Liverpool earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Inter Milan at San Siro, with Dominik Szoboszlai scoring an 88th-minute penalty that lifted the Reds back into the Champions League qualification picture. The match came just days after SoftFootball reported growing tension around the squad, including the buildup to this fixture .
Salah's absence shaped the narrative, especially after his frustrated comments in the wake of Liverpool's 3-3 draw at Leeds United , a result covered by SoftFootball. With the Egyptian left out of the squad , Arne Slot turned to Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike to lead the line.
Liverpool started positively despite the noise surrounding the team, and Curtis Jones forced Yann Sommer into an early save that unsettled the visitors. Liverpool thought they had found the breakthrough when Ibrahima Konate headed into the net shortly after the half-hour mark.
