Manchester City suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Inter Milan after a 1-1 draw in their latest pre-season outing, despite Divin Mubamas early opener. Mubama put Pep Guardiolas side ahead inside the opening quarter of an hour, but Benjamin Pavard restored parity before half-time. Neither side could find a winner after the break, with Inter prevailing 3-1 on penalties as Ivan Provedel starred from the spot.Manchester City made the brighter start and took the lead in the 14th minute. Antoine Semenyos low cross from the right found Mubama, who converted from close range after the wingers earlier work had created the opening.Inter responded well and came close through Francesco Pio Esposito and Aleksandar Stankovic before drawing level after 20 minutes. Pavard reacted quickest inside the penalty area to fire a loose ball into the bottom corner. The remainder of the first half was evenly contested. Gianluigi Donnarumma denied Stankovic and Federico Dimarco from distance, while Semenyo forced Josep Martinez into another save at the other end.Wholesale changes but still evenly matchedBoth managers made wholesale changes at the interval, but Manchester City controlled much of the second period.Savinho, Rico Lewis and Vitor Reis all tested Inters defence in quick succession, with Reis striking the crossbar from a corner before Ivan Provedel produced a fine save to deny his follow-up effort. City continued to push for a winner as Rico Lewis, Nico Gonzalez and Savinho all went close, while Ryan McAidoo hit the post with 10 minutes remaining after breaking into the area from the right.Inter still threatened on the counter, with Luka Topalovic seeing an effort blocked, but the Italian side held firm to take the contest to penalties.The shootout began badly for City as Rayan Ait-Nouri blasted over before Piotr Zielinski converted for Inter. Abdukodir Khusanov then struck the post, although Donnarumma briefly kept City alive by saving Davide Frattesis effort.Provedel proved decisive, however, saving Nico Gonzalezs penalty before Mattia Mosconi converted. Claudio Echeverri scored Citys only successful spot-kick, but Matteo Lavelli calmly dispatched the winning penalty to seal a 3-1 shootout win for Inter. Topics Inter Milan Manchester City F.C. Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Man City away kit 2026/27: Full details on new shirt and strip Ben Miller 1st August, 2026 Manchester City v Inter Milan: Expected line-ups, stats and where to watch as Maresca starts reign in Hong Kong Jon Fisher 1st August, 2026 Manchester City vs Inter Milan: Line-ups confirmed for clash in Hong Kong Mitch Fretton 1st August, 2026 City boss Maresca dismisses reports of Real Madrid move for Rodri as speculation and insists Spain skipper will return to Manchester Jon Fisher 31st July, 2026 John Stones joins Inter Milan as a free agent Mitch Fretton 30th July, 2026 BREAKING: Real Madrid in talks with Manchester City over signing of Rodri Jon Fisher 29th July, 2026
