Torino 0-2 Inter Milan: Inter close gap on Napoli after rain-delayed win

Inter Milan closed the hole on Napoli to 1 level by beating Torino on Sunday, whereas the Serie A leaders have been held at dwelling by Genoa.

Inter’s recreation in Turin needed to be halted due to a medical emergency early within the first half and was then additional delayed by a thunderstorm.

Inter took the lead in spectacular fashion with Nicola Zalewski’s excellent 25-yard strike.

However a sudden downpour led to puddles showing on the pitch and left the ball unable to bounce on the floor. The half-time interval was prolonged to half-hour in an effort to let the water drain off the pitch.

Following an inspection by referee Federico La Penna, the sport was in a position to resume and within the forty ninth minute, with the rain nonetheless coming down, Inter have been awarded a penalty after Torino keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic fouled Mehdi Taremi.

Kristjan Asllani transformed from the spot to double the guests’ lead and seal the victory.

Because the heavy rain started to ease, Inter pushed ahead with better depth and solely a sequence of sharp saves from Milinkovic-Savic prevented them from including a 3rd.

Adam Masina discovered the web for Torino with a spectacular overhead kick deep into time added on, however the aim was dominated out after he was adjudged to have muscled Asllani out of the way in which to make room for the trouble.

The outcome ended a superb week for Inter Milan who defeated Barcelona 4-3 final Tuesday to win an epic Champions League semi-final 7-6 on mixture.