The Editorial Staff Wednesday 20 September 2023, 10.58pm
SAN SEBASTIAN (SPAIN) – The match ends 1-1 Real Sociedad and Inter, first day of the Champions League group stage. The Nerazzurri grabbed a late equalizer with Lautaro Martinez, after going behind at the start of the match (goal by Brais Mendez in the fourth minute) and having risked capitulating several times. Sommer, in the second half, kept Inzaghi’s men afloat.
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Brais Mendez punishes Sommer
Rocket start for the hosts who first came close to taking the lead in the third minute (post by Barrenetxea)then (sixty seconds later) they score the 1-0 goal: Bastoni allows the ball to be stolen coming out of Brais Mendez, who in front of Sommer, opens the inside and gives the Spaniards the lead. Inter suffer the blow: Asllani gets a yellow card for a foul on the scorer, while Arnautovic struggling to get into the game. In the 20th minute the former Bologna center forward shoots at the outgoing goalkeeper, but the assistant stops the play by signaling the off-side. Real Sociedad was more dangerous, coming close to doubling the lead first with a close range header The Normanthen with an attempt by Kubo, who finds Sommer’s response from a tight angle.
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Lautaro Martinez decisive
The second half began without any changes, but with two prodigious interventions from Sommer: the Nerazzurri goalkeeper first saved an attempted free kick from Brais Mendez, then was exceptional in blocking Oyarzabal’s close-range header, on the Merino bank. Inzaghi runs for cover and inserts Thuram, Frattesi and Dimarco, for Bastoni, Asllani and Arnautovic. At 64′ Barella comes into contact with Brais Mendez. The referee first draws the Red card (convinced that the Nerazzurri midfielder kicked his opponent), then recalled by the VAR he changes his mind. But the script doesn’t seem to change: it’s always Real Sociedad who plays the game: Merino he heads off a corner and chipped the crossbar. Inzaghi also plays the Alexis Sanchez card (in place of Mkhitaryan). Inter went unbalanced and found the goal in the 78th minute with Thuram (served by Carlos Augusto), but the referee disallowed it for offside. 8 minutes pass and Inter draws: Lautaro Martinez he pounces on a cross shot from Frattesi and scores the goal to make it 1-1. Inter believes in it and attacks with full force in injury time: the last attempt is from Lautaro Martinez in the sixth minute of injury time, with a shot that goes wide.
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2023-09-20 20:58:37
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