FIRENZE. Inter was able to turn the table against Fiorentina. It was Fiorentina to score first with a goal from R. Sottil. However, later Inter found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with M. Darmian (52′), E. Dzeko (55′) and I. Perisic (87′).
The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri who had the assistance of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Fiorentina started with a aggressive line-up. On the opposite side, Inter adopted a 3-5-2 formation.
Fiorentina – Formation
Fiorentina
65'
78'
23'
The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Marco Benassi , Nikola Milenković , Matija Nastasić , Cristiano Biraghi , Giacomo Bonaventura , Lucas Torreira , Alfred Duncan , Riccardo Sottil , Dušan Vlahović and Nicolás González .
The home team had on the bench: Aleksandr Kokorin , Antonio Rosati, Youssef Maleh, Aleksa Terzić, Riccardo Saponara , Alessandro Bianco, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Sofyan Amrabat , Álvaro Odriozola , Pietro Terracciano, José Callejón and Igor Júlio.
Best player: Riccardo Sottil
The player that probably impressed the most for Fiorentina was Riccardo Sottil.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Inter – Formation
Inter
18'
On the other side, Simone Inzaghi played with: Samir Handanovič , Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Matteo Darmian , Nicolò Barella , Marcelo Brozović , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Ivan Perišić , Edin Džeko and Lautaro Martínez .
They had on the bench: Federico Dimarco , Danilo D’Ambrosio, Aleksandar Kolarov, Andrei Radu, Alexis Sánchez , Mattia Sangalli, Denzel Dumfries , Matías Vecino , Martín Satriano, Andrea Ranocchia, Roberto Gagliardini and Alex Cordaz.
Best player: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 18
- 6 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 93 Attack 77
- 40 Dangerous attack 57
- 79 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Fiorentina was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Inter was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the encounter.
Fiorentina shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Inter shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Fiorentina received 1 yellow card (N. Gonzalez). On the opposite side, Inter received 3 yellow cards (M. Skriniar, M. Darmian and H. Calhanoglu).
N. Gonzalez (Fiorentina) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fiorentina will stay with 9 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Inter will have 13 points like Milan to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Fiorentina will play away against Udinese on the 26th of September with a 19-11 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (6 draws).
Inter will host Atalanta on the 25th of September with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Inter (10 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
