Inter Milan 0-1 Juventus: Filip Kostic’s shot helps Bianconeri continue European qualification drive

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Inter Milan 0-1 Juventus: Filip Kostic’s driving shot helps the Bianconeri continue their pursuit of European qualification, as Milan suffer their second Serie A loss on the bounce

  •  Juventus defeated Inter Milan 1-0 in the Derby D’Italia on Sunday night 
  • The away side took the lead with Filip Kostic’s driving shot being the only goal
  • The win puts the Old Lady four points off Atalanta in sixth place in the Serie A 

By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline

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Juventus maintained their slim hopes of making it to next season’s Champions League when Filip Kostic’s goal earned them a 1-0 win at Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday.

Kostic struck midway through the opening half to put Juve, who in January were deducted 15 points by an Italian soccer court investigating their transfer dealings, on 41 points after 27 games.

They trail fourth-placed AC Milan, who occupy the last Champions League qualifying spot, by six points after the defending champions lost 3-1 at Udinese on Saturday.

Inter are third on 50 points, 21 behind runaway leaders Napoli and two adrift of Lazio, who moved up to second thanks to their 1-0 win against AS Roma.

At the San Siro, Nicolo Barella had a couple of chances denied by Wojciech Szczesny as Inter dominated the early stages, five days after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Porto on Tuesday.

Filip Kostic’s opened the scoring in Juventus’ 1-0 win against Inter Milan on Sunday night

Kostic's goal was reviewed by VAR after there looked to be a handball in the build-up

Kostic’s goal was reviewed by VAR after there looked to be a handball in the build-up

Max Allegri's side now sit four points off Atalanta in sixth following their Derby D'Italia win

Max Allegri’s side now sit four points off Atalanta in sixth following their Derby D’Italia win

But Juve went ahead on 23 minutes when Kostic fired home with a low crossed shot after being set up by Adrien Rabiot — a goal that was validated after a lengthy review following a suspected handball by the France midfielder.

Some good defending by Matteo Darmian on Dusan Vlahovic kept Inter in the game early in the second half but the hosts lacked a cutting edge up front and ended up with their third defeat in their last four Serie A games.

Match Facts 

Inter Milan (3-5-2): Onana (GK); Acerbi; De Vrij; Darmian; Dimarco; Calhanoglu; Brozovic (C); Barella; Dumfries; Martinez; Lukaku.

Subs: Asllani; Bellanova; Carboni; Cordaz; Correa; D’Ambrosio; Dzeko; Fontanarosa; Gagliardini; Handanovic; Mkhitaryan; Zanotti.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

Juventus (3-5-1-1): Szczsny (GK); Danilo; Gatti; Bremer; Kostic; Rabiot; Locatelli; Fagioli; De Sciglio; Soule; Vlahovic.

Subs: Barrenechea; Bonucci; Chiesa; Cuadrado; Di Maria; Paredes; Perin; Pinsoglio; Rugani; Sekulov. Max Allegri

Coach: Max Allegri 

Inter Milan had chances in the game with Romelu Lukaku (middle) rising to come close

Inter Milan had chances in the game with Romelu Lukaku (middle) rising to come close 

Inter Milan will stay third in the Serie A standings 21 points behind league-leaders Napoli

Inter Milan will stay third in the Serie A standings 21 points behind league-leaders Napoli