Toldo and the equaliser against Juve: Inter podcast revisits 2002

The San Siro scoreboard chose Francesco Toldo; the official scoresheet credited Christian Vieri. Those two versions of events are the focus of the episode of Internazionale Morning Club released by Inter today, on the anniversary of the Derby d’Italia clash between Inter and Juventus on 19 October 2002. The club revisits the move that allowed the Nerazzurri to snatch a 1-1 draw against Juventus with their final attack, with their goalkeeper up in the opposition penalty area.

The match burst into life in the closing stages. A forward run from Camoranesi and a mistimed challenge by Coco led to the penalty converted by Del Piero in the 88th minute. Inter still found room to attack: with more than 94 minutes played, Crespo attempted a cross from the right and a deflection off Ciro Ferrara conceded the corner that led to the equaliser. Emre took it, while Toldo had left his own goal to join the final attack.

The podcast’s account emphasises how difficult it was to distinguish the touches in the scramble and recalls the message on the big screen crediting the goalkeeper with the goal. The match archive on Inter’s website, however, lists Vieri as the scorer in the 95th minute: its commentary describes a save by Buffon, Toldo’s touch inside the six-yard box and the ball ending up in the net after ricocheting off the centre-forward’s leg.