In stoppage time of the first half, Inter leveled the score when Stevan Jovetic converted a penalty kick after Lucas Moura was called for a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Serge Aurier’s brace and Layvin Kurzawa’s free-kick helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 International Champions Cup victory over Inter, who had a noticeable absentee in the form of Mauro Icardi.
WASHINGTON • France’s Gael Monfils saved a match point and battled back with sharp returns in sweltering heat to defeat Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in Sunday’s Washington Open final. The result was not really the most important thing for us, but of course we want to win as many games as possible and today we did that.
“We tried, played our best, played our game and we lost”.
Maxwell was also happy with the win but is keener on us adapting to Emery’s “philosophy” as quickly as we can. “It was important as a team that we built the confidence of the players”. On Sunday midfielder Javier Pastore wore No. 10. New manager Unai Emery will still be trying to figure out his team in his second match in charge of the Ligue 1 champions, and will be missing a couple of players including Marquinhos (Olympics), Blaise Matuidi (Euro 2016 recovery), and Jean-Kevin Augustin (U-19 Euros).
David Luiz apparently did not make the trip to Eugene from Los Angeles, where PSG was training.
PSG went ahead in the 14th minute when Hatem Ben Arfa – signed on a free transfer this month – saw his tame free-kick spilled by Handanovic and Aurier tapped in the rebound.
Jovetic tested substitute goalkeeper Kevin Trapp with a stinging 25-yard effort after the break, while at the other end Aurier nearly fluked one in from a right-wing centre that hit the crossbar.
Aurier’s second goal was a header off a cross from Alec Georgen in the 87th minute.
In the 75th minute, PSG star strike Edinson Cavani entered the game and found himself with the ball at his feet just a few moments later.
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Temperatures during the match were in the mid-80s, necessitating water breaks.
