Inter will have to wait to become champions of Serie A. Now Atlético’s next rival in the Champions League round of 16 had the chance to do so but did not go beyond a draw (1-1) in their visit to Genoa and will be guaranteed will finish the first round of the Italian championship in the lead, with a day early, if open Juventus, second by five points, will not lose to Roma in their visit to the Olympic Stadium.
The first half of the game was marked by several delays that prevented the game from continuing. In fact, when the first quarter of an hour was over, The referee was forced to stop its progress in seven minutes as thick smoke caused by lighting flares in the stands means that the evolution of the players on the field cannot be followed.
Second game without Lautaro
After the break, Inter, who charged the absence for the second consecutive game of their scorer Lautaro Martínez Due to muscle discomfort, he gradually took over the game by imposing his strong midfield even without creating clear chances.
Genoa, with a particularly sharp Aaron Martín on the left wing, he reacted, stretched and was about to advance with a goal of his own Francesco Acerbi crosses back and the ball goes past the post with its goalkeeper Yann Sommer smoothie.
Arnautovic’s controversial goal
Inter managed to tip the score in their favor in the 41st minute in a controversial move since Genoa protested a foul by Yann Bisseck, that pushes an opponent back while throwing.
The ball fell on Nicolò Barellawhose shot was deflected off the post by Valencian goalkeeper Josep Martínez and Marko Arnautovic shot in delight. The Austrian took advantage of the absence of Lautaro Martínez to score his first goal garter belt with ‘nerazzurra’ shirt.
Dragusin ties
But Genoa by Alberto Gilardino, a team that at home has caused problems for the greats like Roma (4-1), Naples (2-2) and Juventus (1-1), putting them in trouble at set pieces or tied for a very long time of the injury of the first part in a corner that promising Romanian central defender Radu Dragusin heads to the net (21 years old) with a strong and chopped finish. The ball bounced in front of Sommer and he was surprised.
The Valencian Josep Martínez, steady
In the second half, Genoa continued to fight against an Inter team that struggled to overcome their pressure. His best and almost only chance came from a Hakan Çalhanoglu free kick Acerbi headed over and the ever-confident Josep Martínez deflected off the same line (67′).
Finally, despite the changes introduced by Simone Inzaghi A wary Inter had to settle for a draw against a fierce rival who did not allow them to develop their game. Josep Martínez is insurmountable and the distribution of points is clearly fair.
GENOA
11
INTER
Genoa: Josep Martínez; Bani, Dragusin, De Winter (Johan Vásquez, 46′); Sabelli, Frendrup, Strootman (Malinovskyi, 61′), Aarón Martín (Junior Messias, 78′); Badelj; Gudmundsson, Caleb Ekuban (Retegui, 61′)
The
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck (Pavard, 90′), Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian (Dumfries, 78′), Barella (Frattesi, 78′), Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan (Klaassen, 90′), Carlos Augusto; Marcus Thuram, Arnautovic (Alexis Sánchez, 71′)
The
Goals: 0-1 Arnautovic (42′), 1-1 Dragusin (52′)
Referee: Daniele Doveri. Yellow for Gudmundsson (67′), Dragusin (69′), Barella (77′), Mkhitaryan (86′)
Spectators: 33,249 at Luigi Ferraris
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Source: La Verdad
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