An all-time classic clash between Inter and Juventus was rounded off by the Turkish teenager’s two-goal cameo
t had been a bonkers, record-setting, night – one of the highest-scoring matches ever in a rivalry that goes back 115 years – but not all the protagonists were enjoying themselves. “Thanks for the show!” said Zvonimir Boban in the Sky Sport studio to Simone Inzaghi at full-time. The Inter manager winced and forced a laugh. “The neutrals like you enjoyed yourselves. Me, a little bit less.”.
That was the 15th minute. Juventus were 2-1 up by the 26th. Dusan Vlahovic side-footed in the equaliser after Weston McKennie served him a delicious lay-off from a Juan Cabal chip over the Inter defence. The 21-year-old winger Francisco Conceição feather-footed his way past two Inter defenders to set up McKennie’s USA teammate Tim Weah.
When Dumfries made it 4-2 to Inter after the break, forcing the ball in at a corner, the game only seemed to be heading in one direction. He had missed another chance to score moments earlier. Di Gregorio made sharp stops to deny Federico Di Marco and Nicolò Barella soon after.Enter Yildiz.
He has made a bond with Alessandro Del Piero, one of Juve’s all-time great No 10s, who sent him a towel to congratulate him on his first Juventus goal last year and has stayed in touch ever since. When the interviewer pointed out that Del Piero first made his iconic tongue-out goal celebration after scoring at San Siro, Yildiz replied: “I didn’t know that. I’ll have to try to replicate it.”, as they say in Italy. Said, and done.
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