SASSUOLO. Inter had a surprising win over Lecce with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Mkhitaryan (29′) and a goal from L. Martínez (53′). Inter was decisively better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Enzo Ricci stadium in Sassuolo on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Manganiello assisted by Marco Scatragli and Dario Garzelli. The 4th official was Francesco Meraviglia. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a superior ball possession 63% while Lecce was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lecce shot 11 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Inter will have 50 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Lecce will stay with 27 points like Sassuolo to remain in the 15th 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 stats in favor of Juventus (13 draws).
Lecce will play away agasint Fiorentina on the 19th of March with a 4-4 head to head record.
Inter – Formation
Inter
90'
29'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: André Onana , Matteo Darmian , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Robin Gosens , Edin Džeko and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Kristjan Asllani, Samir Handanovič, Marcelo Brozović , Mattia Zanotti, Valentin Carboni, Romelu Lukaku , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Alex Cordaz, Raoul Bellanova, Roberto Gagliardini and Stefan de Vrij.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Lautaro Martínez for Romelu Lukaku (71′), Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Marcelo Brozović (71′), Hakan Calhanoglu for Roberto Gagliardini (78′), Denzel Dumfries for Danilo D’Ambrosio (78′) and Robin Gosens for Mattia Zanotti (90′).
Best player: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
The most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.
Lecce – Formation
Lecce
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Marco Baroni played with: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Alessandro Tuia , Samuel Umtiti , Giuseppe Pezzella , Joan González , Morten Hjulmand , Youssef Maleh , Gabriel Strefezza , Assan Ceesay and Federico Di Francesco .
They had on the bench: Simone Romagnoli , Alexis Blin , Þórir Jóhann Helgason, Kristoffer Askildsen, Federico Brancolini, Tommaso Cassandro, Lorenzo Colombo, Marco Bleve, Lameck Banda, Pietro Ceccaroni, Rémi Oudin , Antonino Gallo and Mats Lemmens.
Substitutions
Lecce made 5 changes: Youssef Maleh for Alexis Blin (57′), Gabriel Strefezza for Remi Oudin (57′), Alessandro Tuia for Simone Romagnoli (65′), Federico Di Francesco for Lameck Banda (83′) and Joan González for Thórir Helgason (83′).
Best player: Assan Ceesay
The player that probably impressed the most for Lecce was Assan Ceesay.
His rating is with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Spezia – Hellas Verona – 0-0
- Inter – Lecce – 2-0
- Sampdoria – Salernitana – 0-0
- Roma – Juventus – 1-0
