Venezia vs Internazionale, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter Milan win at Venezia, rise to second in Serie A table
Inter Milan secured a 1-0 win at lowly Venezia on Sunday thanks to an early goal from Matteo Darmian that lifted them to second place in Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 3': Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 5': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Venezia).
- 5': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.
- 10': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 10': Francesco Zampano (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jay Idzes.
- 14': Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 15': Richie Sagrado (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
- 16': Goal! Venezia 0, Inter Milan 1. Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 21': Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Richie Sagrado (Venezia).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Substitution, Venezia. Ridgeciano Haps replaces Richie Sagrado because of an injury.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Venezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Doumbia.
- 28': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 28': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 28': Mikael Ellertsson (Venezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Venezia).
- 30': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mikael Ellertsson (Venezia).
- 31': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 33': Attempt missed. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 35': Foul by Issa Doumbia (Venezia).
- 35': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Filip Stankovic.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Issa Doumbia.
- 37': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolò Barella following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 41': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 41': Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Francesco Zampano (Venezia).
- 44': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Francesco Zampano (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan).
- 45': Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Venezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Venezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.
- 49': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 49': Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 50': Attempt saved. Issa Doumbia (Venezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
- 53': Hand ball by Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia).
- 54': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 57': Mikael Ellertsson (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Dangerous play by Gaetano Oristanio (Venezia).
- 57': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Venezia).
- 59': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mikael Ellertsson.
- 62': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Francesco Zampano (Venezia).
- 62': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 64': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Augusto with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Filip Stankovic.
- 68': Offside, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 70': Substitution, Venezia. John Yeboah replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
- 70': Substitution, Venezia. Bjarki Bjarkason replaces Issa Doumbia.
- 71': Offside, Venezia. John Yeboah is caught offside.
- 74': Gianluca Busio (Venezia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Francesco Zampano following a fast break.
- 74': Offside, Venezia. Joel Pohjanpalo is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 75': Attempt blocked. John Yeboah (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo.
- 75': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
- 75': Mikael Ellertsson (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 76': Substitution, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 80': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Venezia).
- 80': Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (Venezia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 85': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 85': Joel Pohjanpalo (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Marin Sverko (Venezia).
- 88': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Substitution, Venezia. Christian Gytkjær replaces Francesco Zampano.
- 88': Substitution, Venezia. Cheick Conde replaces Hans Nicolussi Caviglia.
- 90': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Christian Gytkjær (Venezia).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Busio with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Mikael Ellertsson (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Venezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Venezia 0, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
 INT |
VEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 550 | Passes | 379 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 17 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 15 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 12,048
Venue: Pier Luigi Penzo
Location: Venezia, Italy
Attendance: 12,048
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 20 | +20 | 47 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 19 | +31 | 44 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 20 | +23 | 43 |
| 4 | Lazio | 20 | +6 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Venezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Filip Stankovic (GK) |
| 4 | Jay Idzes |
| 33 | Marin Sverko |
| 21 | Richie Sagrado |
| 6 | Gianluca Busio |
| 97 | Issa Doumbia |
| 14 | Hans Nicolussi Caviglia  |
| 77 | Mikael Egill Ellertsson |
| 7 | Francesco Zampano |
| 20 | Joel Pohjanpalo |
| 11 | Gaetano Oristanio |
Internazionale (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 21 | Kristjan Asllani |
| 7 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 30 | Carlos Augusto |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 99 | Mehdi Taremi |
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