Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 10:40 PM• Last update: 22:47

Internazionale managed to narrowly win on Saturday evening visiting Sassuolo. Simone Inzaghi’s team fell behind in the first half thanks to a utilized penalty by Domenico Berardi. The introduction of Edin Dzeko turned out to be a golden move after the break. The Bosnian striker was good for the equalizer and was at the basis of Lautaro Martínez’s winning goal: 1-2. Inter rises to second place in the rankings with the win, while Sassuolo occupies thirteenth place.

Inzaghi changed his team compared to the Champions League match with Shakhtar Donetsk (0-0) in three positions. Remarkably enough, Dzeko had to take a seat on the bench, Denzel Dumfries, on the other hand, kept his base place. In the Città del Tricolore, the home of Sassuolo, the reigning Italian champion got the first big chance of the match. Martínez returned the ball to Nicolò Barella after a smooth attack. However, the midfielder shot right past the post. The home team also immediately asserted themselves. Berardi gave the ball to Grégoire Defrel after a quick counter, who then forced Samir Handanovic to a final save.

Inter ahead?? Edin Džeko is awarded a penalty and Lautaro Martínez gratefully shoots within 1-2. What a substitute for Džeko??#ZiggoSport #SeriesA #SassuoloInter pic.twitter.com/SaGlj0kbWl

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) October 2, 2021

It were i Neroverdi who took the lead after more than twenty minutes. Jérémie Boga went over the leg of Inter defender Milan Skriniar, after which referee Luca Pairetto could do nothing but put the ball on the spot. Berardi convincingly shot Torino ahead from eleven meters: 1-0. On the stroke of half-time, Stefan de Vrij crawled through the eye of the needle. The defender played a too short pass-back to Handanovic, who then collided with Defrel far outside his penalty area. Sassuolo’s players screamed for a red card, but Pairetto wouldn’t hear of it.

Inter could not make a fist in the first fifteen minutes of the second company, whereupon Inzaghi decided to apply a quadruple substitution. This had an immediate effect, especially the introduction of Dzeko turned out to be a golden opportunity. Ivan Perisic hurled a ball in front of the goal from the left, after which the striker crawled in front of defender Gian Marco Ferrari and headed in hard: 1-1. I Nerazzurri even took the lead twelve minutes before the end and again Dzeko was at the base. The goal-getter was knocked over in the sixteen by Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli. Pairetto pointed decisively to the penalty spot and the opportunity was then converted by Martínez: 1-2. Dzeko seemed to close the game just before time. This time, however, his goal was disallowed for offside.