MILANO. Inter had a surprising win over Spezia with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Gagliardini (36′) and a penalty scored by L. Martinez (58′). Inter was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Wednesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Ghersini with the collaboration of Daniele Marchi and Giuseppe Maccaddino. The 4th official was Daniele Paterna. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a superior ball possession 63% while Spezia was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 32 times, 12 on target, 20 off target. On the opposite side, Spezia shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Inter received 1 yellow card (L. Martinez). Regarding the opposition, Spezia received 2 yellow cards (R. Manaj and J. Kiwior).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Inter will have 34 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Spezia will stay with 11 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away against Roma on the 4th of December with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Roma (16 draws).
Spezia will host Sassuolo on the 5th of December with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sassuolo (0 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter
87'
36'
44'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanovič , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Milan Škriniar , Federico Dimarco , Denzel Dumfries , Roberto Gagliardini , Marcelo Brozović , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Ivan Perišić , Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa .
The home team had on the bench: Edin Džeko , Alexis Sánchez , Andrei Radu, Fabio Cortinovis, Stefano Sensi , Alex Cordaz, Martín Satriano, Arturo Vidal, Mattia Zanotti, Matías Vecino, Franco Carboni and Nicolò Barella.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: H. Calhanoglu for S. Sensi (69′), L. Martinez for E. Dzeko (73′), J. Correa for A. Sanchez (74′), M. Brozovic for M. Vecino (87′) and R. Gagliardini for A. Vidal (87′).
Best player: Lautaro Martínez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Lautaro Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
Spezia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Thiago Motta played with: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Petko Hristov , Martin Erlić , Jakub Kiwior , Arkadiusz Reca , Viktor Kovalenko , Jacopo Sala , Emmanuel Gyasi , Eddie Salcedo and Rey Manaj .
They had on the bench: Ebrima Colley, Janis Antiste, Petar Zovko, Mehdi Bourabia , Salvador Ferrer , Dimitris Nikolaou, Giulio Maggiore , M’Bala Nzola, David Strelec, Jeroen Zoet, Simone Bastoni and Daniele Verde .
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: K. Amian for S. Ferrer (46′), A. Reca for S. Bastoni (46′), J. Sala for M. Bourabia (64′), V. Kovalenko for G. Maggiore (65′) and E. Salcedo for D. Verde (69′).
Best player: Ivan Provedel
The most impressive player for Spezia was the goalkeeper: Ivan Provedel. His rating is 8.11. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
