Juve remains unbeaten after goalfest at Inter
Juventus preserved its unbeaten status in Serie A after a Kenan Yildiz double salvaged a point in an extraordinary 4-4 draw with the defending champion at San Siro.
The hosts had gone ahead in the 15th minute from the spot, Piotr Zielinski converting a penalty awarded for Danilo's challenge on Marcus Thuram.
But Juve drew level through Dusan Vlahovic, Weston McKennie providing the assist for the Serbian, who shot first time to level the scores.
Timothy Weah then put the visitors in front six minutes later, but the scores were level once againt before half-time after Henrik Mkhitaryan scored in the 36th minute. Zielinski scored his second penalty of the game to put Inter back on top two minutes later after Pierre Kalulu mistimed a clearance and fouled Denzel Dumfries.
Inter took that momentum in to the second half and Denzel Dumfries almost put it ahead but missed a rebound after Federico Dimarco's effort was kept out by Michele Di Gregorio.
Dumfries fared better a few minutes later, though, firing home on 53 minutes after a corner had deflected off Danilo into his path.
As Inter pushed to extend its lead, Juve spied opportunties to counter attacks, and substitute Yildiz took one to get the Bianconeri back into the match.
His first goal came in the 71st minute, a left-footed strike that went into the bottom corner. His second arrived 10 minutes from time when he buried a Conceicao cross to earn a share of the spoils for the Old Lady.
A draw leaves Inter and Juve second and third on the table respectively, with Napoli top of the pile and argualy the happiest of the trio after the weekend's results and four points clear.
Inter boss Simone Inzaghi vented his frustration at Inter's missed opportunities and defensive errors.
"There is bitterness but as a coach I must analyse and talk to them tomorrow, as the players looked sad in the dressing room," Inzaghi said.
"It’s frustrating, as we were facing a Juventus side whose greatest strength is defence and we created so many scoring opportunities without winning.
"We lost our shape a bit, then on the fourth goal we made a series of mistakes. These compromised a match we clearly deserved to win."
Despite the result, Inzaghi was keen to highlight the positive aspects of his side's display in a game that saw eight goals scored between the two sides for only the third time in Serie A.
"It is right that the team feels disappointed and angry, but we must also look at the positives, creating nine or 10 clear scoring opportunities against a side that had conceded only once in Serie A this season," he said.
But Inter's defensive fragility was on show once again at the San Siro.
On their way to the title last season, the Nerazzurri conceded just 22 times, but have already let in nine goals from their first nine games this term.
"We have been conceding goals that are frankly unacceptable. We probably would’ve won this by quite a bit last season," Inzaghi said.
"It’s a draw, not a defeat, but admittedly it feels a bit like that. I’ll be honest, I’ve never been part of a game like that.
"There seemed to be no warning of a Juve comeback, maybe I could’ve done more."
