Piotr Zieliński’s 90th-minute penalty completes Inter’s 2-1 comeback

Zieliński settles late turnaround

Inter beat Fiorentina 2-1 in Serie A after Piotr Zieliński scored a 90th-minute penalty to complete a comeback. The decisive goal followed Marcus Thuram’s 90th-minute equaliser, which made the score 1-1 after Fiorentina had led for 25 minutes.

Fiorentina opened the scoring in the 65th minute when Álex Jiménez converted Nicolo Fagioli’s assist to make it 0-1. Inter responded through Thuram, assisted by Andy Diouf, before Zieliński converted the penalty for the final 2-1 scoreline.

Viery received Fiorentina’s only yellow card in the 70th minute. There were no red cards. Inter introduced Ange-Yoan Bonny for Pio Esposito in the 64th minute, while Zieliński replaced Hakan Çalhanoğlu in the 78th minute and then delivered the winning contribution.

Inter’s pressure finally told

The statistics indicate a strongly dominant Inter performance despite Fiorentina holding the lead. Inter had 63% possession, 33 total shots to Fiorentina’s 7 and 11 shots on goal to 2. Their expected-goals figure was 2.65, compared with Fiorentina’s 0.25, while Fiorentina goalkeeper saves numbered 8 against Inter’s 1.

Thuram was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating after playing 90 minutes. He registered 4 shots on target, 2 key passes and 3 tackles. Diouf also played 90 minutes and supplied 3 key passes and 4 tackles.

Inter strengthen their position

Inter moved from 19 points before kick-off to 22 points from 8 played, with a 7W 1D 0L record. Their table position after the result is provisional because other results may not yet be included. Fiorentina remained on 4 points from 8 played, with a 1W 1D 6L record. Inter’s advantage over Fiorentina is now 18 points, while the pre-match form sequences of seven results were extended by an Inter win and a Fiorentina loss.