Clinical Juve outclass spineless Inter
4 Feb 2014 6:49 AM IST
Inter travelled to Turin hoping to at least replicate their 1-1 draw with Antonio Conte’s men in Milan during the opening half of the season.
But Juve, who had scored 16 goals in their five previous league games, flew out the blocks and had created several early goalscoring chances before Stephan Lichsteiner’s diving header from Andrea Pirlo’s chipped ball gave the hosts a 15th minute lead.
Juve piled on the pressure and only the safe hands of Samir Handanovic kept Inter from conceding more before the break. Juve doubled their lead only two minutes after the restart thanks to defender Giorgio Chiellini, with an alert Arturo Vidal giving Juve a 3-0 lead on 55 minutes after pouncing on Paul Pogba’s rebound.
Inter’s efforts in a late but faint fightback were rewarded in the 71st minnute when Rolando beat Marco Storari in the Juve goal although it was scant consolation for what was a decidedly mediocre performance from Walter Mazzarri’s side. Juve’s 19th win of the campaign took their lead on Roma to nine points who play Parma later.
But Juve, who had scored 16 goals in their five previous league games, flew out the blocks and had created several early goalscoring chances before Stephan Lichsteiner’s diving header from Andrea Pirlo’s chipped ball gave the hosts a 15th minute lead.
Juve piled on the pressure and only the safe hands of Samir Handanovic kept Inter from conceding more before the break. Juve doubled their lead only two minutes after the restart thanks to defender Giorgio Chiellini, with an alert Arturo Vidal giving Juve a 3-0 lead on 55 minutes after pouncing on Paul Pogba’s rebound.
Inter’s efforts in a late but faint fightback were rewarded in the 71st minnute when Rolando beat Marco Storari in the Juve goal although it was scant consolation for what was a decidedly mediocre performance from Walter Mazzarri’s side. Juve’s 19th win of the campaign took their lead on Roma to nine points who play Parma later.
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