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Updated August 1, 2023

Inter Milan beat PSG at the very last moment

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Paris Saint-Germain have ended their Japan tour with a defeat. Italian champion Inter Milan defeated the French club today by a 2-1 margin.

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Inter Milan beat PSG at the very last moment

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PSG have ended their Japan tour with a defeat. Italian champion Inter Milan defeated the French club today by a 2-1 margin. Despite conceding a goal first, Inter Milan had run the show in the final ten minutes and earned a thrilling victory against Paris Saint-Germain.

Match Report

As part of the Japan tour, Paris Saint-Germain faced off today against Inter Milan at Japan International Stadium. Once again, Kylian Mbappe was absent from the squad as he is likely to leave the club this summer. PSG boss Luis Enrique set up the team formation with 4-3-3, where their new signing Marco Asensio led the attack with Vitinha and Carlos Soler. On the other hand, Inter boss Simone Inzaghi tried the 3-5-2 formation against PSG. Federico Dimarco and Denzel Dumfries played as the two wing-backs and helped the attackers with superb crosses. The match started with PSG highly pressing the Italian side. They could have taken the lead early in the game, but Marco Asensio's shot hit the post in the 13th minute. PSG created many chances in the first 20 minutes and kept more possession than Inter Milan. Inter Milan, however, were like a typical Italian team in the first half, whose primary focus was to defend their lives. But the Nerazzurri Eventually started creating chances. However, both teams could break the deadlock as the first half ended 0-0. Coming back from the break, both sides tried to score first. But It was PSG who drew the first blood. In the 63rd minute, Portuguese striker Vitinha scored a stunning goal for PSG to take the lead. His powerful shot outside from the box found the back of the net and put PSG ahead in the game. After that, Inter Milan became desperate to level the scoreline, but PSG defended well. Until the 80th minute, it seemed PSG could secure the game, but the drama was yet to come. Sebastiano Esposito, who came off the bench in the 77th minute, replacing Lautaro Martinez, scored the equalizer for Inter Milan just 10 minutes before the full-time whistle. Inter Milan scored again within two minutes. This time, Stefano Senesi scored for the Nerazzurri To secure a thrilling victory for the Italian side.

There's a lot still to do, but I'm happy - Luis Enrique

Although PSG lost the game, manager Luis Enrique is happy with his team's performance. He said, "It was a very good match. It's incredible to lead 1-0 up to the 80th minute only to lose, but I saw a lot of positives. I'm very happy and I see the team improving day by day." The manager added, "Pre-season is the best time to improve, to get to know each other as a team, to welcome the new players, and test some in several positions. It's also the time when you prepare physically. Inter Milan were Champions League runners-up, they're a very very good team with players who've been together for a number of years. We've been training for three weeks. There's a lot still to do, but I'm happy."

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