Salernitana 1-1 Inter Milan: Late Antonio Candreva goal denies his former club the win

Antonio Candreva scored a last-gasp equaliser for Salernitana to hold Inter to a 1-1 draw Simone Inzaghi's side raced into an early lead after just six minutes. Romelu Lukaku intelligently headed into the path of Robin Gosens who rifled his effort home to put Inter 1-0 up. Ad Guillermo Ochoa kept the game from getting away from Salernitana in the first half by producing a string of top saves, including one to deny Romelu Lukaku from point-blank range on the brink of half time.

Coppa ItaliaLukaku nets stoppage-time penalty, gets sent off as Inter deny Juventus semi-final first leg win04/04/2023 AT 18:07 The game burst into life in the second half with both sides having a succession of big chances. Just three minutes into the second period Inter struck the woodwork, Nicolo Barella found himself space outside the area before firing an effort which struck the post. Inter came inches from doubling their advantage in the 65th minute when Lukaku's effort crashed off the crossbar and Stefan de Vrij's rebound was superbly saved by Ochoa.

Five minutes later it was Salernitana's turn to hit the woodwork. Candreva whipped in a terrific ball from the right-hand side which Boulaye Dia connected well with but his effort cannoned off the crossbar. With 90 minutes on the clock, former Inter man Candreva earned his side a precious point when he fired in a cross which looped over Andre Onana and into the back of the net.

TALKING POINT — A GOALSCORING ISSUE Inter were once again punished for failing to take their chances to put the game out of sight. Today's result means it's now six games across all competitions without a win and they have scored just three goals during that time. They had 25 shots today, 11 shots on target and even struck