MILANO. Inter overcome Genoa to win 2-1. It was Inter to strike first with a goal of Kristjan Asllani at the 30′. Then Alexis Sánchez scored again for Inter in the 38′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Johan Vásquez reduced the distance for Genoa (54′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Inter was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 75,421 spectators. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi assisted by Stefano Del Giovane and Vito Mastrodonato. The 4th official was Antonio Giua. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.98 degrees Celsius or 51.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a strong ball possession 62% while Genoa was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Genoa shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Inter received 3 yellow cards (Lautaro Martínez, Simone Inzaghi and Denzel Dumfries). Talking about the opposition, Genoa received 3 yellow cards (Johan Vásquez, Kevin Strootman and Morten Frendrup).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Inter has 72 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Genoa will stays with 33 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away with Bologna on the 10th of March with a 17-6 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (9 draws).
Genoa will host Monza on the 10th of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Monza (1 draw).
Inter – Formation
Inter
73'
22'
30'
Inter adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Benjamin Pavard , Stefan de Vrij , Carlos Augusto , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Kristjan Asllani , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Alexis Sánchez and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Marko Arnautović , Matteo Darmian , Marcus Thuram , Raffaele Di Gennaro, Davy Klaassen, Francesco Acerbi , Davide Frattesi, Tajon Buchanan, Yann Bisseck , Ebenezer Akinsamiro, A. Stanković and Emil Audero.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Denzel Dumfries for Matteo Darmian (46′), Federico Dimarco for Francesco Acerbi (65′), Alexis Sánchez for Marcus Thuram (65′), Lautaro Martínez for Marko Arnautović (76′) and Benjamin Pavard for Yann Bisseck (73′).
Player of the match: Alexis Sánchez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Alexis Sánchez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
Also Genoa adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alberto Gilardino played with: Josep Martínez , Koni De Winter , Mattia Bani , Johan Vásquez , Stefano Sabelli , Junior Messias , Milan Badelj , Morten Frendrup , Aarón Martín , Mateo Retegui and Albert Guðmundsson .
These were the players on the bench: Morten Thorsby, Emil Bohinen , Kevin Strootman , Vitinha , Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Caleb Ekuban, Giorgio Cittadini, Daniele Sommariva, Tommaso Pittino and Djed Spence .
Substitutions
Genoa made 4 changes: Morten Frendrup for Kevin Strootman (46′), Stefano Sabelli for Caleb Ekuban (88′), Junior Messias for Vitinha (63′) and Aarón Martín for Djed Spence (63′).
Player of the match: Johan Vásquez
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was Johan Vásquez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
