The How of Cesc Fabregas competed at the San Siro, but fell with honor (2-0) against an Inter who remain in the fight for the ‘scudetto’. With a game pending, the team Simone Inzaghi It is third, three points behind stubborn leaders Atalanta and one behind Naples.
Cesc Fabregas, that the team is still one point away from relegation, resorted for the first time a line of five players in defense and the innovation paid off in the first place. Neat and solid at the back, Como withstood Inter’s offensive play well, Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Thuram were deactivated and they were only given two chances after the first half hour of the game had passed.
Only two chances for Inter in the first half
At first, after combining with Nicolò Barella, Denzel Dumfries The shot went over by a very narrow margin (33′). And before the break, Barella delayed again in the area so that’s it Federico Dimarco he trembled and took a low shot which he caught Pepe Reina (42′).
Como held firm defensively to recover and counterattack, but only had one shot on goal in the first half with a low shot. Nico Paz from outside the area where Yann Sommer stops in two halves (27′).
Real Madrid youth player, average starter with former Barcelona player Sergi Roberto, He could never look like himself again.
Carlos Augusto scores and avoids a tie
As soon as the second half started, Inter took advantage of their power with strategic plays. Hakan Calhanoglu take a corner and Carlos Augusto connected with a diving header that beat Pepe Reina (48′).
They were the worst moments for Como, who were at the mercy of Inter for several minutes, although their goal did not look seriously threatened. Cesc’s players never left the game and ‘came back’ with a double chance after the hour mark.
Carlos Augusto, author of the first goal, avoided the tie by avoiding that extreme Edoardo Goldaniga will push a cross into the net at the far post Andrea Belotti (62′). In the next corner the ball fell to Nico Paz, whose point-blank shot was deflected by Sommer.
Thuram points with great intent
Cesc, who was alive in the match, saw a yellow card for protesting a foul. The Catalan coach made four changes to give his team more strength, but Inter, who are very competitive, know better how to manage their advantage in games with open results and they are not given the option to score at the San Siro.
In addition, Marcus Thuram He lashed a spectacular shot past the short post that curled into the top corner despite the efforts of a Reina who managed to hold on to the ball. A great goal, the Frenchman’s 12th, equaliser Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) at the top of the list of top achievers.
match lineup
1
2
32
95
31
30
23
20
9
10
22
25
77
16
2
13
5
7
20
11
33
79
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Pepe Reina25
Ignace Van der Brempt77
79′
Alieu Fadera16
87′
Marc Kempf2
73′
23′
73′
Alberto Dossena13
47′
Edoardo Goldaniga5
73′
Gabriel Strefezza7
64′
Sergi Roberto20
65′
91′
92′
Andrea Bellotti11
73′
89′
Lucas da Cunha33
63′
88′
Nico Paz79
Replacements
Emil Audero1
Philip Jack15
73′
Federico Barba93
73′
Ben Kone4
65′
Alessio Iovine6
Daniele Baselli8
73′
Yannick Engelhardt26
88′
Matthias Braunöder27
79′
Luca Mazzitelli36
73′
86′
Simon Verdi90
Patrick Cutrone10
64′
Alberto Cerri17
87′
89′
coach
Simone Inzaghi
Cesc Fabregas
Source: La Verdad
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