Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Monza WLWDW 1
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Internazionale WWDWW 4
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Match Report

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Champions Inter dominate Monza in Serie A opener

Inter Milan launched their Serie A title defence with a 4-1 opening-day win against newly promoted Monza at San Siro.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
8
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
29.5
Possession
70.5
7
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
231
Accurate Passes
628
291
Passes
709
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
8
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
41
17
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
23
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
16
12
Clearances
16

Head to Head

INT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

INT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Josep MartínezG
  2. 25Manuel AkanjiCD
  3. 95Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  4. 31Yann BisseckCD-R
  5. 7Piotr ZielinskiCM-L
  6. 23Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 20Hakan ÇalhanogluAM
  8. 32Federico DimarcoLM
  9. 17Andy DioufRM
  10. 10Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 94Pio EspositoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 46Leonardo BovioSUB
  2. 11Luis HenriqueSUB
  3. 28Benjamin PavardSUB
  4. 52Jamal IddrissouSUB
  5. 8Petar SucicSUB
  6. 14Ange-Yoan BonnySUB
  7. 30Carlos AugustoSUB
  8. 49Ivan ProvedelSUB
  9. 12Raffaele Di GennaroSUB
  10. 6John StonesSUB
  11. 5Aleksandar StankovicSUB
  12. 9Marcus ThuramSUB

MON · 3-4-3

  1. 13Semuel PizzignaccoG
  2. 3Lorenzo LucchesiCD
  3. 44Andrea CarboniCD-L
  4. 60Eddy KouadioCD-R
  5. 80Mathis MoutCM-L
  6. 8Manga Foe OndoaCM-R
  7. 19Samuele BirindelliLM
  8. 24Adam BakouneRM
  9. 9Gustavo VarelaF
  10. 7Ricardo MangasCF-L
  11. 28Andrea ColpaniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 46Jay RobinsonSUB
  2. 15Filippo Delli CarriSUB
  3. 43Aljaz StrajnarSUB
  4. 6Valentin AntovSUB
  5. 22Solomon LoubaoSUB
  6. 23Nicolas GalazziSUB
  7. 10Patrick CutroneSUB
  8. 50Aleksandr BallabioSUB
  9. 11Omari ForsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Inter Milan 1, Monza 0. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
  2. 19' Delay in match (Inter Milan).
  3. 19'
  4. 19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 19'
  6. 29' Goal! Inter Milan 1, Monza 1. Gustavo Varela (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathis Mout.
  7. 34' Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 34' Delay in match (Inter Milan).
  9. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Adam Bakoune (Monza).
  10. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 35' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 45'+1' Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 48' Goal! Inter Milan 2, Monza 1. Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  14. 54' Substitution, Inter Milan. Ange-Yoan Bonny replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  15. 54' Substitution, Inter Milan. Petar Sucic replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  16. 55' Goal! Inter Milan 3, Monza 1. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
  17. 63' Goal! Inter Milan 4, Monza 1. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Francesco Pio Esposito.
  18. 69' Eddy Kouadio (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 70' Substitution, Monza. Omari Forson replaces Andrea Colpani.
  20. 70' Substitution, Monza. Patrick Cutrone replaces Adam Bakoune.
  21. 70' Substitution, Monza. Nicolas Galazzi replaces Mathis Mout.
  22. 75' Substitution, Inter Milan. John Stones replaces Manuel Akanji.
  23. 75' Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Andy Diouf.
  24. 83' Substitution, Monza. Jay Robinson replaces Gustavo Varela.
  25. 83' Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Stankovic replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  26. 84' Lorenzo Lucchesi (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  27. 88' Substitution, Monza. Filippo Delli Carri replaces Lorenzo Lucchesi.

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