Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs Internazionale, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 20': Armand Laurienté
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Internazionale

    Champions Inter beaten by relegation-threatened Sassuolo

    Newly-crowned champions Inter Milan suffered their second defeat in Serie A this season, as a first-half goal by Armand Lauriente gave relegation-threatened Sassuolo a crucial 1-0 victory at home on Saturday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari.
    • 13': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Carlos Augusto.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Luca Lipani (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
    • 19': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan).
    • 20': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Doig.
    • 24': Offside, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a through ball.
    • 26': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Offside, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
    • 38': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 41': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
    • 41': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
    • 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 45'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 1-0 Inter Milan.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
    • 49': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 50': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 50': Josh Doig (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 52': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo).
    • 54': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
    • 55': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
    • 57': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
    • 59': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 59': Substitution, Sassuolo. Daniel Boloca replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
    • 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 60': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 64': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
    • 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Tajon Buchanan replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Davide Frattesi.
    • 71': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Luca Lipani.
    • 72': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo).
    • 74': Andrea Consigli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 74': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Kristjan Asllani.
    • 75': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
    • 76': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Daniel Boloca.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
    • 82': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
    • 84': Offside, Inter Milan. Tajon Buchanan is caught offside.
    • 85': Offside, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Matheus Henrique.
    • 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Filippo Missori replaces Jeremy Toljan.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
    • 89': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 89': Uros Racic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
    • 90': Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+3': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+4': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Uros Racic (Sassuolo).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Inter Milan 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 1
    75.8 Possession 24.2
    14 SHOTS 6
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    657 Accurate Passes 161
    720 Passes 230
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    23 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    52 Long Balls 54
    39 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    5 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 9
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    2 Interceptions 6
    13 Effective Clearances 29
    13 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
    Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
    Attendance: 19,454

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 12 +10 26
    2 Atalanta 12 +16 25
    3 Fiorentina 12 +15 25
    4 Internazionale 12 +12 25
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SAS Sassuolo (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
    19 Marash Kumbulla
    13 Gian Marco Ferrari
    5 Martin Erlic
    42 Kristian Thorstvedt
    7 Matheus Henrique
    35 Luca Lipani
    43 Josh Doig
    22 Jeremy Toljan
    9 Andrea Pinamonti
    45 Armand Laurienté
    Sassuolo Substitutes:
    Daniel Boloca, Pedro Obiang, Filippo Missori, Marcus Pedersen, Uros Racic, Alessio Cragno, Cristian Volpato, Nedim Bajrami, Gianluca Pegolo, Emil Konradsen Ceide, Mattia Viti, Samuele Mulattieri.

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    77 Emil Audero (GK)
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    28 Benjamin Pavard Yellow Card
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    16 Davide Frattesi
    21 Kristjan Asllani
    30 Carlos Augusto
    2 Denzel Dumfries
    70 Alexis Sánchez
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Yann Sommer, Tajon Buchanan, Nicolò Barella, Matteo Darmian, Marko Arnautovic, Yann Bisseck, Marcus Thuram, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Davy Klaassen, Juan Cuadrado, Federico Dimarco, Stefano Sensi.

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