Italian Serie A

Internazionale vs Spezia, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Internazionale
  • 51': Achraf Hakimi
  • 71': Romelu Lukaku (P)
FT
2 - 1
Spezia
  • 90'+4': Roberto Piccoli

Hakimi, Lukaku overcome Spezia resistance as Inter win again

Second-placed Inter Milan needed second-half goals from Achraf Hakimi and leading scorer Romelu Lukaku to overcome stubborn resistance from Spezia.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Foul by Luca Mora (Spezia).
  • 9': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
  • 9': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
  • 12': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
  • 15': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 16': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 18': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Spezia).
  • 20': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
  • 34': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
  • 38': Foul by Luca Vignali (Spezia).
  • 38': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
  • 40': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
  • 40': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia).
  • 41': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Claudio Terzi (Spezia).
  • 42': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Spezia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Spezia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
  • 49': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
  • 49': Luca Mora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Spezia 0. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ricci.
  • 55': Offside, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
  • 57': Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 62': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Stefano Sensi.
  • 63': Attempt missed. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 67': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Spezia).
  • 67': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Simone Bastoni.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 70': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
  • 71': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Spezia 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 72': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Alessandro Deiola.
  • 72': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Luca Mora.
  • 73': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
  • 73': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Offside, Spezia. Gennaro Acampora tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
  • 77': Offside, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Gyasi is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Gennaro Acampora (Spezia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
  • 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Ashley Young.
  • 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Achraf Hakimi.
  • 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Roberto Piccoli replaces M'Bala Nzola.
  • 80': Substitution, Spezia. Diego Farias replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 83': Claudio Terzi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Matteo Ricci (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gennaro Acampora.
  • 90': Substitution, Spezia. Giuseppe Mastinu replaces Gennaro Acampora.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Spezia 1. Roberto Piccoli (Spezia) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Spezia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Spezia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Spezia 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 0
58.1 Possession 41.9
7 SHOTS 9
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
547 Accurate Passes 386
633 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
85 Long Balls 47
56 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 14
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 31 +45 72
2 Napoli 31 +17 65
3 AC Milan 31 +23 63
4 Como 31 +31 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
95 Alessandro Bastoni
37 Milan Skriniar
5 Roberto Gagliardini
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
15 Ashley Young
2 Achraf Hakimi
10 Lautaro Martínez
9 Romelu Lukaku
Internazionale Substitutes:
Christian Eriksen, Daniele Padelli, Stefano Sensi, Ivan Perisic, Andrea Ranocchia, Andrei Radu, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Aleksandar Kolarov, Arturo Vidal, Matteo Darmian.

SPE Spezia (4-3-3)

No. Name
94 Ivan Provedel (GK)
34 Adrian Ismajli
19 Claudio Terzi Yellow Card
20 Simone Bastoni
69 Luca Vignali
8 Matteo Ricci
6 Luca Mora
27 Alessandro Deiola
18 M'Bala Nzola Yellow Card
11 Emmanuel Gyasi
4 Gennaro Acampora
Spezia Substitutes:
Kevin Agudelo, Martin Erlic, Lucien Agoumé, Diego Farias, Paolo Bartolomei, Nahuel Estévez, Salvador Ferrer, Giuseppe Mastinu, Titas Krapikas, Riccardo Marchizza, Roberto Piccoli, Giulio Maggiore.

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