Benevento vs Internazionale, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
FT
2 - 5
2 - 5
- 1': Romelu Lukaku
- 25': Roberto Gagliardini
- 28': Romelu Lukaku
- 42': Achraf Hakimi
- 71': Lautaro Martínez
Lukaku double fires Inter Milan to big win at Benevento
Two goals from Romelu Lukaku helped Inter Milan to a 5-2 victory at promoted Benevento on Wednesday for the Serie A title contenders.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Benevento 0, Inter Milan 1. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 4': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 4': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt missed. Roberto Insigne (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 7': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 7': Kamil Glik (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Benevento. Lorenzo Montipò tries a through ball, but Gabriele Moncini is caught offside.
- 10': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Benevento).
- 12': Foul by Luca Caldirola (Benevento).
- 12': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 13': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 14': Attempt saved. Artur Ionita (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari with a cross.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 14': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan).
- 14': Luca Caldirola (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Ashley Young.
- 17': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Achraf Hakimi is caught offside.
- 21': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ashley Young (Inter Milan).
- 25': Goal! Benevento 0, Inter Milan 2. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 28': Goal! Benevento 0, Inter Milan 3. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 29': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 29': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 34': Goal! Benevento 1, Inter Milan 3. Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 37': Substitution, Benevento. Gaetano Letizia replaces Federico Barba.
- 37': Christian Maggio (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 40': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 40': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Benevento) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 42': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 42': Goal! Benevento 1, Inter Milan 4. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 43': Foul by Artur Ionita (Benevento).
- 43': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 44': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini with a cross following a fast break.
- 45'+2': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Gianluca Caprari (Benevento).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Benevento 1, Inter Milan 4.
- 45': Second Half begins Benevento 1, Inter Milan 4.
- 45': Substitution, Benevento. Alessandro Tuia replaces Roberto Insigne.
- 45': Substitution, Benevento. Daam Foulon replaces Christian Maggio because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan).
- 47': Lorenzo Montipò (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Arturo Vidal.
- 49': Gabriele Moncini (Benevento) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari following a fast break.
- 51': Alessandro Tuia (Benevento) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 52': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Arturo Vidal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Benevento) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 54': Offside, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi tries a through ball, but Ashley Young is caught offside.
- 55': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 56': Foul by Kamil Glik (Benevento).
- 56': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Bryan Dabo (Benevento) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 61': Foul by Gabriele Moncini (Benevento).
- 61': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Gaetano Letizia (Benevento).
- 62': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Alessandro Tuia (Benevento).
- 63': Substitution, Benevento. Gianluca Lapadula replaces Gabriele Moncini.
- 64': Attempt saved. Gaetano Letizia (Benevento) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 64': Attempt missed. Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Stefano Sensi.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Ashley Young.
- 70': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 70': Substitution, Benevento. Perparim Hetemaj replaces Bryan Dabo.
- 71': Goal! Benevento 1, Inter Milan 5. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 73': Foul by Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento).
- 73': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Pasquale Schiattarella (Benevento) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 75': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Goal! Benevento 2, Inter Milan 5. Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Lapadula.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 79': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Christian Eriksen replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 82': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 84': Attempt saved. Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pasquale Schiattarella with a through ball.
- 86': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 86': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Benevento. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 87': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Benevento) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gaetano Letizia with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Daam Foulon.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Perparim Hetemaj (Benevento) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Gianluca Caprari (Benevento) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benevento 2, Inter Milan 5.
- 0': Match ends, Benevento 2, Inter Milan 5.
Statistics
 INT |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 66.1 | Possession | 33.9 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 614 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
| 676 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 7 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 19 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Ciro Vigorito
Location: Benevento, Italy
Venue: Ciro Vigorito
Location: Benevento, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Benevento (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola |
| 15 | Kamil Glik |
| 93 | Federico Barba |
| 11 | Christian Maggio |
| 28 | Pasquale Schiattarella  |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 29 | Artur Ionita |
| 21 | Gabriele Moncini |
| 17 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 19 | Roberto Insigne |
Internazionale (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 15 | Ashley Young |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 7 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
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