
Inter Milan vs Genoa 2021-22 Italian Serie A
4 - 0
Dzeko on target as champions Inter impress in opening day win over Genoa
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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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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