Inter Milan 1-0 Juventus victory create history after a controversial laden match.

    In the first half, Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty goal gave Inter Milan a massive victory in the Serie A title race, as Juventus lost a league game for the first time in the last 16 matches in a significant defeat.

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    A penalty in the first half has secured the champions Inter Milan a crucial 1-0 victory over Juventus on Sunday and dragged Simone Inzaghi's side back into the Serie A title race.

    Missed Chances cost Juventus their win streak

    Juventus missed many chances during the opening period, and Giorgio Chiellini, a veteran of the club, missed a sitter.

    However, their recklessness cost them dearly as Inter Milan received a penalty in the first half of stoppage-time following a VAR review.

    The hosts were angry at the decision to award the penalty. However, they felt justice had been done when Wojciech Szczesny rescued Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty, only for the referee's assistant to request an extra kick that the Turkish midfielder turned in and gave Inter Milan the advantage.

    It was a one-way street until the last whistle; however, Juventus, which had 23 attempts at the goal to InterMilan's 5, could not take the pressure off the hosts, who kept their cool to secure the three points.

    Juventus' first league loss since November has them placed fourth with 59 points. With the champion Inter Milan three points behind the table leader AC Milan.

    Juventus' coach Massimiliano Allegri said, "Now we can say that Juventus are cut off from the Scudetto race… We must try to score as many points as possible to keep fourth place."

    Inter Milan defeats Juventus for the first time since 2012.

    Inter Milan 1-0 Juventus to gain the first away victory against the club since 2012. They gained three points and are only below the table-toppers AC Milan and second-placed S.S.C. Napoli, tied on 66 points.

    Vlahovic was the leading player for Juventus and scored five goals in eleven games since signing with this club in Fiorentina in a 66 million transfer, which took him into the match. But, he could not get the ball into the net in the game against Inter Milan.

    Hakan Calhanoglu's controversial penalty handed Inter Milan victory over Juventus and increased Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes, ending Juventus the chance to win.

    Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty for the first time could not be saved because of Wojciech Szczesny. However, his video assistant referee noticed an encroachment from the defender Matthijs de Ligt, and Calhanoglu was not in error with his second effort.

    The penalty had been awarded following VAR's review of Alex Sandro's incident with Denzel Dumfries. Juventus were furious at the two decisions. There was an uproar that erupted in the at the end of the match. The players began hurling accusations toward the officials.

    Inter Milan is now just 3 points behind S.S.C. Napoli, who won 3-1 against Atalanta on Sunday. Then there's AC Milan, who will host Bologna on Monday. Meanwhile, Juventus is just four points behind Inter Milan.

     

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