Sassuolo vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChampions Inter beaten by relegation-threatened Sassuolo
Newly-crowned champions Inter Milan suffered their second defeat in Serie A this season, as a first-half goal by Armand Lauriente gave relegation-threatened Sassuolo a crucial 1-0 victory at home on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 13': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 16': Attempt saved. Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 16': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 18': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 19': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 20': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Doig.
- 24': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a through ball.
- 26': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 28': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 31': Offside, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 35': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 38': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 40': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 41': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
- 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 45'+1': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 45'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 1-0 Inter Milan.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 49': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 50': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 50': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 52': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo).
- 54': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 55': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 57': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 59': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Daniel Boloca replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Tajon Buchanan replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Luca Lipani.
- 72': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 74': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 75': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 76': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Daniel Boloca.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 82': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 84': Offside, Inter Milan. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
- 85': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Missori replaces Jeremy Toljan.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
- 87': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
- 89': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 89': Uros Racic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
- 90': Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Uros Racic (Sassuolo).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
Statistics
 INT |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 75.8 | Possession | 24.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 657 | Accurate Passes | 161 |
| 720 | Passes | 230 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 23 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 13 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 19,454
Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 19,454
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 4 | +2 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 19 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 13 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 35 | Luca Lipani |
| 43 | Josh Doig |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard  |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 70 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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