Italian Serie A

Fiorentina vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Fiorentina
    FT
    0 - 1
    Internazionale
    • 14': Lautaro Martínez

    Martinez sends Inter back to top spot with win at Fiorentina

    An early header by Lautaro Martinez secured Inter Milan a 1-0 win at Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday as Simone Inzaghi's side reclaimed the top spot with a game in hand.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 9': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
    • 10': Fabiano Parisi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 11': Offside, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Davide Faraoni.
    • 14': Goal! Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
    • 17': Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alfred Duncan with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
    • 25': Delay in match (Fiorentina).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Ikoné.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Beltrán.
    • 27': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
    • 27': Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Arthur (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
    • 32': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
    • 32': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 34': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 38': Arthur (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Davide Faraoni.
    • 42': Hand ball by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 42': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 45': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 45': M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Faraoni with a through ball.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
    • 45'+2': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina).
    • 45'+2': Jonathan Ikoné (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Maxime Lopez replaces Arthur.
    • 46': Delay in match (Fiorentina).
    • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
    • 48': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lucas Martínez.
    • 49': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by M'Bala Nzola.
    • 53': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a through ball.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Maxime Lopez.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Acerbi replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Marcus Thuram.
    • 61': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Matteo Darmian.
    • 61': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nicolás González replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
    • 63': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Fiorentina).
    • 63': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
    • 66': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
    • 67': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Attempt saved. M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Martínez.
    • 70': Foul by Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina).
    • 70': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Penalty Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Yann Sommer (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury M'Bala Nzola (Fiorentina).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': VAR Decision: Penalty Fiorentina.
    • 75': Yann Sommer (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Penalty saved. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Foul by Lucas Martínez (Fiorentina).
    • 77': Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 81': Davide Faraoni (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
    • 82': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 82': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Benjamin Pavard.
    • 83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonín Barák replaces Lucas Beltrán.
    • 83': Substitution, Fiorentina. Rolando Mandragora replaces Alfred Duncan.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Martínez.
    • 86': Offside, Fiorentina. M'Bala Nzola is caught offside.
    • 88': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
    • 89': Substitution, Fiorentina. Nikola Milenkovic replaces Fabiano Parisi.
    • 90': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Luca Ranieri (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
    • 90'+1': Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Yann Bisseck.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Antonín Barák (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+5': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    42.2 Possession 57.8
    8 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    299 Accurate Passes 424
    378 Passes 518
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 68
    15 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 7
    27 Effective Clearances 18
    27 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Artemio Franchi
    Location: Firenze, Italy
    Attendance: 35,084

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 2 +3 6
    2 Juventus 2 +3 6
    3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
    4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FIO Fiorentina (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Pietro Terracciano (GK)
    16 Luca Ranieri
    28 Lucas Martínez Quarta
    65 Fabiano Parisi
    22 Davide Faraoni
    9 Lucas Beltrán
    32 Alfred Duncan
    6 Arthur
    18 M'Bala Nzola
    5 Giacomo Bonaventura
    11 Jonathan Ikoné Yellow Card
    Fiorentina Substitutes:
    Tommaso Vannucchi, Gino Infantino, Nicolás González, Pietro Comuzzo, Maxime López, Tomasso Martinelli, Antonín Barák, Lorenzo Amatucci, Rolando Mandragora, Yerry Mina, Riccardo Sottil, Michael Kayode, Nikola Milenkovic.

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    95 Alessandro Bastoni Yellow Card
    28 Benjamin Pavard Yellow Card
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    16 Davide Frattesi
    21 Kristjan Asllani
    30 Carlos Augusto
    36 Matteo Darmian
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    9 Marcus Thuram
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Marko Arnautovic, Tajon Buchanan, Ebenezer Akinsanmiro, Emil Audero, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Denzel Dumfries, Francesco Acerbi, Stefano Sensi, Yann Bisseck, Federico Dimarco, Alexis Sánchez, Davy Klaassen, Aleksandar Stankovic.

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