Inter Milan vs Venezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Last-gasp Dzeko header earns leaders Inter win over Venezia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 29 | 60 | 3 |
| +26 | Como | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
VEN |
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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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