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Inter Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 at San Siro on Sunday, October 25, 2026, scoring twice in stoppage time to stay top of Serie A. Marcus Thuram equalised in the 91st minute and Piotr Zielinski converted a penalty in the 98th, overturning Alex Jimenez’s 65th-minute opener for the visitors.
The Inter Fiorentina 2-1 result, in Serie A matchday 8, kept Inter level on 22 points with Lazio at the top of the table. Inter remain unbeaten in the league, with seven wins and one draw from eight matches, according to Reuters. Fiorentina, by contrast, remain 18th with four points after a third consecutive league defeat, and their winless run has now stretched to four matches.
For much of the afternoon, the match looked as though it would end in a different story. Fiorentina goalkeeper David de Gea produced several fine saves, including a fingertip stop on Pio Esposito’s header and parries of Thuram efforts, according to Telegraph Nigeria and Deccan Chronicle. Those saves kept Fiorentina in the game after they had taken the lead, and they left Inter searching for a way through as the clock ran down.
Jimenez Stuns San Siro
Alex Jimenez gave Fiorentina the lead in the 65th minute with a long-range strike that caught Inter goalkeeper Ivan Provedel off guard and flew into the top corner, according to Reuters. The goal was reported by Reuters, Telegraph Nigeria and Deccan Chronicle, and it was the first of the match. With 25 minutes of normal time remaining, it put the visitors ahead against the league leaders and changed the shape of the contest.
The strike was all the more striking because of where the two sides stood in the table. Inter had arrived at San Siro unbeaten in the league, while Fiorentina were 18th with four points. A lead for the visitors, secured by a shot from distance, therefore turned the closing stages into a test of whether Inter could find a response before time ran out.
Jimenez’s goal also gave Fiorentina something to defend. De Gea’s saves, which had already kept Inter out before the opener, became even more important after it. The goalkeeper’s fingertip stop on Esposito’s header and his parries of Thuram efforts, as reported by Telegraph Nigeria and Deccan Chronicle, meant that Inter’s attempts to level the match did not find the net in normal time.
Thuram Turns the Game in Stoppage Time
Marcus Thuram equalised in the 91st minute, in the first minute of stoppage time, assisted by Andy Diouf, guiding a shot into the bottom corner, according to Sportradar and Reuters. The goal came after De Gea had kept Inter out for so long, and it changed the result in an instant, turning a defeat into a draw with only minutes remaining.
The timing of the equaliser mattered. A goal in the 91st minute left little time for Fiorentina to respond, and it also left Inter with a chance to push for more. Thuram, who had been denied by De Gea earlier in the match, according to the reports of the goalkeeper’s saves, was the player who finally found a way through, with Diouf providing the assist.
The finish itself was placed low, into the bottom corner, according to Sportradar and Reuters. That detail matters because it came after a series of saves in which De Gea had stopped efforts from Thuram and Esposito. The equaliser was therefore not only a late goal, but the first time in the closing stages that Inter had beaten the Fiorentina goalkeeper.
Zielinski’s Penalty Seals the Comeback
Minutes later, Thuram was brought down in the penalty area by Victor Valdepenas, winning a penalty that Piotr Zielinski converted in the 98th minute, in the eighth minute of stoppage time, to complete the comeback, according to Reuters, CNA and Sportradar. The penalty was the decisive moment of the match, and it came after Thuram had already scored the equaliser.
Thuram was therefore involved in both of Inter’s late goals, scoring the first and winning the penalty that led to the second. The foul by Valdepenas, as reported, took place inside the penalty area, and Zielinski’s conversion from the spot gave Inter a 2-1 lead with the match in its final minutes.
The Inter Fiorentina 2-1 turnaround had seemed unlikely when Jimenez scored in the 65th minute. Inter had trailed 1-0 at the end of normal time, and they had scored twice in stoppage time, in the 91st and 98th minutes, to win 2-1. The two goals were seven minutes apart, and both came after the 90th minute.
For Fiorentina, the penalty was the final blow in a late collapse. De Gea had produced several fine saves before the late goals, according to Telegraph Nigeria and Deccan Chronicle, but the two stoppage-time goals meant that those saves were not enough to earn the visitors a point.
What the Inter Fiorentina 2-1 Result Means for Serie A
The Inter Fiorentina 2-1 win kept Inter level on 22 points with Lazio at the top of Serie A, according to Reuters and Stadiro. Inter remain unbeaten in the league, with seven wins and one draw from eight matches, and the late win preserved that record. A defeat would have ended the unbeaten run; a draw would have left Inter on 20 points. Instead, the two late goals kept Inter on 22 points, level with Lazio.
Fiorentina remain 18th with four points after a third consecutive league defeat, according to Reuters and Telegraph Nigeria. Their winless run has stretched to four matches, and the defeat at San Siro was their third in a row in the league. The late nature of the defeat will be particularly hard to take, because Fiorentina had led from the 65th minute until the 91st, and they were minutes away from a result against the league leaders.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Juventus beat Lecce 2-0, with Weston McKennie scoring in the 29th minute and Douglas Luiz also scoring, according to Reuters and CNA. AC Milan beat Udinese 2-0, with Christian Pulisic and Omari Hutchinson scoring, and Atalanta drew 4-4 with Frosinone, according to the same reports. Those results were part of the same round of Serie A fixtures on Sunday.
In other football news, Germany stunned by Paraguay in World Cup upset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who scored for Inter against Fiorentina?
Marcus Thuram scored Inter’s first goal, in the 91st minute, and Piotr Zielinski scored the second, converting a penalty in the 98th minute. Alex Jimenez scored Fiorentina’s goal, in the 65th minute.
When did Inter score their goals?
Inter scored both of their goals in stoppage time. Thuram equalised in the 91st minute, in the first minute of stoppage time, and Zielinski converted a penalty in the 98th minute, in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
Where do Inter sit in Serie A now?
Inter are level on 22 points with Lazio at the top of Serie A. They remain unbeaten in the league, with seven wins and one draw from eight matches.
How many points do Fiorentina have?
Fiorentina have four points and remain 18th in Serie A, after a third consecutive league defeat. Their winless run has stretched to four matches.
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