Dimarco shines as Inter Milan claim pre-season win over Serie A rivals Juventus

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dimarco-federico/W6lypZn3/"]Dimarco[/a] opened the scoring in the 20th minute in front of 50,325 fans in brisk conditions, before 23-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diouf-andy/IiBJCs82/"]Diouf[/a] doubled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter[/a]'s advantage in the second half.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chico-conceicao/n53v4sSd/"]Francisco Conceicao[/a] produced a late highlight for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] when he finished superbly in the 85th minute.[/p][p]The 28-year-old Dimarco is rounding into top gear, having also scored Inter's only goal in their 1-1 draw with rival [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] on the same ground on Wednesday.[/p][p]Having impressed in goal against AC Milan, new signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/provedel-ivan/C6m92DF7/"]Ivan Provedel[/a] kept a clean sheet before being substituted midway through the second half.[/p][p]Juventus rued sloppy finishing and their methodical style of play did not trouble Inter, who bagged the Italian domestic double last season.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="ee0a5b4a-b6a4-409a-864d-772e45770608" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f03fd05d-46c4-4823-ba4d-96a1b7c40f04" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Juventus, who finished sixth in last season's Serie A, entered unbeaten in the pre-season, which included beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] 1-0 in Hong Kong on Wednesday.[/p][p]Rising Turkish winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yildiz-kenan/0EgOZVie/"]Kenan Yildiz[/a] started, having come off the bench against Chelsea amid reports that he has been battling a knee injury.[/p][p]In what has become their brand under coach Luciano Spalletti, Juventus were patient in the early exchanges and played along the flanks.[/p][p]But Inter were not flustered and made their move when Dimarco tapped in a sharp cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonny-ange-yoan/08MpRWg8/"]Ange-Yoan Bonny[/a].[/p][embed guid="7ce73833-ac14-4a0a-b9b8-18c495bce804" url="https://x.com/Inter/status/2086078753982042319" social-type="twitter" /][p]Inter took control only to be denied by goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/di-gregorio-michele/dUJmgXia/"]Michele Di Gregorio[/a], who completed several outstanding saves.[/p][p]After a quiet start, Yildiz attempted to spark his side before the interval, but his bullet from outside the box was off target.[/p][p]Both coaches rang the changes at the break, including Dimarco after he played the entire game against AC Milan.[/p][p]Inter continued to press and were rewarded in the 62nd minute when Diouf hit the back of the net after finishing off a crisp pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/esposito-francesco/dKXxEOKj/"]Pio Esposito[/a], who is reportedly being courted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a].[/p][embed guid="d9f1ad2b-5172-4a77-a7ea-f371aaa906de" url="https://x.com/Inter/status/2086083153257500674" social-type="twitter" /][p]Juventus attempted a late rally when Conceicao scored, but it wasn't enough.[/p][p]They round out the Perth friendlies against Serie B team [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/palermo/n38Nktmn/"]Palermo[/a] on August 11th, while Inter wrap up their pre-season against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a] in Bari on August 15th.[/p][p]The Serie A season starts on August 22nd.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/inter-Iw7eKK25/juventus-C06aJvIB/?mid=jTbst0Dd"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]