He still maintains the leadership of Inter, but now without the full strength, now without the determination of the first days, now without the wonderful condition of invincibility at the beginning of Serie A, defeated by Sassuolo and a great purpose from Berardi, who made the difference with a left-footed shot to complete the comeback and the ‘neroazzurro’ heartbreak (1-2).
Milan overtook Inter, with the same points, but a worse goal difference. Their five consecutive victories, their stability at the beginning of the tournament, suddenly ended in their stadium, due to the determination, football and belief of Sassuolo, who did not give up, who had more chances than the leader of the table and who, Finally, he got the reward.
Inter struck first: on the brink of half-time, Denzel Dumfries He waited, waited and waited, for five seconds, with the ball under control, facing Viti, Sassuolo’s defense, until he overflowed first, opened a gap and launched the left-footed shot that put his team ahead, relieved until then by the interventions of Yann Sommer.
The two saved the Swiss international goalkeeper Berardi and Bajrami, After half an hour, with two shots (one flew to drive the ball over the crossbar and the other fell to the ground to block a long-range attempt), they kept the score 0-0 until then, until the decider appearance of Dumfries at 1-0 that barely lasted on the scoreboard.
Sommer failed
Because Sommer, the best in the first half, failed in the second. I have warned Erlic, with a deflected header, alone before the goal. The cross came from Berardi, who had put the Inter Milan defense several times, who in the 54th minute conceded their second goal of the entire season in Serie A, scoring Bajramiwith a shot at the near post that the Swiss goalkeeper failed to save, signaled for such action, for 1-1 that reopened the rivalry.
Great goal from Berardi
It was even worse for him Inter, unknown, exposed to imminent harm and great goal from Berardi, who handled the ball in the corner of the area and unleashed a spectacular left-footed shot at the other post, out of Sommer’s reach. An indisputable shot after match time. No one was surprised. The course of the match, even 1-2 is predictable.
Then Consigli appeared, to deny the tie to Frattesi, already inside the offensive proposed by Inter, with Alexis Sánchez already on the pitch, instead of Marcus Thuram. This is one of the four one-time changes he made Simone Inzaghi to inspire his team, knowing that, within that script, defeat is an inevitable thing.
The Milanese team pushed in the final stretch; Dumfries made it 2-2 with a header, until Pedersen miraculously crossed; Lauriente made it 1-3 and Lautaro Martínez starred at the last minute. That’s not enough. Berardi has made a difference before. Manchester City is the only full team in the five major European leagues. Inter are done with their first defeat of the season.
INTER
12
SASSOLO
Inter: Summer; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni (De Vrij, 68′); Dumfries, Barella, Çalhanoglu (Klaassen, 85′), Mkhitaryan (Frattesi, 68′), Dimarco (Carlos Augusto, 68′); Marcus Thuram (Alexis Sánchez, 68′), Lautaro Martínez
The
Sassuolo: Consigli; Toljan, Erlic (Ferrari, 81′), Viti (Tressoldi, 61′), Viña (Pedersen, 46′); Boloca, Matheus Henrique; Berardi, Bajrami (Samu Castillejo, 61′), Laurienté; Pinamonti (Defrel, 78′)
The
Goals: 1-0 Dumfries (46′), 1-1 Bajrami (54′), 1-2 Berardi (63′)
Referee: Luca Massimi. Yellow for Matheus Henrique (74′)
Spectators: 70,864 at San Siro
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Source: La Verdad
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