Monza vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALautaro, Calhanoglu doubles lead Inter to rout of Monza
Inter Milan outclassed Monza to register a 5-1 away win in Serie A on Saturday with two goals each from Hakan Calhanoglu and Lautaro Martinez as Simone Inzaghi's side provisionally moved five points clear at the top of the table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 5': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
- 5': Andrea Colpani (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 6': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 7': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 8': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 10': Penalty conceded by Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 10': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
- 12': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 14': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 15': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 15': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria.
- 19': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 22': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 24': Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 28': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 29': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Colpani with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 29': Offside, Monza. Matteo Pessina is caught offside.
- 29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matteo Pessina (Monza) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Monza 0-2 Inter Milan.
- 32': Offside, Monza. Dany Mota is caught offside.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Dany Mota (Monza).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 41': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 42': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 42': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 43': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 45'+5': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
- 45'+5': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monza 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Monza 0, Inter Milan 2.
- 45': Substitution, Monza. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos replaces Patrick Ciurria.
- 45': Substitution, Monza. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Warren Bondo.
- 47': Offside, Monza. Valentín Carboni is caught offside.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 55': Hand ball by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 55': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
- 56': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 57': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 57': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dany Mota with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Substitution, Monza. Samuele Birindelli replaces Pedro Pereira.
- 58': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 58': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 58': Valentín Carboni (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 60': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 3. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Thuram following a fast break.
- 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 62': Attempt missed. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Colpani.
- 63': Andrea Colpani (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 66': Attempt saved. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Sorrentino.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Sorrentino (Monza).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Penalty Monza. Dany Mota draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 3. Matteo Pessina (Monza) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
- 70': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Monza. Pablo Marí replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Acerbi replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 72': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt saved. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
- 77': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 77': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 77': Lorenzo Colombo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Carboni.
- 80': Substitution, Monza. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Matteo Pessina.
- 81': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Benjamin Pavard.
- 83': Penalty Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 4. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 87': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentín Carboni.
- 88': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 5. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
- 90'+2': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Monza).
- 90'+2': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Monza 1, Inter Milan 5.
- 0': Match ends, Monza 1, Inter Milan 5.
Statistics
INT |
MON![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 477 |
| 390 | Passes | 534 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 31 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 10 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,670
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 3 | Como | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 4 | Lazio | 4 | +3 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Monza (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alessandro Sorrentino (GK) |
| 6 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 13 | Pedro Pereira |
| 84 | Patrick Ciurria |
| 47 | Dany Mota |
| 21 | Valentin Carboni |
| 28 | Andrea Colpani |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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