following a decisive ball from Argentine international captain Lautaro Martinez (69th minute) and a player. The former Milan midfielder, the Turkish international Hakan Calhanoglu (79th minute, penalty kick), and the other arrival, international defender Davide Fratesse, following a pass from the star of the match, Mkhitaryan (90th minute + 3).
Serbian top scorer = Dusan Vlahovic ????9️⃣#Juve_Lazio pic.twitter.com/s68KXTl1Ec
— JuventusFC (@Juventusfcar) September 16, 2023
Double for Vlahovic
In the other match, Serbian international striker Dusan Vlahovic led his Juventus team to continue its awakening by scoring a brace in the well-deserved 3-1 victory over its Alex Reed, Lazio.
Juventus struck hard at the beginning of the match, opening the scoring through Vlahovic with a right-handed shot from close range following a pass from Manuel Locatoli (10th minute).
Chiesa increased the lead of the “Old Lady” team 16 minutes following the first goal, when he received a ball from French international midfielder Adrien Rabiot and followed it with his left foot into the goal.
Alberto succeeded in reducing the difference at the beginning of the second half with a powerful right shot from outside the area following a pass from Japanese Daichi Kamada (64th minute), but his joy only lasted 3 minutes, as Vlahovic was able to add his second and third personal goal for his team with a powerful right shot from outside the area following Pass from American Weston McKennie.
This is the second win in a row for Juventus and the third this season, compared to one draw.
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