Serie A: Inter Score Twice in Stoppage Time to Beat Fiorentina 2-1 and Join Lazio at the Top; Juventus Win 2-0 at Lecce
MILAN, Italy — Inter Milan kept pace with Lazio at the top of Serie A after scoring twice in stoppage time to earn a 2-1 home win over Fiorentina on Sunday, October 25, while injury-hit Juventus halted their recent slump with a 2-0 victory at Lecce, according to Reuters.
Fiorentina had looked set to inflict Inter's first league defeat of the season through a second-half goal from Alex Jimenez, before Marcus Thuram equalised in stoppage time. Minutes later Thuram was brought down in the penalty area by Victor Valdepenas, allowing Piotr Zielinski to convert the resulting spot-kick and seal all three points for the hosts.
The late turnaround leaves Inter level on 22 points with Lazio, who won 2-1 at home against Parma on Saturday, while AS Roma are third on 18 points. Fiorentina's third consecutive league defeat leaves them 18th with four points.
Juventus and coach Luciano Spalletti gained much-needed respite at the Stadio Via del Mare despite having only seven outfield players on the bench. Weston McKennie opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a free kick that floated over the wall, and Douglas Luiz drove in a precise low shot from outside the box shortly before the break. Lecce's Kialonda Gaspar was shown a red card with the final kick of the match for dissent. Juventus are seventh on 14 points, while Lecce are 12th.
Earlier, Atalanta and Frosinone played out a 4-4 draw in Bergamo, with Romano Schmid striking twice within the first 17 minutes for the visitors and home striker Nikola Krstovic also netting a brace.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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