Internazionale vs Lecce, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter tighten grip on top four with win over Lecce
Inter Milan grabbed a comfortable 2-0 home win against Lecce in Serie A on Sunday, tightening their grip on a Champions League spot.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 4': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lecce).
- 4': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 7': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza with a cross.
- 10': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce).
- 13': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Tuia.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
- 14': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 15': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
- 16': Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Assan Ceesay (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 19': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 20': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Joan Gonzàlez.
- 20': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 25': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 25': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 26': Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 29': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 30': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 30': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 34': Attempt missed. Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
- 39': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 39': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce).
- 40': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a cross.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Tuia (Lecce).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 48': Foul by Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce).
- 48': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 49': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Alessandro Tuia (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 53': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 54': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lecce).
- 57': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
- 57': Substitution, Lecce. Alexis Blin replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
- 58': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 58': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan Gonzàlez.
- 59': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 61': Offside, Lecce. Federico Di Francesco tries a through ball, but Assan Ceesay is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Simone Romagnoli replaces Alessandro Tuia.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 66': Delay in match (Inter Milan). VAR checking.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 69': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Remi Oudin (Lecce).
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 72': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 73': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 73': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
- 73': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Offside, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 75': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 76': Hand ball by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
- 77': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 79': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 79': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 83': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Joan Gonzàlez.
- 84': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 84': Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 87': Attempt missed. Assan Ceesay (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 89': Offside, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens tries a through ball, but Nicolò Barella is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mattia Zanotti replaces Robin Gosens.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella.
- 90'+2': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mattia Zanotti (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia Zanotti.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Thórir Helgason (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lameck Banda.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Lecce 0.
Statistics
 LEC |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 435 |
| 313 | Passes | 519 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 30 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,033
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,033
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 93 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 13 | Alessandro Tuia |
| 97 | Giuseppe Pezzella |
| 17 | Valentin Gendrey |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 32 | Youssef Maleh |
| 16 | Joan Gonzàlez |
| 77 | Assan Ceesay |
| 11 | Federico Di Francesco |
| 27 | Gabriel Strefezza |
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