Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 UEAF Champions League win at Inter Milan on Tuesday, boosting their hopes of a top-eight finish.
With the shadow of absent winger Mohamed Salah’s recent falling-out with head coach Arne Slot still hanging over them, Liverpool needed a positive result. Still, Inter made it hard for them until a late loss of concentration cost them dearly.
With the game heading for a draw, Alessandro Bastoni tugged on Florian Wirtz’s shirt and the VAR awarded a penalty.
Szoboszlai stepped up and slammed the ball past keeper Yann Sommer to lift his side to eighth place in the table on 12 points after six of their eight group games.
With the top eight qualifying directly for the last 16, Inter are in fifth place, also on 12 points but with a superior goal difference.
“Huge result. We knew we were coming to a tough place, to a team that’s in a good moment,” Liverpool defender Andy Robertson said.
“We had to show fight and dig in. The clean sheet was crucial and then we went and scored the goal,”