Piotr Zielinski‘s last-minute winner sent Inter Milan eight points clear at the top of the Serie A table as they finally got the better of 10-man Juventus.
The midfielder clinched a priceless 3-2 Derby d’Italia victory in the dying seconds at San Siro just as it looked as if Juve, who had defender Pierre Kalulu sent off three minutes before the break, had earned a point.
Andrea Cambiaso had earlier scored for both sides and Francesco Pio Esposito restored Inter’s lead before Manuel Locatelli levelled, but there was no denying Cristian Chivu’s men a sixth successive league win.
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Inter took a 17th-minute lead when Cambiaso turned the ball into his own net, but he made amends in style within nine minutes.
Weston McKennie made space for himself on the right to whip in a cross and the defender stole in at the far post while Luis Henrique slept to stab the equaliser past keeper Yann Sommer.
However, the visitors’ fortunes took a fresh turn for the worse three minutes before the end of an eventful first half when Kalulu, who had earlier been cautioned for a challenge on Nicolò Barella, fouled Alessandro Bastoni and was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
Sommer denied Cambiaso a hat trick of sorts five minutes after the restart and then kept out efforts from Fabio Miretti and McKennie as the 10 men pressed, prompting a response from the leaders.
Esposito headed the home side back in front with 14 minutes remaining and, although Juve skipper Locatelli levelled with 83 minutes gone, Zielinski snatched victory at the death.
