Inter Milan vs Sassuolo 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
4 - 2
Lukaku double helps Inter to 4-2 win over Sassuolo
Two goals by Romelu Lukaku helped Inter Milan to a 4-2 win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday to move up to third with three games remaining.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 42': Ruan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 55': Own Goal by Ruan, Sassuolo. Inter Milan 2, Sassuolo 0.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 58': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Sassuolo 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a set piece situation.
- 61': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 61': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 63': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Sassuolo 1. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari replaces Ruan.
- 66': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Stefan de Vrij.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nadir Zortea replaces Jeremy Toljan.
- 76': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 77': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Sassuolo 2. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 84': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Sassuolo 2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a through ball.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Sassuolo 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 71,246
Statistics
 SAS |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij  |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 12 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 27 | Maxime López |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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