
Internazionale vs Sassuolo, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AChampions Inter suffer shock home loss to Sassuolo
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Inter Milan missed the chance to climb back to the top of Serie A as they suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat by Sassuolo on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori following a fast break.
- 3': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 3': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 5': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 8': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 8': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 12': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
- 15': Offside, Sassuolo. Davide Frattesi tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 17': Attempt missed. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 19': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 19': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivan Perisic following a corner.
- 20': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 21': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 23': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 23': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 26': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 2. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamed Traorè with a through ball.
- 28': Offside, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Maxime Lopez.
- 31': Attempt saved. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo).
- 33': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 34': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 38': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 39': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 40': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 40': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 42': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 42': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 44': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 44': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
- 45': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.
- 45'+1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 45'+1': Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan replaces Kaan Ayhan.
- 47': Hand ball by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 49': Foul by Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo).
- 49': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 54': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 54': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 57': Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a through ball.
- 58': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Mert Müldür (Sassuolo).
- 58': Mert Müldür (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 63': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 63': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Georgios Kyriakopoulos.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
- 68': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 69': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
- 70': Substitution, Sassuolo. Matheus Henrique replaces Davide Frattesi because of an injury.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
- 73': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 76': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 78': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 79': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
- 80': Attempt saved. Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 84': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ruan.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 86': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 86': Ruan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 86': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 89': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Peluso replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 90'+2': Foul by Federico Peluso (Sassuolo).
- 90'+2': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Inter Milan 0-2 Sassuolo.
- 90'+7': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 90'+7': Ruan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 2.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 0, Sassuolo 2.
Statistics
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12 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
8 | Saves | 3 |
41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
13 | SHOTS | 29 |
5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
346 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
422 | Passes | 570 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
5 | Crosses | 34 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
50 | Long Balls | 46 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
17 | Tackles | 19 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
13 | Interceptions | 6 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
32 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 28,324
Serie A Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 25 | +22 | 56 |
2 | Internazionale | 25 | +34 | 54 |
3 | Atalanta | 25 | +28 | 51 |
4 | Juventus | 25 | +21 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
6 | Stefan de Vrij |
32 | Federico Dimarco |
37 | Milan Skriniar |
20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
23 | Nicolò Barella |
14 | Ivan Perisic |
36 | Matteo Darmian |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
7 | Alexis Sánchez |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
5 | Kaan Ayhan |
21 | Vlad Chiriches |
77 | Georgios Kyriakopoulos |
17 | Mert Müldür ![]() |
18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
8 | Maxime López |
16 | Davide Frattesi |
91 | Gianluca Scamacca |
23 | Hamed Traoré |
25 | Domenico Berardi |
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