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On Friday, May 23 at 20:45, Inter will face Como at the Sinigaglia stadium for the 38th and final matchday of Serie A.
Simone Inzaghi's Nerazzurri, currently second with one point behind Napoli, must win and hope for a mistake from the Neapolitans against Cagliari to win the scudetto.
The team arrives with the best attack in the championship (77 goals) and the memory of the 2-0 win in the first leg, signed by Carlos Augusto and Thuram.
It will be a fiery finale, with the two decisive matches – Como-Inter and Napoli-Cagliari – taking place at the same time.
The article is constantly updated, for the live text click on the match card above.
The Como fans pay tribute to Alessio Iovine, who, like Reina, plays his last career match today.
The boy from Bregnano, just a stone's throw from Como, is praised with a banner: “From the youth team to Serie A: Alessio Iovine Eternal Lariano”
Inter lose Yann Bisseck just before the 60th minute, in the second half. The German defender gets hurt in the knee and stays on the ground.
Bisseck is assisted by the staff and leaves on his own feet, but feels discomfort and is forced to ask for a change: Acerbi enters in his place.
His conditions will be evaluated in the next few days: to understand if he will be available next Saturday, on the occasion of the Champions League final against PSG in Munich.
Inter find the double lead at the start of the second half with Tucu Joaquin Correa.
Taremi serves the Argentine attacker, who puts Smolcic on the ground with a feint and deposits with his right foot into the net.
Goal at the same time as Lukaku's for Napoli's 2-0, which dampens the enthusiasm of the Nerazzurri.
Como ask for a penalty for a handball by Federico Dimarco.
On Vojvoda's shot, Inter's winger hits the ball with his arm, which is in front of his body.
Massa lets it continue and the VAR confirms the referee's decision.
Pepe Reina's career ends with an expulsion. The Spanish goalkeeper intervenes late in a tackle on Taremi.
The referee lets it go initially, but called back by the VAR, he goes to the OFR: inevitable decision and red card.
The goalkeeper leaves the field to the applause of his teammates and opponents: a standing ovation from the Sinigaglia stadium for his last match.
Inter unlock the result with Stefan De Vrij, captain of the Nerazzurri for the evening
Calhanoglu's cross from the corner flag is a perfect parabola for the winning header of the Dutch central defender, who leaves no chance for Reina.
Given the 0-0 draw between Napoli and Cagliari at the Maradona, at 21' Inter overtakes - for now - the Neapolitans and takes the lead.
The first yellow card of the match is for Hakan Calhanoglu for a late tackle on Perrone.
Heavy yellow card for the Turk, who was already on a warning and will miss the first match of the next championship
Inter come close to taking the lead after 4 minutes. Dimarco crosses towards the far post for Darmian's volley.
The Nerazzurri player goes for a sure shot, but Perrone saves somehow on the line, with the ball ending up in Reina's hands.
Davide Frattesi is the one on the Inter bench to follow the updates of the match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Maradona.
The midfielder follows live with a device, as reported by DAZN, what happens in Naples.
At almost 43 years old, after 25 years of career, Pepe Reina says goodbye to football: it's his last career match.
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