A spectacular comeback, four goals at Como from Thuram and Dumfries
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— just nowInter were two goals down at the Sinigaglia but made a comeback as both Dumfries and Thuram scored braces. Towards the end, Da Cunha's penalty made it 3-4. Inter are now 9 points clear of Napoli
A spectacular comeback from Inter, who won 4-3 away at Como. It's a crucial result for the Nerazzurri, who move up to 75 points, nine points clear of Napoli with six games to go. The match seemed like it would prove an unconquerable challenge after Como went 2-0 up, thanks to Alex Valle and Nico Paz in the 45th minute.
Inter responded, pulling one back in stoppage time of the first half through Thuram to make it 2-1 at the break. In the second half, the Nerazzurri flipped the script as Thuram secured a brace before Dumfries ran riot, scoring twice: first with a header, then with his left foot to make it 4-2. It was a physical and intense game with plenty of bookings, and towards the end, a controversial penalty which allowed Da Cunha to pull one back to make it 4-3. There was pressure and nerves in stoppage time, but Inter held on for a huge victory.
COMO 3-4 INTER | SCORESHEET
Goals: 36' Valle (C), 45' Paz (C), 45'+1' Thuram (I), 49' Thuram (I), 58' Dumfries (I), 72' Dumfries (I), 89' Da Cunha (C) pen.
COMO (4-2-3-1): 1 Butez; 77 Van der Brempt (28 Smolčić 67'), 34 Diego Carlos (14 Ramon 46'), 2 Kempf, 3 Valle (18 Moreno 79'); 8 Sergi Roberto (33 Da Cunha 46'), 23 Perrone; 38 Diao (7 Morata 79'), 10 Nico Paz, 20 Baturina; 11 Douvikas. Substitutes: 21 Törnqvist, 22 Vigorito, 44 Čavlina, 5 Goldaniga, 6 Caqueret, 14 Ramon, 17 Rodriguez, 19 Kühn, 31 Vojvoda, 56 De Paoli. Coach: Cesc Fabregas.
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 25 Akanji, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni (30 Carlos Augusto 46'); 2 Dumfries, 23 Barella (22 Mkhitaryan 77'), 20 Calhanoglu, 7 Zielinski (8 Sucic 56'), 32 Dimarco (11 Luis Henrique 56'); 94 Esposito (14 Bonny 56'), 9 Thuram. Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 J. Martinez, 6 De Vrij, 10 Lautaro, 16 Frattesi, 17 Diouf, 36 Darmian, 48 Mosconi. Coach: Cristian Chivu.
Yellow Cards: Valle (C), Zielinski (I), Diao (C), Calhanoglu (I), Sucic (I), Acerbi (I), Carlos Augusto (I), Bonny (I), Ramon (C), Akanji (I).
Stoppage Time: 1', 5'
Referee: Massa. Assistants: Meli, Alassio. Fourth Official: Ayroldi. VAR: Aureliano. AVAR: Maggioni.
SUSPENDED Como: - Inter: -
AT RISK OF SUSPENSION Como: Addai, da Cunha Inter: Sucic