Spezia vs Internazionale, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan stretch lead at top of Serie A despite Spezia draw
Ivan Perisic's equaliser earned Inter Milan a 1-1 draw at Spezia on Wednesday to move Antonio Conte's side one step closer to the Serie A title.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Hand ball by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 12': Goal! Spezia 1, Inter Milan 0. Diego Farias (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 13': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 20': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Claudio Terzi.
- 21': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan Skriniar following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Ricci.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
- 29': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 29': Nahuel Estévez (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 35': Matteo Ricci (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giulio Maggiore.
- 38': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a corner.
- 39': Goal! Spezia 1, Inter Milan 1. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 41': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Claudio Terzi.
- 41': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku with a cross.
- 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Claudio Terzi.
- 43': Offside, Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Spezia 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Luca Vignali replaces Salvador Ferrer.
- 46': Diego Farias (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 47': Foul by Nahuel Estévez (Spezia).
- 47': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 48': Luca Vignali (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 52': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 56': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Riccardo Marchizza.
- 57': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 57': Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Giulio Maggiore (Spezia).
- 59': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia).
- 62': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Spezia. Andrej Galabinov replaces Roberto Piccoli.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Claudio Terzi.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 68': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 71': Offside, Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 73': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ashley Young replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 75': Foul by Diego Farias (Spezia).
- 75': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt saved. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
- 78': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
- 78': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Spezia. Cristian Dell'Orco replaces Riccardo Marchizza.
- 79': Substitution, Spezia. Emmanuel Gyasi replaces Diego Farias.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 80': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 84': Substitution, Spezia. Léo Sena replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 85': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
- 87': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 88': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Nahuel Estévez (Spezia).
- 89': Nahuel Estévez (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Inter Milan. Ashley Young tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 4 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 563 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 632 | Passes | 370 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 25 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 6 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 19 | Claudio Terzi |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 5 | Riccardo Marchizza  |
| 21 | Salvador Ferrer |
| 8 | Matteo Ricci |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 24 | Nahuel Estévez |
| 91 | Roberto Piccoli |
| 17 | Diego Farias |
| 80 | Kevin Agudelo |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 24 | Christian Eriksen |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
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