Brozovic strikes late as Inter beat Torino

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– A late goal from Marcelo Brozovic gave Inter Milan a 1-0 win at home to Torino in Serie A on Saturday but they also had goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to thank for several fine saves.

– Croatia midfielder Brozovic managed to steer the ball past Torino keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic from inside the area in the 89th minute after a pass from Nicolo Barella.

– Inter are now in third place with 12 points from six games, two points behind leaders Napoli, who beat Spezia 1-0 on Friday.

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– Inter were without injured striker Romelu Lukaku and struggled to score against a solid Torino defence.

– The game was even in the first 20 minutes, with Torino creating several chances while Inter tried to hit them on the counter-attack.

– Nikola Vlasic almost put Torino ahead in the 20th but his shot was saved by Handanovic.

– Torino started the second half aggressively and fashioned several chances, with Inter’s defence looking passive. Handanovic came to his side’s rescue several times with a number of superb saves.

– Milan Skriniar could have put Inter in front with a header in the 75th, but Milinkovic-Savic stood firm to keep it out.

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