Juventus salvage draw after eight-goal classic with Inter

Internazionale and Juventus treated fans to a helter-skelter 4-4 draw as the Derby d’Italia between two title challengers more than lived up to the hype.

The result changed a whopping six times as Inter took a brief lead, then fell behind thanks to two goals in six minutes from Juventus. But that was only the starter as the hosts responded through Piotr Zielinski’s second penalty and then a stunner from Henrikh Mkhitaryan just moments apart before Denzel Dumfries finally prised a two-goal cushion.

However, the introduction of Kenan Yildiz with half an hour to go changed the game. Forming a lethal pincer attack with Francisco Conceicao on the opposite flank, the teenage Turk struck to give his side hope, then missed from point-blank range before recovering quickly to provide a well-deserved equaliser with less than ten minutes left.

Try as they might, neither side could find a winning goal meaning Napoli may be the biggest beneficiaries of the eight-goal classic – apart from neutral fans – as they open up four and five point gaps to Inter and Juventus at the top of Serie A.