Torino holds Inter 2-2 to keep Serie A title race open; Juventus, Milan share spoils Champions-elect Inter Milan was held to a 2-2 draw at Torino on Sunday, with the Serie A leader letting slip a two-goal lead and leaving the title race ticking over with four rounds left.
Inter moves to 79 points, 10 ahead of Napoli, which won 4-0 at Cremonese on Friday. AC Milan is three points off Napoli in third ahead of its home game against fourth-placed Juventus later on Sunday. Torino is 13th on 41 points.
Inter appeared to be cruising after Marcus Thuram put his side in front in the 23rd minute and Yann Bisseck doubled the lead 16 minutes after the break with another header but Torino clawed its way back into the game.
Giovanni Simeone pulled one back with 20 minutes remaining after a nicely crafted build-up and Nikola Vlasic equalised from the penalty spot nine minutes later.
The visitor created early chances with Manuel Akanji heading narrowly wide and Ange Yoan-Bonny’s shot forcing goalkeeper Alberto Paleari into a save before the opening goal.
Inter’s assist-man Federico Dimarco floated a delightful cross to the back post where Thuram rose unchallenged to squeeze his header past Paleari.
Dimarco was close to netting himself shortly after the break, Paleari palming his shot away, but the Inter wing back registered his 18th assist of the season when Bisseck got on the end of his corner to power a header in off the post.
Simeone started the comeback when he cleverly lifted the ball over onrushing ‘keeper Yann Sommer from Emirhan Ilkhan’s pass. The goal saw Torino come to life and its pressure paid off when Carlos Augusto’s handball gave it a penalty.
Vlasic made no mistake from the spot and the hosts then withstood a late siege by Inter, with Piotr Zielinski pulling a shot wide in added time, to earn the point which means it is mathematically safe from relegation.
Milan and Juventus play out a goalless draw
AC Milan and Juventus played out a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Sunday, a second stalemate between the sides in Serie A this season, with both clubs on course for a place in next season’s Champions League.
Inter leads the standings on 79 points, 10 ahead of Napoli with Milan a further two points back in third on 67. Juve holds the all-important fourth spot with 64 points, three ahead of Como and AS Roma with four rounds remaining.
There were no goals when the sides met in Turin back in October, and Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri again had to settle for a share of the spoils against the club where he won five league titles.
After an uneventful, cagey opening, former Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot fired the first shot on target late in the opening half, his powerful strike from the edge of the area parried away by Michele Di Gregorio.
Khephren Thuram had the ball in the net at the other end moments later but the goal was ruled out for offside, as the game finally sparked into life, and Milan ‘keeper Mike Maignan denied Francisco Conceicao before the break.
Conceicao, a constant threat on the right wing, had another effort saved by Maignan shortly after the break before Alexis Saelemaekers rattled the Juve crossbar but the game petered out to its almost inevitable goalless conclusion.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
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Champions-elect Inter Milan was held to a 2-2 draw at Torino on Sunday, with the Serie A leader letting slip a two-goal lead and leaving the title race ticking over with four rounds left.
Inter moves to 79 points, 10 ahead of Napoli, which won 4-0 at Cremonese on Friday. AC Milan is three points off Napoli in third ahead of its home game against fourth-placed Juventus later on Sunday. Torino is 13th on 41 points.
Inter appeared to be cruising after Marcus Thuram put his side in front in the 23rd minute and Yann Bisseck doubled the lead 16 minutes after the break with another header but Torino clawed its way back into the game.
Giovanni Simeone pulled one back with 20 minutes remaining after a nicely crafted build-up and Nikola Vlasic equalised from the penalty spot nine minutes later.
The visitor created early chances with Manuel Akanji heading narrowly wide and Ange Yoan-Bonny’s shot forcing goalkeeper Alberto Paleari into a save before the opening goal.
Inter’s assist-man Federico Dimarco floated a delightful cross to the back post where Thuram rose unchallenged to squeeze his header past Paleari.
Dimarco was close to netting himself shortly after the break, Paleari palming his shot away, but the Inter wing back registered his 18th assist of the season when Bisseck got on the end of his corner to power a header in off the post.
Simeone started the comeback when he cleverly lifted the ball over onrushing ‘keeper Yann Sommer from Emirhan Ilkhan’s pass. The goal saw Torino come to life and its pressure paid off when Carlos Augusto’s handball gave it a penalty.
Vlasic made no mistake from the spot and the hosts then withstood a late siege by Inter, with Piotr Zielinski pulling a shot wide in added time, to earn the point which means it is mathematically safe from relegation.
Milan and Juventus play out a goalless draw
AC Milan and Juventus played out a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Sunday, a second stalemate between the sides in Serie A this season, with both clubs on course for a place in next season’s Champions League.
Inter leads the standings on 79 points, 10 ahead of Napoli with Milan a further two points back in third on 67. Juve holds the all-important fourth spot with 64 points, three ahead of Como and AS Roma with four rounds remaining.
There were no goals when the sides met in Turin back in October, and Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri again had to settle for a share of the spoils against the club where he won five league titles.
After an uneventful, cagey opening, former Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot fired the first shot on target late in the opening half, his powerful strike from the edge of the area parried away by Michele Di Gregorio.
Khephren Thuram had the ball in the net at the other end moments later but the goal was ruled out for offside, as the game finally sparked into life, and Milan ‘keeper Mike Maignan denied Francisco Conceicao before the break.
Conceicao, a constant threat on the right wing, had another effort saved by Maignan shortly after the break before Alexis Saelemaekers rattled the Juve crossbar but the game petered out to its almost inevitable goalless conclusion.
Published on Apr 27, 2026
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