Marko Arnautović hasn't paid off for Inter since joining Bologna in the summer of 2023, but when the scores are settled in Serie A at the end of the season, his goal may be one of the key ones in the fight for the Scudetto.
The current champion suffered a heavy defeat to Fiorentina (3:0) on Thursday in a postponed match of the 14th round, and tonight they somehow got their revenge and celebrated a 24:2 victory in the 1th round in a match in which they had no right to make another mistake.
Simone Inzaghi's team made the most of Napoli's draw (with Udinese - 1:1) and came within one point of losing the match before the Derby d'Italia against Juventus on Sunday in Turin.
Inter dominated at the Giuseppe Meazza, taking the lead with an own goal by Marin Pongračić after a corner kick that didn't even exist because Alessandro Bastoni had previously crossed after the ball had crossed the goal line.
"Viola" equalized from the only dangerous attack in the entire 95 minutes of football - Matteo Darmian conceded a penalty in the 44th minute, which was routinely converted into a goal by Rolando Mandragora.
And then the champion showed that he knows how to play under pressure, so the controversial Arnautović emerged as the hero - he scored with a header in the 52nd minute and it turned out to bring a very important triumph to the "Nerazuris".
The Austrian international was on the field from the 28th minute, when he replaced the injured Marcus Thuram, until the 77th minute.
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