
Inter Milan vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Last-gasp Dzeko header earns leaders Inter win over Venezia
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A last-gasp header from Edin Dzeko earned Serie A leaders Inter Milan a dramatic 2-1 win over Venezia on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Venezia 1. Thomas Henry (Venezia) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu with a cross.
- 25': Substitution, Venezia. Luca Fiordilino replaces Antonio Vacca because of an injury.
- 25': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Venezia 1. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 41': Luca Lezzerini (Venezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Marco Modolo (Venezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 66': Substitution, Venezia. Sofian Kiyine replaces Tanner Tessmann.
- 66': Substitution, Venezia. Dor Peretz replaces Michaël Cuisance.
- 68': Sofian Kiyine (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 79': Mattia Caldara (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Venezia. Nani replaces Thomas Henry.
- 82': Substitution, Venezia. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces David Okereke.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 90': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Venezia 1. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 5,000
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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---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
10 | Saves | 2 |
29.5 | Possession | 70.5 |
3 | SHOTS | 24 |
3 | ON GOAL | 12 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
209 | Accurate Passes | 596 |
286 | Passes | 679 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
6 | Crosses | 33 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
66 | Long Balls | 27 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
11 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
14 | Interceptions | 4 |
39 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
39 | Clearances | 7 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
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 |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
Venezia (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Luca Lezzerini (GK) ![]() |
13 | Marco Modolo ![]() |
32 | Pietro Ceccaroni |
31 | Mattia Caldara ![]() |
8 | Tanner Tessmann |
21 | Michaël Cuisance |
5 | Antonio Junior Vacca |
19 | Maximilian Ullmann |
44 | Ethan Ampadu |
77 | David Okereke |
14 | Thomas Henry |
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