
Inter Milan vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Inter Milan make light work of Spezia to extend unbeaten run
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Inter Milan cruised to a 2-0 win over struggling Spezia at San Siro on Wednesday to go provisionally second in Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 31': Rey Manaj (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Spezia 0. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 44': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Spezia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Kelvin Amian.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Simone Bastoni replaces Arkadiusz Reca.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Spezia 0.
- 56': Jakub Kiwior (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 58': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Spezia 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Mehdi Bourabia replaces Jacopo Sala.
- 64': Substitution, Spezia. Giulio Maggiore replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 69': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Eddie Salcedo.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Spezia 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 30,076
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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INT![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 18 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
9 | Saves | 4 |
36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
7 | SHOTS | 31 |
4 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
308 | Accurate Passes | 595 |
382 | Passes | 654 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
6 | Crosses | 27 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
55 | Long Balls | 41 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
13 | Tackles | 15 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 11 |
38 | Effective Clearances | 1 |
38 | Clearances | 1 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
37 | Milan Skriniar |
32 | Federico Dimarco |
33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
14 | Ivan Perisic |
2 | Denzel Dumfries |
19 | Joaquín Correa |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Spezia (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
28 | Martin Erlic |
14 | Jakub Kiwior ![]() |
15 | Petko Hristov |
13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
27 | Kelvin Amian |
7 | Jacopo Sala |
11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
9 | Rey Manaj ![]() |
29 | Eddie Salcedo |
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