Inter with a late comeback to beat PSG 2 - 1 in Tokyo

Two goals in the last ten minutes saw Inter come from behind to beat PSG: in their second and final friendly in Japan, the Nerazzurri ran out 2-1 winners over the French side thanks to goals from Sebastiano Esposito and Stefano Sensi. It took less than three minutes for Simone Inzaghi's men to turn things around: Esposito cancelled out Vitinha's 64th-minute opener in the 81st minute, and Sensi then bagged the winner on the 83-minute mark. Involved in both goals was Davide Frattesi, who came on in the second half and provided two assists.

Five days on from their friendly against Al-Nassr in Osaka, the team took to the pitch at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo today. Wearing the new Away Kit, the Nerazzurri were up against a Paris Saint-Germain side who had already played two games on Japanese soil. Inzaghi's team consisted of Stankovic between the sticks, Darmian, Acerbi and Bastoni in defence, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco in midfield and Lautaro and Thuram up front.

Paris Saint-Germain, who weren't playing with any out-and-out centre-forwards, controlled proceedings early on, with Asensio displaying some great movement up top. With Stankovic and the Inter defence having repelled a few dangerous moves, the French side came inches away from opening the scoring in the 14th minute as Asensio hit the post. The Nerazzurri gradually grew into the game and, from the midway point of the half, started to get on the ball, switch play and get at their opponents. The first half finished with Inter very much in the ascendancy, even if Donnarumma wasn't called into action.

The second half was played at a lower tempo, and PSG struck first in the 64th minute: with the French side having won back possession, Vitinha picked out the top corner with a fantastic strike from distance. The pace of the match didn't change after the goal, but then Frattesi and Cuadrado entered the fray to breathe new life into the Nerazzurri.

In the 79th minute, Cuadrado almost scored a brilliant individual goal from a tight angle, but Donnarumma stood firm to deny him. Two minutes later, Inter drew level: Cuadrado found Frattesi, who set up Esposito for an excellent right-footed finish across the goalkeeper. It was a deserved equaliser, and the Nerazzurri quickly built on it two minutes later. Frattesi was again in the heart of the action: having received the ball from Correa, the Italian rolled it across for Sensi, who converted with his left foot at the far post.

Two goals, a late turnaround and plenty of smiles as the Inter Japan Tour 2023 finished on a high.

PSG 1-2 INTER

Goalscorer: 64' Vitinha (P), 81' Esposito (I), 83' Sensi (I)

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (4-3-3): 99 Donnarumma; 2 Hakimi, 5 Marquinhos (15 Danilo Pereira 70'), 37 Skriniar, 21 Hernandez (32 Kurzawa 65'); 17 Vitinha, 4 Ugarte (35 Gharbi 80'), 33 Zaire-Emery; 8 Fabian Ruiz (27 Ndour 70'), 11 Asensio (44 Ekitike 70'), 28 Soler. Substitutes: 1 Navas, 50 Mouquet, 3 Kimpembe, 6 Verratti, 10 Neymar, 14 Bernat, 18 Sanches, 19 Kang-In, 36 Nhaga, 38 E. Mbappe, 39 Housni, 43 Lemina. Coach: Luis Enrique.

INTER (3-5-2): 35 F. Stankovic; 36 Darmian, 15 Acerbi (31 Bisseck 71'), 95 Bastoni (6 De Vrij 68'); 2 Dumfries (17 Cuadrado 55'), 23 Barella (5 Sensi 77'), 20 Calhanoglu (21 Asllani 68'), 22 Mkhitaryan (16 Frattesi 55'), 32 Dimarco (8 Gosens 55'); 9 Thuram (11 Correa 55'), 10 Lautaro (30 Esposito 77'). Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 40 Calligaris, 14 Fabbian, 19 Lazaro, 44 Stabile, 50 A. Stankovic. Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Booked: Mkhitaryan (I) Added time: 1' - 3'.

Referee: Iida. Assistants: Watanabe, Asada. Fourth official: Nagamine.

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FULL-TIME: PSG 1-2 INTER

90' Three minutes added on.

83' GOAL! Inter have turned it around! Correa finds Frattesi, whose cross is converted by Sensi at the far post. 2-1 to Inter!

81' GOAL! Frattesi sets up Esposito for the equaliser!

79' Close! Cuadrado runs at the PSG defence and shoots from a tight angle. Donnarumma tips it over for an Inter corner.

77' Barella and Lautaro make way for Sensi and Esposito.

71' Bisseck also enters the fray, taking Acerbi's place.

68' Asllani and De Vrij replace Calhanoglu and Bastoni.

64' Paris Saint-Germain open the scoring through Vitinha, who lets fly with a fine strike from distance. Stankovic can't do anything about it.

57' Vitinha drives forward and has a go with his right foot. It finishes wide.

55' Gosens, Frattesi, Cuadrado and Correa come on for Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Dumfries and Thuram.

46' The second half kicks off. No changes at half-time.

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HALF-TIME: PSG 0-0 INTER

45' One minute added on.

40' Inzaghi's side are enjoying a really good spell as they continue to move the ball quickly and get plenty of men forward.

28' Inter have a free-kick: Dimarco sets up Calhanoglu, whose strike is a bit too close to Donnarumma.

25' Dimarco plays in a cross following a nice Inter move. Barella tries to get on the end of it but is in an offside position.

20' Lautaro has Inter's first shot; his right-footed effort from distance is comfortably saved by Donnarumma.

16' PSG continue to pile on the pressure: Fabian Ruiz has their latest attempt, but it's too weak to trouble Stankovic.

14' PSG hit the post: Ugarte pulls it back for Asensio, who comes inches away from giving the French side the lead with a left-footed effort.

8' Asensio has the first chance of the match, but Stankovic is alert and makes the save.

5' Plenty of possession for PSG in these early stages, but Inter are set up well defensively.

1' Away we go at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo: PSG get us underway.