Internazionale vs RB Salzburg, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueInter Milan edge Salzburg in Champions League to top group
Inter Milan's Alexis Sanchez and Hakan Calhanoglu were both on target as the Italian side beat Austrian champions Salzburg 2-1 in Champions League Group D on Tuesday to go top of the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
- 8': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 9': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Attempt missed. Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roko Simic following a fast break.
- 11': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 11': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 15': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 16': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
- 16': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Goal! Inter Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 23': Foul by Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 23': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 28': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Oumar Solet (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 29': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 29': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 32': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Oumar Solet (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 35': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 39': Foul by Maurits Kjærgaard (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 39': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Offside, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 45': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 46': Attempt saved. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 52': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh.
- 53': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Amar Dedic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 56': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 57': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 57': Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Goal! Inter Milan 1, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maurits Kjærgaard.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Oscar Gloukh (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer with a headed pass.
- 60': Attempt saved. Roko Simic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Ulmer with a cross.
- 61': Penalty Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Goal! Inter Milan 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 67': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Gloukh with a headed pass.
- 68': Attempt saved. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a headed pass.
- 71': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
- 71': Lucas Gourna-Douath (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Petar Ratkov replaces Roko Simic.
- 71': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Dorgeles Nene replaces Maurits Kjærgaard.
- 72': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Karim Konaté replaces Mads Bidstrup.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt saved. Karim Konaté (FC Red Bull Salzburg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Petar Ratkov with a cross.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Andreas Ulmer (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 79': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 80': Hand ball by Petar Ratkov (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 81': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram tries a through ball, but Davide Frattesi is caught offside.
- 81': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 83': VAR Decision: No Goal Inter Milan 2-1 FC Red Bull Salzburg.
- 84': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 85': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Amankwah Forson replaces Oscar Gloukh.
- 85': Substitution, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
- 90'+1': Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Luka Sucic (FC Red Bull Salzburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Capaldo.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
- 90'+5': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, FC Red Bull Salzburg 1.
Statistics
 SLZ |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 45 | Possession | 55 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
| 407 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 25 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 7 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 18 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,825
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,825
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan  |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 70 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alexander Schlager (GK) |
| 31 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 22 | Oumar Solet |
| 17 | Andreas Ulmer |
| 70 | Amar Dedic |
| 30 | Oscar Gloukh |
| 27 | Lucas Gourna Douath |
| 18 | Mads Bidstrup |
| 23 | Roko Simic |
| 14 | Maurits Kjaergaard |
| 10 | Luka Sucic |
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