Torino starting XI (4-2-3-1): Milinkovic-Savic, Dembélé (subbed for Perciun), Maripan, Masina, Biraghi, Ricci (subbed for Ilic), Gineitis (subbed for Casadei), Lazaro (subbed for Cacciamani), Vlasic, Elmas, Adams
Bench: Paleari, Donnarumma, Walukiewicz, Coco, Tameze, Linetty, Sanabria
Inter Milan starting XI (3-5-2): Josep Martinez, Bisseck (subbed for Dumfries), De Vrij, Bastoni (subbed for Acerbi), Darmian, Zalewski (subbed for Calhanoglu), Asllani, Zielinski (subbed for Barella), Carlos Augusto (subbed for Dimarco), Taremi, Correa
Bench: Sommer, Di Gennaro, Re Cecconi, Berenbruch, Topalovic, Arnautovic, Thuram, Spinaccé
Goals: Zalewski 14’, Asllani 49’ (Pen)
Amid a thunderstorm and delays, Inter managed a 2-0 win at Torino on Sunday to cut the gap to Napoli to just one point after Antonio Conte’s side were surprisingly held 2-2 by Genoa.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi made wholesale changes to his squad following Tuesday’s extraordinary 4-3 victory over Barcelona, after extra time, that sent his team into the Champions League final.
The visitors took the lead in the 14th minute with a fantastic goal as Nicola Zalewski gathered Alessandro Bastoni’s long pass, with his back to goal, before turning his marker to cut inside and curl into the bottom right corner.
The heavens then opened in Turin, making play increasingly more difficult, with heavy rain, thunder and hail.
The referee interrupted play shortly before the interval to discuss the situation with the two captains, before resuming to see out the half.
The halftime break lasted 30 minutes rather than the usual 15 before the second period started.
It took Inter less than five minutes to extend their advantage through Kristjan Asllani’s penalty after Mehdi Taremi was brought down by Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
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