REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Inter conquered Sassuolo to win 2-1. E. Dzeko was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Inter to strike first with a goal of E. Dzeko at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, E. Dzeko gave the win to Inter in the 75′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia. The referee was Simone Sozza who was helped by Filippo Valeriani and Pietro Dei Giudici. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sassuolo was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Inter that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Inter had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Sassuolo shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (G. M. Ferrari and A. Harroui). On the opposite side, Inter received 3 yellow cards (K. Asllani, D. D’Ambrosio and S. Inzaghi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sassuolo will stay with 12 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Inter will have 15 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will host Hellas Verona on the 24th of October with a 9-7 head to head statistic in favor of Sassuolo (4 draws).
Inter will play away agasint Atalanta on the 13th of November with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli , Jeremy Toljan , Martin Erlić , Gian Marco Ferrari , Rogério , Davide Frattesi , Maxime López , Kristian Thorstvedt , Emil Konradsen Ceide , Andrea Pinamonti and Armand Lauriente .
The home team had on the bench: Agustín Álvarez, Kaan Ayhan, Riccardo Marchizza, Matheus Henrique, Janis Antiste , Alessandro Russo, Luca D’Andrea, Ruan, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Pedro Obiang, Abdou Harroui and Gianluca Pegolo.
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: K. Thorstvedt for A. Harroui (71′), E. K. Ceide for J. Antiste (71′), M. Erlic for K. Ayhan (82′), D. Frattesi for A. Alvarez (82′) and G. M. Ferrari for G. Pegolo (90′).
Best player: Armand Lauriente
The most impressive player for Sassuolo was Armand Lauriente.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: André Onana , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Kristjan Asllani , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Edin Džeko .
These were the players on the bench: Matteo Darmian , Valentin Carboni, Stefan de Vrij, Nikolaos Botis, Dennis Curatolo, Roberto Gagliardini, Robin Gosens, Raoul Bellanova, Aleksandar Stanković, Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Samir Handanović and Milan Škriniar .
Substitutions
Inter made 4 changes: K. Asllani for H. Mkhitaryan (46′), D. D’Ambrosio for M. Skriniar (58′), F. Dimarco for M. Darmian (68′) and N. Barella for R. Gagliardini (84′).
Best player: Edin Džeko
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Edin Džeko.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.