Inter claimed second place after winning a big win at Marassi.
Inter Milan successfully shaved Genoa host with a landslide score, 3-0, in the Italian Serie A at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday (7/26) early morning hrs.
Brace Romelu Lukaku plus one goal from Alexis Sanchez ensured the Nerazzurri won full points, while shifting Atalanta from second place in the standings.
Line-up
GENOA (3-5-2): Mattia Perin; Cristian Zapata, Cristian Romero, Edoardo Goldaniga; Peter Ankersen, Filip Jagiello, Valon Behrami, Nicolo Rovella, Domenico Criscito; Andrea Favilli, Andrea Pinamonti.
INTER (3-4-1-2) : Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Andrea Ranocchia, Diego Godin; Victor Moses, Roberto Gagliardini, Marcelo Brozovic, Cristiano Biraghi; Christian Eriksen; Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez.
Summary
Genoa vs Inter – Curated tweets by GOAL_ID
The course of the match
5 ‘- Genoa start the match well. They play fast passes that make Inter depressed. However, Il Grifone has not been able to create opportunities so far.
8 ‘- OPPORTUNITIES! Genoa won its first chance through the action of Pinamonti, who struck Cristico’s cross through a header, but the striker’s effort was still wide on the left side of the goal.
13 ‘- Inter launch a dangerous charge! Moses broke away from Jagiello escort before releasing a breakthrough bait to the right side of the penalty area. Lukaku tried to use the pass, but his shot was blocked by Zapata.
18 ‘- Moses again becomes the initiator of the Inter attack. From the right wing, the former Chelsea supplied the bait into the Genoa penalty box, but Romero managed to block the ball before Lautaro could continue.
22 ‘- OPPORTUNITIES! Eriksen designed Inter’s counter-attack by collaborating with Lukaku, but the efforts of the two players were hampered by the Genoa defender. Not long ago Brozovic tried to use a wild ball at the end of the penalty area, but his shot was wide.
30 ‘- Lukaku and Lautaro work together nicely to produce a mature pass for Eriksen, but the former Tottenham Hotspur failed to take advantage of the opportunity after his shot went too high.
34′ – GOAL! Inter finally managed to break the deadlock! Lukaku broke free from a Genoa defender before snatching Biraghi’s cross through a header at the far post!
43 ‘- Genoa has the chance to evenly score from the situation set piece , but Jagiello’s free kick is still slightly off the right side of the goal.
HALF-TIME : Genoa 0-1 Inter
50 ‘- Gagliardini grabs a chance from outside the penalty area, but the Inter young midfielder’s shot does not lead to the Genoa goal.
61 ‘- Romero assists the Genoa attack by supplying a cross from the right wing. Criscito tried to use the central defender’s pass at the end of the penalty box, but the speculative shot from the ex-Zenit St. Petersburg bounced too high.
65 ‘- Moses makes a brilliant move past Criscito in the right wing. The winger then sent a pull to the near post, but the pass failed to be directed at goal by Lukaku.
68 ‘- Again, Moses supplies a dangerous pull to the Genoa penalty box! But this time the Nigerian operand was cleared by Ankersen before he could be struck by Valero.
79 ‘- Lukaku takes individual action towards the Genoa penalty box, but the Belgian striker’s penetration has been muted by Goldaniga. The second half was running tight, both teams have not been able to create clean opportunities so far.
82′ – GOAL! Inter double the score! Sanchez without difficulty means successfully completing the bait pull from Moses in the mouth of the goal. The former Barcelona kick was unable to be reached by Perin.
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88 ‘- The Nerazzurri aim for the next goal through Candreva’s speculative action, but the winger’s shot that replaces Moses bounced far above the crossbar.
90+3′ – GOAL! I got a brace! After receiving a pass from Brozovic, the big striker outwitted two Genoa defenders before firing accurately into the left corner of the goal!
FULL-TIME : Genoa 0-3 Inter Milan
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