Spezia vs Internazionale, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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Inter Milan make it three wins in a row with victory over Spezia
Inter Milan made it three league wins in a row with a 3-1 success at Spezia on Friday, a victory that sent Simone Inzaghi's side top of the Serie A
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 3': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
- 4': Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 9': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Spezia).
- 10': Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Simone Bastoni (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 13': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 13': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 18': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 18': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 20': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Simone Bastoni.
- 21': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 21': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 26': Attempt missed. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Simone Bastoni (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a headed pass.
- 27': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 30': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 31': Goal! Spezia 0, Inter Milan 1. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio with a headed pass.
- 37': Substitution, Spezia. Salvador Ferrer replaces Arkadiusz Reca because of an injury.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 40': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
- 44': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 45': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Spezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Spezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 46': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 47': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 48': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Spezia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo.
- 51': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 54': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 55': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 56': Foul by Salvador Ferrer (Spezia).
- 56': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Edin Dzeko.
- 60': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces Simone Bastoni.
- 60': Substitution, Spezia. M'Bala Nzola replaces Rey Manaj.
- 63': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 63': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 64': Offside, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Amian.
- 66': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 69': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Spezia. Janis Antiste replaces M'Bala Nzola.
- 70': Offside, Spezia. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but Janis Antiste is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 71': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 73': Goal! Spezia 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 75': Daniele Verde (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 76': Attempt missed. Martin Erlic (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Gyasi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 77': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 78': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 78': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Salvador Ferrer.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 80': Attempt saved. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni because of an injury.
- 83': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
- 83': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 83': Martin Erlic (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 86': Foul by Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia).
- 86': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 88': Goal! Spezia 1, Inter Milan 2. Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
- 90'+1': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Goal! Spezia 1, Inter Milan 3. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spezia 1, Inter Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Spezia 1, Inter Milan 3.
Statistics
 INT |
SPE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 67.3 | Possession | 32.7 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 508 | Accurate Passes | 191 |
| 599 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 19 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 46 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 22 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 12 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 11,282
Venue: Alberto Picco
Location: La Spezia, Italy
Attendance: 11,282
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
| 2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Spezia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou  |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 20 | Simone Bastoni |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 19 | Joaquín Correa |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
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