TURIN, Italy (BN24) Juventus mounted a dramatic comeback to defeat Inter Milan 4-3 in a pulsating Derby d’Italia on Sunday, with substitute Vasilije Adzic delivering a stunning late winner to preserve the Bianconeri’s perfect start to the Serie A campaign.
The Allianz Stadium bore witness to a chaotic, emotionally charged encounter that saw the Thuram brothers, Khephren for Juventus and Marcus for Inter, both find the net in a rare family faceoff under the watchful eye of their father, Lilian Thuram, a legend for both clubs.
Inter arrived in Turin under scrutiny following a shock home defeat to Udinese, and manager Simone Inzaghi made notable changes, including the debut of Manuel Akanji fresh from Manchester City. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Carlos Augusto also started, with Federico Dimarco and Petar Sucic left on the bench. Juventus, meanwhile, were missing Andrea Cambiaso through suspension and were hampered by injuries to Francisco Conceicao, Fabio Miretti, Juan Cabal, Arek Milik and new signing Edon Zhegrova.
The match opened at a blistering tempo. Inter’s Nicolò Barella nearly broke the deadlock with a volley that flashed wide, before Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz created two chances that were smothered by last-ditch defending.
The hosts struck first from a set piece, as Gleison Bremer headed Manuel Locatelli’s corner back into the box for Lloyd Kelly to lash home with a composed volley from 12 yards.
Inter quickly responded. Carlos Augusto teed up Hakan Calhanoglu, whose driven strike from the edge of the area leveled the score. Juventus reclaimed the lead shortly after when Yildiz curled in a swerving long-range effort that left Yann Sommer rooted.
Inter came out in control after halftime and gradually turned pressure into goals. Calhanoglu netted again with an elegant chest trap and volley combination before Marcus Thuram rose to meet Dimarco’s corner, giving the visitors a 3-2 lead and seemingly seizing control.
But Juventus refused to relent. Khephren Thuram nodded in an equalizer just minutes later from a Yildiz free kick, reigniting the home crowd. The decisive blow came late, when Adzic, introduced in the closing stages, picked up a loose ball 30 yards from goal and unleashed a curling rocket that soared past Sommer into the top corner.
Inter protested a potential foul in the build-up, but VAR upheld the goal. The visitors continued to push in the dying moments, but Marcus Thuram’s header in stoppage time sailed over the bar, sealing a second straight defeat for the Nerazzurri.
With the victory, Juventus maintained their unbeaten and unbreached record in Serie A, reaffirming their title credentials and securing an emotional triumph in one of Italian football’s most storied rivalries.
