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European football: Inter start title defence with rout of promoted Monza

Published by The Guardian on August 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM ET

De Bruyne scores as Napoli strike late to beat Genoa Bayern Munich see off Dortmund to win Supercup Inter kicked off their ⁠Serie A title defence with a 4-1 home win against ⁠ Monza , ​after the promoted side recovered from conceding an early ⁠goal to go in level at the break before the ⁠champions turned on the style. Hakan Calhanoglu ​put Inter ahead ‌in the ‌sixth minute, but the hosts were ‌far too complacent after taking the lead and Gustavo Varela equalised for the visitors just before the half-hour. Inter began the second half as ‌they had the first, with Piotr Zielinski scoring three minutes ​after the break, before Pio Esposito and Yann Bisseck wrapped up the win for Cristian Chivu’s side. Continue reading...

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