MILAN (AP) — Teenager Kenan Yıldız came off the bench to help Juventus salvage a 4-4 draw at Inter Milan in a highly entertaining Derby d’Italia on Sunday. Yıldız was brought on in the 61st minute with the score at 4-2 and Inter seemingly headed for an important victory before the 19-year-old's late double. “I want to thank the team, the coach and my family: it was not easy, but I am very happy," Yildiz said.
"You always have to stay together and play as a team; in soccer everything can change quickly.” Inter remained second — four points behind Serie A leader Napoli , and one point ahead of Juventus. “We need to show greater determination, but as the coach I have to say that we deserved to score seven or eight goals against a team that had only conceded one up until now," Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said.
“There are heads hanging low, and I’m the first to feel that way, but we played well despite the disappointment of not getting that fifth goal to seal the match.” Nicknamed “Italy's derby,” matches between Inter and Juventus are always huge fixtures in the Serie A calendar and the two teams are considered the main title contenders, along with Napoli, this season. Inter took the lead in the 15th minute when Piotr Zieliński struck a penalty straight down the middle after Marcus Thuram had been fouled by Danilo.
The Nerazzurri had conceded just two goals in its past four matches but they let in as many in six minutes as their defense was caught nappi.
