Inter Milan vs Sassuolo 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Inter Milan's perfect start ended by Sassuolo
Inter Milan's perfect start to the Serie A season ended as Sassuolo mounted a second-half comeback to secure a shock 2-1 victory on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 45'+1': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 54': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 1. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Mattia Viti.
- 61': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 63': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sassuolo 2. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 74': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari replaces Martin Erlic.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,864
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 SAS |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 37.4 | Possession | 62.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 277 | Accurate Passes | 492 |
| 347 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 31 | Clearances | 5 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 5 | Martin Erlic |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 11 | Nedim Bajrami |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique  |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
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