Inter outclass Celtic

Celtic put on a brave performance as they lost 2-0 to Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup on Saturday.

In Frank de Boer’s first match as Inter manager, Eder Citadin gave the Nerazzurri the lead on the stroke of half-time at Thomond Park in Limerick with a close-range header at the back post following an acrobatic near-post flick by the impressive Ivan Perisic.

New signing Antonio Candreva doubled the Italians’ lead with a sublime chip in the 71st minute. 

The Scottish champions matched their Serie A opponents for vast swathes of the match but had goalkeeper Leo Fasan to thank for keeping the score down in their third and final match of the pre-season tournament.

With one eye on Wednesday’s Champions League play-off against Israel’s Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Brendan Rodgers gave a handful of development squad players a taste of first-team football while Belgium defender Dedryck Boyata made his return from an injury that saw him ruled out of Euro 2016.

The Italians made a bright start and could have gone ahead in the third minute when Ivan Perisic drifted …

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