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Juventus late fightback downs Inter for crucial title edge

Juventus battled past ten-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro on Saturday to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table

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Juventus' Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Pic/AFP
Juventus' Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Juventus at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Pic/AFP

Juventus battled past ten-man Inter Milan with two late goals giving the champions a 3-2 win in the San Siro on Saturday to reopen a four-point lead at the top of the Serie A table. Inter looked as if they would pull off an unlikely victory as the hosts led until three minutes from the whistle despite playing over 70 minutes a man down after Matias Vecino was sent off. But Milan Skriniar turned the ball into his own net after 87 minutes with Gonzalo Higuain heading in the winner two minutes later. "We lost at the last minute, but this time we turned it around with hunger, pride, thirst for victory," said Higuain in reference to last week's 1-0 loss to second-placed Napoli. "It looked as if it was over, like against Napoli it looked as if it was going to end in a draw and we lost.

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