Inter beat Lyon 1-0 in ICC tournament

Inter Milan beat Lyon 1-0 in an International Champions Cup match in the city of Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu province, on Monday. [Photo: ifeng.com]

Stevan Jovetic scored a second-half goal to help Inter Milan beat Lyon 1-0 in an International Champions Cup match in the city of Nanjing on Monday.

The Montenegro striker intercepted a Lyon pass upfield in the 74th minute and sent it to Mario Eduardo, who returned it with a cut-back pass from the bottom line to see Jovetic drive the ball past Lyon goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin.

Inter came close to scoring in the 56th minute when a back pass from Jovetic put Gabriel Barbosa on a solo run, but the Brazilian sent a shot straight to Gorgelin.

In a sweltering night, Lyon could create no serious chance throughout the game.