Internazionale vs Sassuolo, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan's perfect start ended by Sassuolo
Inter Milan's perfect start to the Serie A season ended as Sassuolo mounted a second-half comeback to secure a shock 2-1 victory on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Daniel Boloca.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 5': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 9': Attempt saved. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 13': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 14': Matías Viña (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
- 16': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 16': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 24': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 26': Attempt missed. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Viña with a cross.
- 28': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Matías Viña (Sassuolo).
- 29': Offside, Sassuolo. Jeremy Toljan tries a through ball, but Andrea Pinamonti is caught offside.
- 31': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 38': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 39': Attempt saved. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 39': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 40': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Attempt saved. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Boloca.
- 45'+1': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 49': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 49': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 52': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 56': Foul by Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo).
- 56': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 57': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
- 57': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Mattia Viti.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 62': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 63': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 2. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 64': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 64': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 66': Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 69': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 70': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Augusto with a cross.
- 70': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 71': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 72': Hand ball by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 73': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 73': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 74': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 80': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
- 80': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari replaces Martin Erlic.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 85': Attempt missed. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruan Tressoldi.
- 85': Offside, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
- 86': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto with a cross.
- 89': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 90'+1': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 90'+1': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+2': Offside, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Offside, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique tries a through ball, but Armand Laurienté is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 2.
Statistics
 SAS |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.4 | Possession | 62.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 347 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 31 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,864
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,864
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique  |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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