DBasia.news – There are stories left over from the International Champions Cup match between Inter Milan and Juventus, Wednesday (24/7) night Western Indonesian Time. The story smelled of controversy from Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick.
Inter Milan appear to have more control over the game. In terms of opportunities, the Nerazzurri created 16 times, while Juventus were only 12. Meanwhile, Inter also excelled in possession of 53%.
La Beneamata closed the first half with a 1-0 lead after Matthijs de Ligt scored an own goal. The anticipation of the Dutch national team entered into the Juventus goal.
La Vecchia Signora finally equalized in the 68th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick which had hit the living fence of the Inter Milan player into the goal.
Until the end of normal time, no goals were created. As a result, the match continued to penalties.
In the deciding round, Gianluigi Buffon emerged as a hero. The goalkeeper brushed off three Inter Milan players’ kicks. Meanwhile, only two Juventus players failed to carry out their duties. The Bianconeri were 4-3 ahead.
After the match, controversy arose if Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick goal was not authorized by the referee. Because this goal violates new regulations issued by FIFA.
In the replay, the movement of Juventus player Mario Mandzukic is seen close to the Inter posse. If referring to new regulations, this is not justified because the closest distance of the opposing player is one meter.
With these results, Inter Milan ranked 10th in the International Champions Cup standings with no points. Meanwhile, Juventus were in the seventh position after collecting three points.