Inter's path to the Serie A title became marginally more complicated on Sunday after they surrendered a two-goal advantage at Torino, drawing 2-2 in a result that keeps the mathematics of the final weeks in play, according to the Guardian.
The leaders had looked comfortable enough in the first half when Marcus Thuram opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, and the game appeared settled shortly after the hour mark when Yann Bisseck headed in a second. From there, the evening should have been routine. It was not.
Torino worked their way back into the fixture and Nikola Vlasic completed the comeback with an equaliser, securing a point that will feel considerably more significant to the hosts than it does ruinous to Inter, even if the dropped points will attract scrutiny given the position Inter had placed themselves in.
With four rounds of the season remaining, Inter retain top spot but have now given their rivals a reason to believe the title will not be settled as early as many anticipated. The two points shed at Torino may yet prove irrelevant — a side with a commanding lead can absorb the occasional slip — but the manner of the result, conceding twice after threatening to put the match to bed, will be the detail that lingers.
Elsewhere in European football on Sunday, Borussia Dortmund confirmed their place in next season's Champions League with a 4-0 victory, a result that will provide its own kind of contrast to Inter's afternoon. For Dortmund, a return to the continent's premier club competition represents a significant marker in a season that had needed moments of definition. For Inter, the weekend offered a reminder that even the surest-looking title campaigns require concentration through to the final whistle — and through to the final round.