Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Sunday, August 4th, 2019 k/o 15:00   International Champions Cup Attendance: 58,905         Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Internazionale Milano
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FT Spurs 1 Lucas Moura (3) Inter Milan 1 S Sensi (36) Inter Milan win 4-3 on penalties. Tottenham ended their pre-season with a penalty shootout defeat to Inter Milan after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Tottenham ended their pre-season with a penalty shootout defeat to Inter Milan after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Mauricio Pochettino''s side were back at home after two International Champions Cup wins over Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and started brightly with Lucas Moura firing them ahead (3). However, Antonio Conte''s Inter Milan always carried a threat and Stefano Sensi (36) drew them level after an electric move through the heart of the Tottenham defence. The usual raft of pre-season second-half substitutions wrecked the flow as the game petered out to a penalty shootout where Christian Eriksen and Oliver Skipp both missed the decisive spot-kicks. Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela combined for Tottenham''s opener Tanguy Ndombele played 80 minutes in front of his new fans in preparation for Tottenham clash Aston Villa next Saturday, live on Sky Sports, although Dele Alli was missing with a hamstring issue and is a doubt for the season opener. Erik Lamela sparked Spurs into a fast start with a classy dribble and pass to Moura, who took a touch before firing into the net. Inter did not look to be carrying much threat until Marcelo Brozovic smacked a speculative effort that came back off the inside of the post before rolling to safety. That gave the visitors a foothold and Sebastiano Esposito sent Sensi through one-on-one against Lloris and he did not waste his opportunity. Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen - whose futures are still up in the air - entered the fray at half-time but Spurs rarely found their best rhythm in midfield. Heung-Min Son - also a second-half substitue - forced Samir Handanovic into a smart save, so penalties were needed. Eriksen missed his second penalty in a week with a lazy effort - as did Skipp and former West Ham player Joao Mario scored the decisive final kick.