Inter Milan's Geoffrey Kondogbia entered the annals of sporting infamy with a remarkable own goal but the Italian side held on to win 2-1 and condemn Chelsea to a successive pre-season defeat here on Saturday
Inter Milan team pose for photographers after defeating Chelsea 2-1 in their International Champions Cup final football match in Singapore on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Inter Milan's Geoffrey Kondogbia entered the annals of sporting infamy with a remarkable own goal but the Italian side held on to win 2-1 and condemn Chelsea to a successive pre-season defeat here on Saturday.
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Inter led by two goals from the impressive Ivan Perisic and Stevan Jovetic, before what was supposed to be a routine backpass from substitute Kondogbia looped over his own goalkeeper and nestled into the top corner from fully 40 yards, stunning the crowd of over 32,000.
Inter goalkeeper Daniele Padelli, who had no chance and held out his hands in astonishment, shrugged off the embarrassing mishap, saying afterwards it was merely "unlucky".
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was sympathetic: "It can happen, can happen — this is football." But the French midfielder Kondogbia was soon trending on Twitter with many calling his unintentional long-distance lob the best own goal of all time. It overshadowed what had otherwise been an impressive performance by Inter, and in particular Manchester United target Perisic. The Croatian winger played a central role and scored the Serie A side's second goal in the 53rd minute.
In contrast, Chelsea's big-money signing Alvaro Morata was quiet on his first start since moving from Real Madrid last week.
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