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Inter beat Lyon 1-0 in ICC tournament

Published : 24 Jul 2017, 18:28

  DF-Xinhua Report
Stevan Jovetic (R) of Inter Milan competes during the 2017 International Champions Cup China between Olympique Lyonnais and Inter Milan in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 24, 2017. Photo Xinhua.

Stevan Jovetic scored a second-half goal to help Inter beat Lyon 1-0 in an International Champions Cup match here on Monday.

The Montenegro striker intercepted a Lyon pass upfield in the 74th minute and sent it to Mario Eduardo, who returned it with a cut-back pass from the bottom line to see Jovetic drive the ball past Lyon goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin.

Inter came close to scoring in the 56th minute when a back pass from Jovetic put Gabriel Barbosa on a solo run, but the Brazilian sent a shot straight to Gorgelin.

In a sweltering night, Lyon could create no serious chance throughout the game.