MILANO. Inter annihilates Fiorentina 4-0 with goals of Marcus Thuram (23′), Lautaro Martínez (53′), Hakan Calhanoglu (58′ pen) and Lautaro Martínez (73′). Fiorentina lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marchetti with the support of Alessandro Costanzo and Matteo Passeri. The 4th official was Juan Luca Sacchi. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.28 degrees Celsius or 79.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Inter
4 - 0
Fiorentina
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 21 Total 6
- 11 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 81 Attack 104
- 29 Dangerous attack 42
- 90 Ball safe 99
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Fiorentina was in firm control of the ball 60% while Inter was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fiorentina was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Inter managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Inter shot 21 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Fiorentina shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Inter received 1 yellow card (Nicolò Barella). On the other side, Fiorentina received 2 yellow cards (Andrade Davis Nicolas and Luca Ranieri).
Match Timeline
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After playing this match, Inter has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Fiorentina stays with 4 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will host Milan on the 16th of September with a 24-10 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (9 draws).
Fiorentina will host Atalanta on the 17th of September with a 18-8 head to head stats in favor of Fiorentina (11 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Yann Sommer , Matteo Darmian , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Calhanoglu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram .
The home team had on the bench: Davide Frattesi , Juan Cuadrado , Marko Arnautovic , Davy Klaassen, Kristjan Asllani , Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto , Yann Bisseck, Alessandro Calligaris, Lucien Agoumé, Issiaka Kamate, Amadou Makhtar Sarr and Emil Audero.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: Nicolò Barella for Davide Frattesi (59′), Marcus Thuram for Marko Arnautovic (70′), Federico Dimarco for Carlos Augusto (70′), Denzel Dumfries for Juan Cuadrado (70′) and Hakan Calhanoglu for Kristjan Asllani (78′).
Best player: Lautaro Martínez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Lautaro Martínez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
