And at the sixth theInter he stopped. After the Juventus, Sassuolo snatches another scalp from a big team, conquering San Siro in a comeback inspired by Berardi and handing their first defeat to Simone Inzaghi's men, who were coming off five wins in their first five league games.
A run that suddenly ends for the Nerazzurri, even if some warning signs had already been glimpsed in the difficulties with Real Sociedad in Champions League and with Empoli. At the top of the table, Lautaro Martinez and his teammates are joined by Milan (with Juventus at -2), but above all they demonstrate that they have not completely cured the difficulties of last season, given the many points lost against teams that are not of the very first rank.
A declining performance for Inter, who started well but lost their way minute after minute, collapsing at the start of the second half despite the advantage signed by Dumfries at the end of the first half. And a less than perfect Sommer also had a hand in it, whose clumsy intervention on a shot by Bajrami led to the equaliser for Sassuolo before the magic of Berardi who gave the three points to the Neroverdi.
Spurred on by the 70-plus crowd at San Siro, Inter had started well, immediately stepping on the accelerator with Thuram revving up and collecting corners (three in the first five minutes). The Nerazzurri's mistake was then to slow down, perhaps with too much confidence in their own abilities, as if they knew that sooner or later a chance to break the deadlock would come.
The problem is that Sassuolo has gained confidence and the field in the meantime, with Darmian closing down at the last minute on Pinamonti and Sommer responding first on Toljan and then on Bajrami. However, when the Neroverdi seem to have the game under control, Inter's counterattack arrives: a personal action by Dumfries who skips past Viti and breaks the deadlock with his left foot.
But that not everything is alright is demonstrated immediately after by Calhanoglu, who gives Bajrami the chance to equalize but the midfielder fails to score after beating Sommer. What seemed to be just signals in the first half, at the beginning of the second half become certainties, because Inzaghi's men practically do not come out of the locker room.
Erlic immediately had the ball for the 1-1, but his header from inside the six-yard box failed to hit the target, with the ball going out by a few centimetres. But it was only a matter of minutes, because Berardi found Bajrami, a dry right-footer that Sommer dived badly into the goal and Sassuolo equalised.
And the Neroverdi don't stop, inspired again by Berardi: this time the winger takes matters into his own hands, skips past Mkhitaryan and with a splendid left-footed volley puts the guests ahead. Inzaghi tries to turn things around with the changes and the former Frattesi has the ball for the equaliser, but Consigli is good at coming out to close it down.
But it's just a flash, because Laurienté has two chances to make it 3-1 but finds Sommer in his way. These are the last emotions, Inter doesn't even have the strength for the final assault except for a wasted opportunity by Lautaro: Sassuolo laughs, Inzaghi's run after the sprint start stops.
Article published on 27 September 2023 - 23:08
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