With a man advantage, Inter Milan score late to beat Juventus in Serie A | OneFootball

On Saturday afternoon, Inter Milan took advantage of Kalulu's expulsion in the first half, scored at the end, and won the classic against Juventus 3-2 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, in the 25th round of the Italian Championship. Cambiaso (own goal), Esposito, and Zielinski scored for the home team, while the same Cambiaso and Locatelli scored for the Old Lady.

Standings

With the result, Inter Milan achieved their sixth consecutive victory across all competitions. Luciano Spaletti's team reached 61 points and maintained their lead in the Italian league, with an eight-point advantage over second-placed Milan, who have one game less. On the other hand, Juventus reached their third game without a win and remained in third place with 46 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵⚫ INTER MILAN 3 x 2 JUVENTUS ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Italian Championship (25th round) 🏟️ Location: Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Milan (Italy) 📅 Date: February 14, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 4:45 PM (Brasília time)

GOALS

How was the game?

Inter Milan opened the scoring 17 minutes into the game. Marcos Thuram turned and passed to Luis Henrique, who was alone inside the area on the right side. The forward attempted a cross, and the ball deflected off Cambiaso. Di Gregorio was already down and tried to clear with his feet but couldn't save, and the ball ended up in the back of the net.

Juventus responded with McKennie, who headed into Sommer's hands after a cross from Kalulu. And at 25 minutes, they managed to equalize. McKennie crossed into the area, and Jonathan David missed. The ball fell in the middle, and Cambiaso anticipated Luis Henrique, finishing into the goal.

At 33 minutes, Inter Milan almost scored a second. Barella found a pass to Thuram, who played it first-time to Zielinski. The midfielder invaded the area and shot, beating the goalkeeper, but Juventus' defense cleared off the line to prevent the goal. At 41, Thuram headed after a corner, and Di Gregorio saved. On the rebound, Bastoni shot, the ball deflected, hit both posts, and gave Juventus' defense time to clear it away.

A minute after Inter's clear chance, Kalulu was sent off for Juventus. He received a second yellow card for stopping a counterattack, but he claimed he didn't even touch Bastoni.

Second half

At the start of the second half, Juventus had a series of shots. Cambiaso shot, and Sommer parried. On the rebound, Miretti hit first-time, and the Swiss goalkeeper parried again. On the third shot, McKennie tried, and Sommer caught it. Inter Milan responded with a powerful shot from Calhanoglu, saved by Di Gregorio.

At 30 minutes, Inter Milan took advantage of the expulsion and went ahead again. After a cross from Dimarco, Esposito rose alone in the middle of the area and headed into the net. Juventus, however, didn't give up and equalized again. McKennie passed to Locatelli inside the area. The midfielder hit first-time and leveled the Italian classic.

However, Inter Milan went ahead again. Zielinski shot from outside the area and scored the winning goal for the home team at 45 minutes of the second half.

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