Sassuolo vs Internazionale, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ADzeko double earns Inter 2-1 win at Sassuolo
Edin Dzeko's 100th and 101st Serie A goals gave injury-ridden Inter Milan a 2-1 victory away at Sassuolo on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Ceïde.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 12': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 18': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Emil Ceïde (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 19': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 20': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 21': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 22': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 24': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 25': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 27': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 29': Hand ball by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 30': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 31': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 33': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 34': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 37': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 40': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 42': Hand ball by Emil Ceïde (Sassuolo).
- 44': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 44': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 44': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Inter Milan 1. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 51': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 51': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 53': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 55': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 55': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 57': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Emil Ceïde (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Milan Skriniar replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 59': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 59': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 59': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 1. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 63': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
- 64': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
- 64': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Hand ball by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 66': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
- 66': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 67': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 67': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 69': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 70': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Janis Antiste replaces Emil Ceïde.
- 72': Foul by Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo).
- 72': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
- 73': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 74': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 75': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 2. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
- 79': Hand ball by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 79': Foul by Janis Antiste (Sassuolo).
- 79': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
- 81': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 81': Hand ball by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
- 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 82': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Martin Erlic.
- 82': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 85': Attempt missed. Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 86': Foul by Janis Antiste (Sassuolo).
- 86': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 87': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 88': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan replaces Gian Marco Ferrari because of an injury.
- 89': Attempt missed. Ruan (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 90'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 90'+4': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ruan (Sassuolo).
- 90'+4': Ruan (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 2.
Statistics
 INT |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 450 | Passes | 496 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 17 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 21 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 17,574
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 17,574
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Como | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Juventus | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Cremonese | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 13 | Gian Marco Ferrari  |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 27 | Maxime López |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 15 | Emil Konradsen Ceïde |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 14 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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