MILANO. Inter defeats Udinese 3-1. Inter took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
Romelu Lukaku didn’t convert a penalty (18′) for Inter.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi with the collaboration of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini. The 4th official was Giovanni Ayroldi. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a strong ball possession 59% while Udinese was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Udinese shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Inter received 3 yellow cards (Romelu Lukaku , Adam Masina and Matteo Darmian). Talking about the opposition, Udinese received 1 yellow card (Jaka Bijol).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Inter will have 47 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Udinese will stay with 30 points like Torino to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will host Juventus on the 19th of March with a 20-8 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (13 draws).
Udinese will host Milan on the 18th of March with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Milan (9 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič , Matteo Darmian , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Marcelo Brozović , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Edin Džeko and Romelu Lukaku .
The home team had on the bench: Stefan de Vrij, Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Milan Škriniar, Raoul Bellanova, Robin Gosens, Lautaro Martínez , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Valentín Carboni, Mattia Zanotti, Alex Cordaz, Roberto Gagliardini, André Onana and Kristjan Asllani.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Matteo Darmian for Danilo D’Ambrosio (46′), Marcelo Brozovic for Hakan Çalhanoğlu (66′), Romelu Lukaku for Lautaro Martínez (66′), Federico Dimarco for Robin Gosens (79′) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Roberto Gagliardini (84′).
Best player: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 63 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Udinese – Formation
Also Udinese adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Andrea Sottil played with: Marco Silvestri , Rodrigo Becão , Jaka Bijol , Enzo Ebosse , Kingsley Ehizibue , Roberto Pereyra , Walace , Sandi Lovrić , Destiny Udogie , Florian Thauvin and Beto .
These were the players on the bench: Daniele Padelli, Tolgay Arslan , Simone Pafundi, Leonardo Buta, Edoardo Piana, Festy Ebosele , James Abankwah, Isaac Success , Lazar Samardžić and Adam Masina .
Udinese could not rely on the presence of Adam Masina (injured).
Substitutions
Udinese made 5 changes: Enzo Ebosse for Adam Masina (18′), F. Thauvin for Isaac Success (61′), Sandi Lovric for Tolgay Arslan (75′), Beto for Festy Ebosele (76′) and Roberto Pereyra for Lazar Samardžić (76′).
Best player: Sandi Lovrić
The most impressive player for Udinese was Sandi Lovrić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.