Internazionale vs Sassuolo, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan beat Sassuolo for 10th straight Serie A win
Inter Milan moved 11 points clear at the top of Serie A as Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez struck in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hamed Traore.
- 4': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 6': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 7': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo).
- 7': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 9': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 10': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 11': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 17': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 20': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
- 23': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 25': Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Lautaro Martínez.
- 34': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
- 34': Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt saved. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rogerio.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a through ball.
- 41': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 43': Foul by Hamed Traore (Sassuolo).
- 43': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 45': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 45': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 45': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 47': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 49': Attempt missed. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
- 49': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 49': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
- 50': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 55': Attempt saved. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 58': Attempt missed. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Obiang.
- 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 60': Hand ball by Ashley Young (Inter Milan).
- 60': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 62': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 63': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 63': Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
- 64': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 65': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.
- 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross.
- 73': Attempt missed. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Djuricic with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
- 75': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Rogerio.
- 75': Substitution, Sassuolo. Lukas Haraslin replaces Jeremy Toljan.
- 76': Foul by Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo).
- 76': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Brian Oddei replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 82': Brian Oddei (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 1. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 86': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 86': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 87': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 90': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.
- 90': Substitution, Sassuolo. Isaac Karamoko replaces Vlad Chiriches.
- 90': Offside, Sassuolo. Hamed Traore tries a through ball, but Lukas Haraslin is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 90'+3': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 1.
Statistics
 SAS |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.1 | Possession | 29.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 802 | Accurate Passes | 316 |
| 848 | Passes | 361 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 28 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 25 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 8 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, 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
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella  |
| 24 | Christian Eriksen |
| 15 | Ashley Young |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 10 | Filip Djuricic |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 14 | Pedro Obiang |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 23 | Hamed Traoré |
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