Torino – Inter Milan: Business As Usual For The Nerazzurri (0-2)

Inter Milan defeated Torino 2-0 at the Olimpico Grande Torino scoring two goals on the evening. Nicola Zalewski’s curling effort opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half and a penalty converted by Kristjan Asllani in the second half sealed the victory for Inter with Torino unable to break Inter’s resolve. Inter kept the pressure on Napoli in the Serie A title race after this win.

Tactical analysis and match report by Gaurav Krishnan.

On a rain-soaked Sunday at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Inter Milan secured a crucial 2-0 victory over Torino. The victory left Inter on 77 points with Napoli at the top of the table on 78 points with just one point separating the pair after this game and with two matches remaining. This win kept Simone Inzaghi’s side firmly in the title race. Torino, sitting adrift in mid-table in 11th with 44 points, aimed to play spoiler but struggled to match Inter’s tactical discipline and clinical finishing.

Inter resumed their Serie A exploits by keeping up the pressure on Napoli as Simone Inzaghi rang in the changes fielding a starting XI without his regular starters. After Inter’s frantic heroics in the Champions League against Barcelona where they somehow dug deep and overturned the deficit, it certainly warranted a break & rest for Inter’s starting players from that game in this regular Serie A tie, and Inzaghi duly obliged.


Inter named a completely changed eleven from the side that started against Barcelona with the exceptions of Alessandro Bastoni and Yann Bisseck. It was a chance for Inter’s . . .