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Pre-season is PANTS, except when...

...It involves Inter beating Juve.

Sure, it is only the Trofeo TIM at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, that tinpot trophy which involved three teams playing forty-five minute matches which must produce a result. They are all the vogue in fashion-conscious Italy, but this one has been going for a number of seasons now.

It is arguable how serious the players and coaches take these competitions, while us fans are usually non-plussed. However, the Trofeo TIM began tonight with Inter beating Juve 5-4 on penalties, after a 0-0 draw in their forty-five minute fanny-about. It was a mish-mash of a team fielded by Mancini, but who cares? Bragging rights are with Inter for now...