Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Icardi double sinks Torino and saves Inter coach De Boer (The Associated Press)

Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Sampdoria at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

Mauro Icardi ended the longest goalscoring drought of his Inter Milan career with two goals that may have saved the job of coach Frank De Boer. Inter had lost three successive Serie A matches and De Boer was reportedly on the verge of being fired but Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Torino has likely given the Dutch manager some respite. Icardi had made a fantastic start to the season, with six goals in seven matches, but had not scored for six games in all competition.


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