Substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan broke the deadlock in the 75th minute to secure the points. Despite the hostile reception caused by his controversial dive against Juventus and subsequent social media threats, Bastoni kept his composure to help Inter maintain their title charge.
Inter captain Stefan de Vrij led the team, and manager Cristian Chivu confirmed the decision to hand him the armband was unrelated to Bastoni's current situation.