Inter Milan’s flawless start to the Serie A season was brought to an end as they suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat at home to Sassuolo on Wednesday.
Denzel Dumfries put Inter ahead just before halftime, but a rapid turn of events in the second half, including a sensational goal by Domenico Berardi, handed Sassuolo another notable victory, following their 4-2 win against Juventus over the weekend.
This outcome resulted in Inter and their city rivals, AC Milan, sharing the same number of points at the summit of the table, thanks in part to the contribution of United States international Christian Pulisic, who played a pivotal role in Rossoneri’s 3-1 win over Cagliari.
Inter had aimed to secure their sixth consecutive victory in an impressive start to the season, and they had been the only unbeaten team left in Serie A.
Initially, things seemed to be going according to plan when they took the lead during stoppage time in the first half. Dumfries made a brilliant move, cutting inside from the right and skillfully navigating past one defender before slotting the ball between the legs of another and into the bottom left corner.
However, the warning signs had already appeared, and Sassuolo managed to level the score in the 54th minute when Berardi found Nedim Bajrami, whose shot squeezed in between Inter’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer and the near post.
Berardi then added his name to the scoresheet nine minutes later, executing a superb curling strike into the bottom left corner after cutting inside.
Inter performance and stats
Inter is currently 1st in the Serie A with 15 points.
In the last 6 games, it has won 5 times and lost once. In its last match, Inter lost 1-2 against Sassuolo.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 15 goals and conceding 3.
Inter will play the next match in Serie A against Salernitana on Saturday 30th of September in Salerno. The prediction is Inter winning the match.
Milan performance and stats
Milan is currently 2nd in the Serie A with 15 points.
In the last 6 games, it has won 5 times and lost once. In its last match, Milan won 1-3 against Cagliari.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 13 goals and conceding 8.
Milan will play the next match in Serie A against Lazio on Saturday 30th of September in Milano. The prediction is Milan winning the match.
Sassuolo performance and stats
Sassuolo is currently 8th in the Serie A with 9 points.
In the last 6 games, it has won 3 times and lost 3 times. In its last match, Sassuolo won 1-2 against Inter.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 11 goals and conceding 12.
Sassuolo will play the next match in Serie A against Monza on Monday 2nd of October in Reggio nell’Emilia. The prediction is Sassuolo winning the match.