Ancona (Italy), Aug 13: Inter Milan ended Juventus' preseason winning streak by beating the Serie A champion 1-0 in the Tim Cup - a three-team tournament also featuring AC Milan.
Inter, which finished second to Juventus in Italy's top league last season, downed its Turin rival on a 4th-minute goal by Argentine striker Hernan Crespo, who headed the ball past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Juventus, which had won the Italian Supercup in New York and the Moretti Cup in Bari earlier this month, ended the Tim Cup with one win and one loss.
Earlier, La Juve downed champions league titlist AC Milan 1-0 on a spectacular goal by Ghanian midfielder Stephen Appiah in the 30th minute.
Inter also defeated the crosstown rival 1-0 on a quick goal by its Sierra Leone striker Mohamed Kallon, whose powerful drive was deflected by AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta.



AC Milan, which ended with two losses, was without its injured stars Rivaldo and Andriy Shevchenko.



The top Italian teams are playing a number of summer exhibitions in preparation for the upcoming champions league matches, and the start of the Serie A season, scheduled for August 31.


Bureau Report