<!--Article Start--> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="document jq_ColDocument jq_ShareArea"> <div class="tooltipContent"> <div class="scrollContent jq_Content jq_langdir tinyscrollbar doctooltip-y fontsize_0"> <div class="viewport"> <div class="overview"> <p style="text-align: justify">Inter Milan spurned the chance to take command of Italy's top flight after a pulsating scoreless draw with Juventus that set a new Serie A record gate receipt record at a sold out San Siro on Sunday.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The 'Derby d'Italia' is one of the most popular fixtures in Italy and a total of 79,154 spectators turned out to watch the 165th edition at Inter's shared ground, producing a new all-time gate receipt of 3,740,051 euros.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Roberto Mancini's highflyers hosted the four-time consecutive Serie A champions looking for their first home win in the derby since 2010, when Jose Mourinho led the Nerazzuri to an unprecedented treble of league, Cup and Champions League.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">A home win would also have pushed Juve 11 points adrift of Inter and even further away from successfully defending their title.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">In the end, the hosts were forced to settle for a share of the spoils, leaving Fiorentina, despite their 2-1 defeat to Napoli earlier Sunday, top of the pile with a one-point cushion on Roma.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Mancini admitted: "It was a tough game, difficult for both sides. It wasn't easy to create chances and there weren't so many in the end.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It was an important game because winning would have reinforced what we've achieved so far this season and pushed Juve further out of the equation.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"But we have to settle for a draw. It was the fair result."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Inter remain third, on 17 points, with Napoli, Sassuolo and Lazio all two points adrift.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Juventus, eight points behind Inter overnight amid what has been a terrible start to the season, now have nine points from eight games and sit 10 points adrift of Fiorentina.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Three days before hosting Borussia Moenchengladbach, looking to claim their third consecutive win in the group stages of the Champions League, Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri was buoyed with a performance that he believes has reminded Juve's rivals they are not finished yet.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"I don't know if we will win the league title this season but we'll be in the mix," Allegri said.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">"Right now, we can't pay too much attention to results but by Christmas I want us to halve our deficit and by March want us to be close to the top of the league.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"To do that we need consistency, and to start scoring more goals. A team that doesn't score won't win the league title."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Juventus were quickly out the blocks and on-loan Chelsea forward Juan Cuadrado was denied by Samir Handanovic after just three minutes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But Inter bossed the opening half and Marcelo Brozovic came close to a spectacular winner when he fired a curling drive after a corner that Gianluigi Buffon tipped onto his bar and back out into play.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Juventus survived a first half onslaught to settle into their game in a far more open second half, but when their best chance came Sami Khedira could only fire off the base of the post after being set up by Alvaro Morata.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">It was Juve's best chance of the game and left them hoping to convert a dwindling number of half-chances in the closing minutes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Mandzukic had replaced Morata on 71 minutes and he failed to connect cleanly with a cross from the right, and then Cuadrado's cut-back from the right byline found no takers.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--Article End-->