MILAN, Italy – After a historic campaign that secured them both the Serie A title and domestic cup glory, Italian champions Inter Milan wrapped up their triumphant league season with a thrilling, high-scoring 3-3 comeback draw against Bologna on the final matchday.
Simone Inzaghi’s side headed into the closing fixture of the campaign already confirmed as champions, and they stretched their unbeaten streak to 10 consecutive matches, finishing the domestic season an extraordinary 14 points clear at the top of the table. Second-placed Napoli was set to close out their own campaign against Udinese later Sunday, with no chance of catching Inter’s dominant lead.
The match looked set to end in a disappointing defeat for the champions, as Bologna held a two-goal advantage shortly after halftime. The breakthrough for Inter came in the 64th minute, when young French midfielder Andy Diouf, a former France under-21 international, broke past two Bologna defenders and saw his shot bounce off the goalpost. Pio Esposito was quick to react, tapping the loose ball into the net to cut Bologna’s lead in half for Inter.
Earlier in the match, Inter’s Federico Dimarco opened the scoring with a stunning free kick, but goals from Bologna’s Federico Bernardeschi and Tommaso Pobega, paired with an own goal from Inter’s Piotr Zielinski, put the hosts firmly in control of the contest. With just three minutes left in regulation time, Diouf became Inter’s unlikely hero, firing home his first ever Serie A goal for the club to lock in the final 3-3 scoreline.
For Bologna, the result sees them end the 2024-25 Serie A season in eighth position, falling just short of securing a spot in next season’s European competitions.