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Inter beat Parma 2-1 after extra time, Acerbi scores winning goal - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. In the 110th minute, Italian defender Francesco Acerbi scored a header to lob Buffon and it was the winning goal for Inter. Inter waited for 50 minutes to level the match as Argentine star Lautaro Martinez scored the equalizer in the area that beat Italian veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

The Nerazzurri are bailed out by a late, late goal from a defender in the Coppa Italia yet again.

For now, though, the focus is on Saturday’s trip to Hellas Verona and the Super Coppa against Milan in a week’s time. Went 0 for 4 on crosses and faded in and out of the game in attack. Unlucky not to score the opener in the first half which could have led to a very different game. His possession play left a bit to be desired (a team-high 22 giveaways) but it’s the goal that counts. Didn’t have many options with the lineup either to be fair - Lukaku, Barella, Calhanoglu, and Brozovic is quite the injury list. The best chance of the half for the hosts came in the 23rd minute when Roberto Gagliardini whizzed a low effort just wide of the post from the top of the box. Clear-cut chances, however, still remained elusive but one moment of luck and skill was all it took for Lautaro Martinez to level proceedings at one in the 88th minute with Inter’s first shot on target of the night. Then, in the 110th minute super sub Francesco Acerbi headed Inter into the quarter-finals, the goalscorer everyone predicted (and a nice throwback to Andrea Ranocchia’s acrobatic winner against Empoli in this stage one year ago). Lautaro Martinez saved the day for Inter with an equalizer in the 88th minute while Francesco Acerbi added to his highlight reel with a 110th-minute winner. That set the tone for the rest of the match. What seemed like a routine victory and confidence booster turned into anything but, with Serie B side Parma taking the Nerazzurri all the way to extra time in the first Round of 16 fixture. Despite Inter’s growing momentum throughout the second half, extra time reverted to a more balanced game flow.

Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi feels that defender Francesco Acerbi scored his winning goal against Parma with the technique of a natural Number Nine.

Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi feels that defender Francesco Acerbi scored his winning goal against Parma with the technique of a natural Number Nine. “Acerbi scored a great goal,” the defender’s coach said afterwards, “almost like that of a centre-forward, but all the other players who came on also did well.” Inter Milan Coach Simone Inzaghi: “Francesco Acerbi Took His Goal Against Parma Like A Centre-Forward”

Inter Milan came back from a goal down to beat Serie B side Parma 2-1 after extra time in their Coppa Italia last-16 clash on Tuesday, as Simone Inzaghi's ...

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