Inter Milan vs Sheriff 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Inter Milan inflict first Champions League defeat on debutants Sheriff
Inter Milan ended Sheriff Tiraspol's perfect start to their debut Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win at San Siro on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 34': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Stjepan Radeljic replaces Frank Andersson Castañeda Velez.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 0.
- 51': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 53': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 58': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a through ball.
- 67': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Sheriff Tiraspol 1. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a headed pass following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Boban Nikolov replaces Edmund Addo.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Edin Dzeko.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Arturo Vidal.
- 84': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Maxim Cojocaru replaces Dimitris Kolovos.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 88': Maxim Cojocaru (Sheriff Tiraspol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Sheriff Tiraspol. Serafim Cojocari replaces Adama Traoré.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 43,305
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 43,305
Statistics
 SHE |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 579 |
| 280 | Passes | 656 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 11 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 22 | Clearances | 10 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco  |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dumitru Celeadnic (GK) |
| 55 | Gustavo Dulanto |
| 2 | Danilo Arboleda |
| 15 | Cris Silva |
| 13 | Fernando Costanza |
| 10 | Frank Castañeda |
| 31 | Sebastien Thill |
| 21 | Edmund Addo |
| 9 | Adama Traoré |
| 77 | Bruno |
| 22 | Dimitrios Kolovos |
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