Frosinone vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan thrash Frosinone for season's-best 5-0 win
Champions Inter Milan hammered relegation-battling Frosinone 5-0 in Serie A on Friday, with Simone Inzaghi's side securing their biggest winning margin this season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 2': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nadir Zortea.
- 4': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 5': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 8': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Arnautovic.
- 8': Attempt saved. Matías Soulé (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reinier.
- 11': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
- 11': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Davide Frattesi.
- 19': Goal! Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 1. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Reinier (Frosinone).
- 25': Attempt saved. Marco Brescianini (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matías Soulé.
- 25': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 27': Offside, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
- 30': Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 33': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Mazzitelli (Frosinone).
- 38': Substitution, Frosinone. Francesco Gelli replaces Luca Mazzitelli because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Frosinone).
- 39': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
- 40': Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 43': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
- 43': Matías Soulé (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 44': Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan).
- 45': Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 47': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan).
- 47': Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt saved. Reinier (Frosinone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matías Soulé.
- 49': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 49': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
- 51': Attempt saved. Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Brescianini (Frosinone).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Emanuele Valeri (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 53': Hand ball by Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan).
- 54': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kevin Bonifazi.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Nadir Zortea (Frosinone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pol Lirola.
- 56': Attempt missed. Emanuele Valeri (Frosinone) header from very close range misses to the left following a fast break.
- 58': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Michele Cerofolini.
- 58': Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Goal! Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 2. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 63': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Brescianini.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Marko Arnautovic.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Frosinone. Kaio Jorge replaces Reinier.
- 71': Substitution, Frosinone. Abdou Harroui replaces Pol Lirola.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Tajon Buchanan replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 74': Hand ball by Davy Klaassen (Inter Milan).
- 75': Attempt missed. Abdou Harroui (Frosinone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Walid Cheddira.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Marco Brescianini (Frosinone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emanuele Valeri with a cross.
- 76': Attempt saved. Walid Cheddira (Frosinone) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Brescianini with a cross.
- 77': Goal! Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 3. Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 78': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 78': Matías Soulé (Frosinone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Francesco Gelli (Frosinone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Walid Cheddira.
- 80': Goal! Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 4. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Foul by Francesco Gelli (Frosinone).
- 81': Stefano Sensi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Frosinone. Ilario Monterisi replaces Caleb Okoli.
- 82': Substitution, Frosinone. Arijon Ibrahimovic replaces Walid Cheddira.
- 84': Goal! Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 5. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez following a fast break.
- 86': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Frosinone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdou Harroui.
- 86': Corner, Frosinone. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Matías Soulé (Frosinone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Attempt missed. Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
- 90': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Frosinone).
- 90': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 5.
- 0': Match ends, Frosinone 0, Inter Milan 5.
Statistics
INT |
FRO![]() |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 58.6 | Possession | 41.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 513 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 575 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 16 | Tackles | 2 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 14 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Benito Stirpe
Location: Frosinone, Italy
Attendance: 16,021
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Frosinone (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Michele Cerofolini (GK) |
| 5 | Caleb Okoli |
| 33 | Kevin Bonifazi |
| 20 | Pol Lirola |
| 4 | Marco Brescianini |
| 36 | Luca Mazzitelli |
| 32 | Emanuele Valeri |
| 19 | Nadir Zortea |
| 70 | Walid Cheddira |
| 12 | Reiner |
| 18 | Matìas Soulè |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 8 | Marko Arnautovic |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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