Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says Inter Milan were too intelligent in Saturday’s 3-1 victory which ended the Turin club’s 49-game unbeaten run in Serie A.
Diego Milito scored a double, before Rodrigo Palacio grabbed a late third, after Arturo Vidal had put the hosts ahead in the first minute of the ‘Derby of Italy’.
“It hurts to lose, obviously it hurts, but it’s right to give credit to Inter, who played in a very intelligent way, with a great will to win,” Buffon said.
“I conceded three goals without having all that much to do but that can happen against the players that Inter have, they’re very good.”
Juventus assistant manager Angelo Alessio, deputising for the banned Antonio Conte, admitted Inter deserved the points.
“Inter were at the top of their game right until the end, and we accept this defeat… fundamentally credit has to be given to Inter,” Alessio said.