Marcelo Brozovic grabs late winner for Inter Milan to secure victory over Torino in Serie A

Marcelo Brozovic struck a last-gasp winner as Inter Milan kick-started their Serie A campaign with a 1-0 victory over Torino. The Croatian brilliantly steered in a cross in the final moments to lift the pressure on boss Simone Inzaghi following defeats to AC Milan and Bayern Munich. Ad Lautaro Martinez fired an early chance over the top as the hosts looked to make a fast start, but they struggled to create anything else of note throughout the remainder of a dour first half.

Champions LeagueSane scores brilliant brace as Bayern beat Inter in opener07/09/2022 AT 18:18 Torino went closest midway through the first period when Nikola Vlasic saw a low shot brilliantly blocked by Samir Handanovic. The away side, who were without coach Ivan Juric due to a bout of pneumonia, looked the more likely following the restart but Handanovic kept them at bay. The hosts eventually found another gear late on and Martinez nodded just wide before Brozovic struck right at the end.

The result sees Inter move up to third in the table, two points adrift of the summit. Torino are two points further back in seventh. Next up, Inter visit Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League on Tuesday before heading to Udinese in Serie A on Sunday.

Torino host Sassuolo on Saturday night. Talking Point Inter end tough week on a high. The stats did not make for good reading coming into the contest and Inzaghi and his side were expected to respond.