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Inter and Juve shares points in eight-goal thriller

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Inter and Juve shares points in eight-goal thriller
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Inter Milan and Juventus played out a thrilling 4-4 draw in Serie A at the Giuseppe Mezza.

Piotr Zielinski and Kenan Yildiz both scored twice for their teams as the Derby d’Italia rivals shared the points.

The game started and ended on an intense mood as both rivals fought hard for the draw. The first half featured five goals to begin the thrilling contest.

Inter struck first with Marcus Thuram winning a penalty for the Nerazzurri, which Zielinski converted coolly after 15 minutes.

Juve equalised five minutes later through Dusan Vlahovic. The Old Ladies then took the lead through a strike from Timothy Weah six minutes later.

Inter levelled back with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, following a neat piece of interplay with Thuram in the 35th minute.

Zielinski scored another penalty to put Inter back on top, as Pierre Kalulu miscalculated his clearance and fouled Denzel Dumfries.

Dumfries then extended Inter’s advantage early in the second half, converting at the back post after a corner was flicked into his path.

Juventus fought back to reduce the deficit as substitute Yildiz scored in the 71st minute.

The Turkish international then stunned San Siro by firing home at the back post eight minutes from time, to deny Inter the win.

The result leaves Inter second, four points behind leaders, Napoli, while Juve are one point back in third.

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