Inter Milan narrowly avoided a shocking defeat at home to Monza, one of Serie A's bottom-placed teams, thanks to a late own goal by Kyriakopoulos. The match was a rollercoaster for Inter fans, as their team found themselves trailing 0-2 by the end of the first half after underestimating their opponents.

However, the reigning Italian champions regrouped after the break, showing the resilience that has defined their season. They not only managed to equalize but also forced Monza into a costly mistake, with Kiriyakopoulos inadvertently scoring the decisive own goal to hand Inter a 3-2 victory.

2024-25, Italy - Serie A

Inter - Monza 3:2 (1:2)
Goals: Birindelli Samuele, 32 (0:1); Baldé Keita, 44 (0:2); Arnautovic, 45 (1:2); Çalhanoğlu, 64 (2:2); Kyriakopoulos, 77 (own goal) (3:2)

Inter: Martínez J-p; Dumfries; de Vrij (Carlos Augusto, 46); Acerbi; Pavard (Bisseck, 46); Bastoni; Mkhitaryan (Zielinski P., 70; Correa J., 73); Çalhanoğlu; Barella; Arnautovic (Thuram M., 70); Martínez L.
Bench: Sommer; Di Gennaro; Aidoo M.; Frattesi; Asllani K.; Taremi

Monza: Turati; Izzo (Brorsson A., 87); Pedro Pereira; Birindelli Samuele (Vignato, 86); D`Амброзио; Kyriakopoulos; Castrovilli (Lekovic, 67); Zeroli; Bianco; Baldé Keita (Caprari, 77); Dany Mota (Ganvoula, 66)
Bench: Pizzignacco; Mazza A.; Palacios T.; Urbanski K.; Pessina; Colombo; Forson; Petagna; Martins K.
Yellow Cards: Izzo 38