Inter Milan hit back at Juventus with furious statement as Serie A giants become embroiled in war of words following controversial clash

INTER MILAN have hit back at Juventus following recent comments as the fall out from their controversial Serie A clash continues.

The Nerazzurri lost 1-0 after Juan Cuadrado’s stunning first-half effort.

However, the match was marred by in-game fighting — with Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic receiving two-game bans.

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Inter chiefs publicly aired their frustrations after the result, which led to Juventus bigwig, John Elkann, patronisingly questioning why they can’t accept winning, adding “they should be used to it by now".

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It read: “In reply to recent comments in the media, Inter finds it hard to understand why Juventus keeps talking about us when our focus has never been on them.

“The fact there is always such a lot of attention on Inter is confirmation of the importance of our club.

“We have, politely and through the appropriate channels, sought to discuss what we feel were debatable refereeing decisions in a match that was important not only to us, but also to the whole of Serie A.

“Now we are thinking only about the future, without forgetting that we played well in Turin despite the final result.

“We all have a past. We have ours and we’re proud of it.”

Juventus vs Inter is known as the ‘Derby of Italy’ and is historically a fixture decided by controversial refereeing decisions, which often have major repercussions.

In 1960-61, a match between the pair was abandoned following a pitch invasion and the Nerazzurri were awarded the victory — only for the decision to be overturned and replay announced by the Italian FA, after influence from the powerful Agnelli family, who owned Juve.

Inter played their reserves for the rematch and lost 9-1, with Omar Sivori netting six en route to the Ballon d’Or.

And, in 1997-98, the pair were neck and neck in the race for the Scudetto.

With just four matches remaining in the season, Juventus hosted Inter in what was described as a title decider.

The visitors were refused a stonewall penalty when Ronaldo was fouled, only for the Bianconeri to be awarded a soft spot-kick moments later, and eventually win the match — and the title.

Such controversy surrounded the decision, that it was even debated in parliament.

While Inter were awarded the 2005-06 Scudetto after Juventus were relegated, having been found guilty of match-fixing.

And, in a 2008-09 clash, the Inter bus was pelted with eggs, while there were seven bookings and a red card as Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands.