Monza vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Monza

59':
69': Matteo Pessina (P)

FT
1 - 5

Internazionale

12': Hakan Çalhanoglu (P)
14': Lautaro Martínez
60': Hakan Çalhanoglu
84': Lautaro Martínez (P)
88': Marcus Thuram

Lautaro, Calhanoglu doubles lead Inter to rout of Monza

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Inter Milan outclassed Monza to register a 5-1 away win in Serie A on Saturday with two goals each from Hakan Calhanoglu and Lautaro Martinez as Simone Inzaghi's side provisionally moved five points clear at the top of the table.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
5': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Andrea Colpani (Monza).
5': Andrea Colpani (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
6': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
7': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
7': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
7': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
8': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Dany Mota (Monza).
10': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
10': Penalty conceded by Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
10': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
12': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
14': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
15': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
15': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Patrick Ciurria.
19': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
22': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
24': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
24': Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
28': Patrick Ciurria (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
29': Matteo Pessina (Monza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrea Colpani with a cross following a set piece situation.
29': Offside, Monza. Matteo Pessina is caught offside.
29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matteo Pessina (Monza) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
32': VAR Decision: No Goal Monza 0-2 Inter Milan.
32': Offside, Monza. Dany Mota is caught offside.
32': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
32': Delay in match because of an injury Dany Mota (Monza).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
41': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
42': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
42': Warren Bondo (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Andrea Colpani (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
43': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
45': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
45'+5': Foul by Warren Bondo (Monza).
45'+5': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Monza 0, Inter Milan 2.
45': Second Half begins Monza 0, Inter Milan 2.
45': Substitution, Monza. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos replaces Patrick Ciurria.
45': Substitution, Monza. Lorenzo Colombo replaces Warren Bondo.
47': Offside, Monza. Valentín Carboni is caught offside.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
55': Hand ball by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
55': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
56': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
57': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
57': Attempt missed. Luca Caldirola (Monza) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dany Mota with a cross following a corner.
57': Substitution, Monza. Samuele Birindelli replaces Pedro Pereira.
58': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
58': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
58': Valentín Carboni (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, Monza. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
60': Goal! Monza 0, Inter Milan 3. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Thuram following a fast break.
62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
62': Attempt missed. Samuele Birindelli (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrea Colpani.
63': Andrea Colpani (Monza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Roberto Gagliardini.
66': Attempt saved. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
66': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alessandro Sorrentino.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Sorrentino (Monza).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Penalty Monza. Dany Mota draws a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty conceded by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 3. Matteo Pessina (Monza) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
70': Samuele Birindelli (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Monza. Pablo Marí replaces Danilo D'Ambrosio.
72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Acerbi replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
72': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matteo Pessina.
73': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Attempt saved. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
77': Dany Mota (Monza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
77': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
77': Lorenzo Colombo (Monza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentín Carboni.
80': Substitution, Monza. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro replaces Matteo Pessina.
81': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Yann Bisseck replaces Benjamin Pavard.
83': Penalty Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Monza) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 4. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
87': Attempt missed. Dany Mota (Monza) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentín Carboni.
88': Goal! Monza 1, Inter Milan 5. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
90'+2': Foul by Valentín Carboni (Monza).
90'+2': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Monza 1, Inter Milan 5.
0': Match ends, Monza 1, Inter Milan 5.

Statistics

INT		MON
12	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	2
42.7	Possession	57.3
20	SHOTS	9
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
2	Penalty Goals	1
2	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
331	Accurate Passes	477
390	Passes	534
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	11
0.4	Cross %	0.3
31	Long Balls	45
18	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	7
10	Effective Clearances	11
10	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: U-Power Stadium
Location: Monza, Italy
Attendance: 14,670

Serie A Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	26	+35	57
2	Napoli	26	+21	56
3	Atalanta	26	+33	54
4	Juventus	26	+22	49

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Monza (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Alessandro Sorrentino (GK)
6	Roberto Gagliardini
5	Luca Caldirola
33	Danilo D'Ambrosio
32	Matteo Pessina
38	Warren Bondo
13	Pedro Pereira
84	Patrick Ciurria
47	Dany Mota
21	Valentin Carboni
28	Andrea Colpani

Monza Substitutes:

Stefano Gori, Daniel Maldini, Davide Bettella, Eugenio Lamanna, Giulio Donati, Samuele Vignato, Pablo Marí, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Mirko Maric, Armando Izzo, Samuele Birindelli, Lorenzo Colombo.

Internazionale (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Yann Sommer (GK)
6	Stefan de Vrij
95	Alessandro Bastoni
28	Benjamin Pavard
22	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23	Nicolò Barella
20	Hakan Çalhanoglu
32	Federico Dimarco
36	Matteo Darmian
10	Lautaro Martínez
9	Marcus Thuram

Internazionale Substitutes:

Denzel Dumfries, Stefano Sensi, Davy Klaassen, Francesco Acerbi, Kristjan Asllani, Emil Audero, Carlos Augusto, Davide Frattesi, Marko Arnautovic, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Alexis Sánchez, Yann Bisseck, Tajon Buchanan.

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