Dzeko’s double hit is enough for Inter against Shakhtar Donetsk

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 8:37 PM• Jordi Tomasowa • Last update: 20:39

Internazionale did not make a mistake in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. I Nerazzurri were 2-0 too strong for Shakhtar Donetsk and took a big step towards the winter. Simone Inzaghi’s team first saw two goals disallowed, after which Edin Dzeko scored twice. Inter lead Group D with ten points from five matches. Real Madrid, which will play against Sheriff Tiraspol later tonight, follows one point.

Inter, where Denzel Dumfries started on the bench and Stefan de Vrij was missing due to an injury, recorded the first achievement of the match after more than ten minutes of play. Nicolò Barella got into a promising shooting position in the box, but the midfielder’s shot sailed over the goal. Halfway through the first half, the home side were still close to scoring the opening goal, when Andrea Ranocchia headed a corner just wide. For a few minutes, Inzaghi’s team managed to find the net.

A few minutes later, Anatoliy Trubin was tested by Edin Dzeko. However, the attacker headed straight at the goalkeeper from about eight meters. With just under an hour on the clock, Inter seemed to break the spell again, but again the goal was disallowed. Lautaro Martínez thought he would score 1-0 on Perisic’s instructions. However, the Argentine attacker was called back, because he gave Mykola Matvienko a push in the back. In the end, it was three times over for the home team. A blocked shot by Matteo Darmian fell at the feet of Dzeko, who shot in flawlessly into the left corner: 1-0.

Inter immediately increased the margin halfway through the second half. Perisic put the ball from the back line on a silver platter at the far post for Dzeko, who was then able to head the ball into an empty goal: 2-0. Marlos was still close to the connection goal in the final phase. The midfielder shot on the inside of the post, after which Dodo failed to get the ball inside in the second instance.