Cristi Chivu's Inter dramatically defeated Radu Drăgușin's Fiorentina, turning the score around in stoppage time

Inter Milan, the team coached by Cristian Chivu, defeated Fiorentina 2-1 on Sunday at San Siro Stadium in a match from the eighth round of Serie A. The hosts turned the game around in stoppage time and retained their position at the top of the league.

Fiorentina opened the scoring in the 65th minute through Alex Jimenez and held out until almost the end under pressure from the Milan side. Inter missed several chances but managed to equalize in the 90+1st minute, when Marcus Thuram scored following a move in which Diouf made an important contribution.

The outcome was decided in the final seconds of the match. Thuram was fouled in the penalty area by Valdepenas, and the referee awarded Inter a penalty. Piotr Zielinski converted the spot kick in the 90+8th minute to set the final score.

Radu Drăgușin started for Fiorentina and played the entire match, including stoppage time. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Thuram and Zielinski were decisive in Inter’s comeback.

Following the victory, Inter reached 22 points and lead the standings, level with Lazio but with a superior goal difference: +13 compared with +11.

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