Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, February 28, 2021
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Internazionale LWDWW 3
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Match Report

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Lukaku takes seconds to score as Inter thump Genoa to extend Serie A lead

Inter Milan moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A on Sunday as Romelu Lukaku scored after 32 seconds in a 3-0 win over Genoa.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
9
10
Saves
2
49.2
Possession
50.8
3
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
12
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
478
Accurate Passes
475
535
Passes
543
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
8
11
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
52
23
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
8
26
Effective Clearances
11
26
Clearances
11

Head to Head

INT leads series 5-0

Lineups

INT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Samir HandanovicG
  2. 6Stefan de VrijCD
  3. 95Alessandro BastoniCD-L
  4. 37Milan SkriniarCD-R
  5. 24Christian EriksenCM-L
  6. 23Nicolò BarellaCM-R
  7. 77Marcelo BrozovicAM
  8. 14Ivan PerisicLM
  9. 36Matteo DarmianRM
  10. 10Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 9Romelu LukakuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Aleksandar KolarovSUB
  2. 5Roberto GagliardiniSUB
  3. 15Ashley YoungSUB
  4. 22Arturo VidalSUB
  5. 97Andrei RaduSUB
  6. 99Andrea PinamontiSUB
  7. 8Matías VecinoSUB
  8. 7Alexis SánchezSUB
  9. 33Danilo D'AmbrosioSUB
  10. 13Andrea RanocchiaSUB
  11. 27Daniele PadelliSUB

GEN · 3-5-2

  1. 1Mattia PerinG
  2. 21Ivan RadovanovicCD
  3. 2Cristián ZapataCD-L
  4. 5Edoardo GoldanigaCD-R
  5. 20Kevin StrootmanCM-L
  6. 24Filippo MelegoniCM-R
  7. 65Nicolò RovellaAM
  8. 99Lennart CzyborraLM
  9. 18Paolo GhiglioneRM
  10. 9Gianluca ScamaccaCF-L
  11. 37Marko PjacaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Andrea MasielloSUB
  2. 23Mattia DestroSUB
  3. 25Jerome OngueneSUB
  4. 77Davide ZappacostaSUB
  5. 47Milan BadeljSUB
  6. 22Federico MarchettiSUB
  7. 11Valon BehramiSUB
  8. 17Manolo PortanovaSUB
  9. 61Eldor ShomurodovSUB
  10. 16Miha ZajcSUB
  11. 19Goran PandevSUB
  12. 4Domenico CriscitoSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Inter Milan 1, Genoa 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez following a fast break.
  2. 18' Cristián Zapata (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Kevin Strootman (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Genoa. Valon Behrami replaces Kevin Strootman.
  5. 45' Substitution, Genoa. Jérôme Onguéné replaces Ivan Radovanovic.
  6. 62' Substitution, Genoa. Goran Pandev replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
  7. 62' Substitution, Genoa. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Paolo Ghiglione.
  8. 69' Goal! Inter Milan 2, Genoa 0. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  9. 71' Substitution, Genoa. Manolo Portanova replaces Filippo Melegoni.
  10. 76' Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  11. 76' Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  12. 77' Goal! Inter Milan 3, Genoa 0. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  13. 84' Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Matteo Darmian.
  14. 84' Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Nicolò Barella.
  15. 85' Substitution, Inter Milan. Ashley Young replaces Ivan Perisic.

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