Inter score close win over Juve in friendly
Inter Milan edged Italian rivals Juventus 9-8 on penalties Tuesday after playing to a 1-1 draw in a friendly at Sun Life stadium.
Second-half substitute goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo blocked Mauricio Isla’s penalty then converted an attempt of his own to lift Inter to the victory in the eight-club International Champ-ions Cup friendly tournament.
Argentina’s Ricardo Alvarez in the 28th minute for Inter and Chile’s Arturo Vidal with a penalty in the 44th for Juventus accounted for the regular-time goals.
On target in the shoot-out for Inter were Andrea Ranocchia, Alvarez, Mauro Icardi, Ishak Belfodil, Patrick Olsen, Marco Andreolli, Alvaro Pereira, Jonathan and Carrizo.
For Juventus, Claudio Marcchisio, Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo, Vidal, Angelo Ogbonna, Martin Caceres, Giorgio Chiellini and Paolo De Ceglie converted.
After the match ended 1-1, both Carrizo and counterpart Marco Storari made stops to begin the penalty shootout.
Juventus and Inter matched each other over the next eight rounds until Carrizo went to his right and thwarted Isla.
Carrizo turned around to take the shot for Inter, sending a blast high down the middle while Storari went right, giving Inter the win.
It was the second time in three Stateside matches that Juventus lost on penalties. They fell to Everton in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.
In the 28th, Palacio found space and raced down the left side. He sent a low ball to the top of the area, and Guarin fired a volley that Buffon blocked. The rebound came to Alvarez, who put a left-footed shot inside the right post.
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