Inter Milan vs Genoa 2021-22 Italian Serie A
4 - 0
Dzeko on target as champions Inter impress in opening day win over Genoa
Debutant striker Edin Dzeko was on target as Inter Milan got their Serie A title defence off to a flying start, thrashing Genoa 4-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Domenico Criscito (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Genoa 0. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Genoa 0. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 45': Substitution, Genoa. Stefano Sabelli replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 45': Substitution, Genoa. Flavio Junior Bianchi replaces Hernani.
- 45': Substitution, Genoa. Laurens Serpe replaces Davide Biraschi.
- 54': Substitution, Genoa. Andrea Favilli replaces Yayah Kallon.
- 66': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Stefano Sensi.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 71': Substitution, Genoa. Filippo Melegoni replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 74': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Genoa 0. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Martín Satriano replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 78': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 87': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Genoa 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Genoa 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 27,402
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +17 | AC Milan | 20 | 43 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +12 | AS Roma | 20 | 39 | 7 |
Statistics
GEN |
INT![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 40 | Possession | 60 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 539 |
| 399 | Passes | 592 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Internazionale (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
Genoa (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 3 | Zinho Vanheusden |
| 4 | Domenico Criscito |
| 14 | Davide Biraschi |
| 47 | Milan Badelj |
| 65 | Nicolò Rovella |
| 33 | Hernani |
| 50 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
| 91 | Yayah Kallon |
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