Internazionale vs Lecce, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter beat Lecce to get 1st win of Serie A season
Champions Inter Milan beat Lecce 2-0 at home in Serie A on Saturday as goals from Matteo Darmian and Hakan Calhanoglu secured Simone Inzaghi's side their first win of the season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 4': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 5': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 7': Attempt missed. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 7': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
- 9': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 12': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 16': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 18': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 18': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 20': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 20': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
- 23': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 24': Foul by Hamza Rafia (Lecce).
- 24': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Hamza Rafia.
- 30': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
- 30': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
- 32': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 36': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 36': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 39': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 39': Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+1': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
- 45'+1': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hamza Rafia (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 45'+2': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 46': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 46': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nikola Krstovic.
- 49': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
- 52': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 52': Hamza Rafia (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lameck Banda with a cross.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 53': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 53': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
- 56': Foul by Balthazar Pierret (Lecce).
- 56': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 58': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
- 60': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Lameck Banda (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Hamza Rafia.
- 64': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Lameck Banda.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Balthazar Pierret.
- 66': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 67': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Balthazar Pierret with a cross.
- 68': Penalty Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 71': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
- 76': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 76': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 77': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 77': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Balthazar Pierret (Lecce).
- 78': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 84': Hand ball by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 84': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Lecce. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Nikola Krstovic.
- 85': Substitution, Lecce. Medon Berisha replaces Balthazar Pierret.
- 88': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
- 88': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 88': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 89': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
- 90': Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Medon Berisha (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Baschirotto.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Marko Arnautovic.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 90'+5': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0.
Statistics
 LEC |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 38.8 | Possession | 61.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 522 |
| 366 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 23 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,921
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 70,921
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 17 | +23 | 40 |
| 2 | Napoli | 17 | +14 | 38 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 16 | +27 | 37 |
| 4 | Lazio | 17 | +8 | 34 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 99 | Mehdi Taremi |
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 4 | Kialonda Gaspar |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo  |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 8 | Hamza Rafia |
| 75 | Balthazar Pierret |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
| 22 | Lameck Banda |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
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