ShareFederico Dimarco and Andy Diouf continued their goal-scoring form in Inter's pre-season campaign during their triumph over Juventus.Federico Dimarco and Andy Diouf were both on target as Inter's unbeaten pre-season continued with a 2-1 win over Serie A rivals Juventus at Optus Stadium. Dimarco and Diouf scored in either half to put Inter in control, but they were forced to hold on for the victory after Francisco Conceicao's late goal revived Juventus. Both teams failed to carve out any clear-cut chances in the opening exchanges, with Nicolo Barella's speculative volley from Dimarco's corner failing to test Michele Di Gregorio. Edon Zhegrova's bouncing shot then forced Ivan Provedel into a smart stop, but moments later, Inter got themselves in front through Dimarco, who swept Ange-Yoan Bonny's cross into the bottom-right corner from inside the penalty area. Inter continued to dominate from there, but Hakan Calhanoglu's dipping free-kick was repelled by Di Gregorio before the Juventus goalkeeper got back to his feet to palm Henrikh Mkhitaryan's effort from distance to safety.Cristian Chivu and Luciano Spalletti made several changes at half-time and just before the hour, with Diouf making an instant impact off the bench when he squeezed his shot past Di Gregorio at his near post in the 62nd minute. But Juventus threatened a nervy finish five minutes from time when substitute Conceicao rounded off a fine passage of play with a calm finish past Josep Martinez, and the Bianconeri had their chances to equalise late on.Kerim Alajbegovic almost marked his debut for Juventus with a goal after the ball broke kindly to him in the box, but he could only fire straight at Martinez as Inter held on for the win, while also surviving a late penalty scare for a foul on Randal Kolo Muani by Leonardo Bovio. Dimarco and Diouf fire upDuring the 2025-26 Serie A campaign, Dimarco was in a league of his own in terms of assists. He registered 17, at least eight more than any other player (nine – Armand Lauriente and Jesus Rodriguez) but he is now finding the back of the net more often too. With seven goals to go along with his plethora of assists last season, Dimarco's 24 goal involvements were the most by a defender in a single campaign in the top five European Leagues in the last 20 seasons, surpassing Alejandro Grimaldo's 23 in 2023-24, and he has now netted in back-to-back pre-season games. He had more shots (three) than any of his Inter team-mates against Juventus, while his three touches in the opposition box were the joint-most for his side along with Luis Henrique, but Diouf also made another telling contribution off the bench. Diouf netted twice in Inter's 2-1 win over Karlsruher SC in their first match of pre-season, and after being restricted to just 480 minutes of league action last term from his 19 appearances, he proved, yet again, he can be a dependable back-up for Chivu to rely on. Inter's triumph made it four wins from four pre-season outings, with one final game to come against Real Betis before their Scudetto defence begins on August 15. Chivu said Inter are the team to beat in Serie A in 2026-27, and on this evidence, it is hard to argue against him. Federico Dimarco and Andy Diouf continued their goal-scoring form in Inter's pre-season campaign during their triumph over Juventus.Federico Dimarco and Andy Diouf were both on target as Inter's unbeaten pre-season continued with a 2-1 win over Serie A rivals Juventus at Optus Stadium. Dimarco and Diouf scored in either half to put Inter in control, but they were forced to hold on for the victory after Francisco Conceicao's late goal revived Juventus. Both teams failed to carve out any clear-cut chances in the opening exchanges, with Nicolo Barella's speculative volley from Dimarco's corner failing to test Michele Di Gregorio. Edon Zhegrova's bouncing shot then forced Ivan Provedel into a smart stop, but moments later, Inter got themselves in front through Dimarco, who swept Ange-Yoan Bonny's cross into the bottom-right corner from inside the penalty area. Inter continued to dominate from there, but Hakan Calhanoglu's dipping free-kick was repelled by Di Gregorio before the Juventus goalkeeper got back to his feet to palm Henrikh Mkhitaryan's effort from distance to safety.Cristian Chivu and Luciano Spalletti made several changes at half-time and just before the hour, with Diouf making an instant impact off the bench when he squeezed his shot past Di Gregorio at his near post in the 62nd minute. But Juventus threatened a nervy finish five minutes from time when substitute Conceicao rounded off a fine passage of play with a calm finish past Josep Martinez, and the Bianconeri had their chances to equalise late on.Kerim Alajbegovic almost marked his debut for Juventus with a goal after the ball broke kindly to him in the box, but he could only fire straight at Martinez as Inter held on for the win, while also surviving a late penalty scare for a foul on Randal Kolo Muani by Leonardo Bovio. Dimarco and Diouf fire upDuring the 2025-26 Serie A campaign, Dimarco was in a league of his own in terms of assists. He registered 17, at least eight more than any other player (nine – Armand Lauriente and Jesus Rodriguez) but he is now finding the back of the net more often too. With seven goals to go along with his plethora of assists last season, Dimarco's 24 goal involvements were the most by a defender in a single campaign in the top five European Leagues in the last 20 seasons, surpassing Alejandro Grimaldo's 23 in 2023-24, and he has now netted in back-to-back pre-season games. He had more shots (three) than any of his Inter team-mates against Juventus, while his three touches in the opposition box were the joint-most for his side along with Luis Henrique, but Diouf also made another telling contribution off the bench. Diouf netted twice in Inter's 2-1 win over Karlsruher SC in their first match of pre-season, and after being restricted to just 480 minutes of league action last term from his 19 appearances, he proved, yet again, he can be a dependable back-up for Chivu to rely on. Inter's triumph made it four wins from four pre-season outings, with one final game to come against Real Betis before their Scudetto defence begins on August 15. Chivu said Inter are the team to beat in Serie A in 2026-27, and on this evidence, it is hard to argue against him.