JUVENTUS starting XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio, Weah, Gatti, Veiga, Savona (subbed for Cambiaso), K. Thuram (subbed for Locatelli), Koopmeiners, Conceicao (subbed for Yildiz), McKennie, Gonzalez, Kolo Muani

Bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Costa, Kelly, Vlahovic, Rouhi, Mbangula

Goals: Conceicao 74’

INTER MILAN starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni (subbed for Carlos Augusto), Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu (subbed for Correa), Mkhitaryan (subbed for Zielinski), Dimarco (subbed for Zalewski), L. Martinez, Taremi (subbed for M. Thuram)

Bench: J. Martinez, Calligaris, De Vrij, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Bisseck, Darmian

Francisco Conceicao scored the only goal in the 74th minute of a high-tempo Derby d’Italia on Sunday night.

Inter remain two points behind league leaders Napoli, who were held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday. Juventus are fourth.

Inter had the better of the chances in the first half, with Lautaro Martinez uncharacteristically blazing over the bar from close range when completely unmarked. However, visiting goalkeeper Yann Sommer had to make the most important saves.

Nerazzurri defender Denzel Dumfries also hit the post twice.

But it was Juventus who broke the deadlock with a fantastic assist from new signing Randal Kolo Muani.

The France forward, who had scored five goals in three league matches for Juve, gathered the ball on the edge of the area and made his way through a crowd of players before tripping. The ball came to Conceicao, who drove it into the bottom left corner.

Juventus almost doubled their lead two minutes later, but Dumfries did brilliantly to clear Teun Koopmeiners’ effort off the line.

The match had also been dubbed the “Thuram derby” with Marcus Thuram playing for Inter and younger brother Khephren for Juventus.

Their dad, Lilian — who starred as a defender for Juve and won the World Cup with France in 1998 — was watching from the stands.

AAP

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