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Inter Milan managed to win 3-0 at home above Genoa on day ke-24 Italian League. These results make The Snake even stronger at the top of the standings.
Inter entertain Genoa at the Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday (28/2/2021) evening WIB. The Nerazzurri scored in the 32nd second through Romelu Lukaku’s action.
But after that, the hosts had trouble scoring again due to the glory of Mattia Perin under the Genoa ruler. New Inter were able to double their lead in the 69th minute from Matteo Darmian’s goal.
Alexis Sanchez, who had just entered the second half, then completed Inter’s win. He scored in the 79th minute to give Antonio Conte’s men a 3-0 win.
This victory made Inter even stronger at the top of the standings with 56 points. La Beneamata is seven points ahead of AC Milan in second place.
As for Genoa, the defeat against Inter kept them stuck in 13th position. Goran Pandev et al collected 26 points.
The course of the match
Inter have been able to open up the advantage when the game has not even walked one minute. After combining with Lautaro Martinez in midfield, Lukaku stabbed into the front of the penalty box then kicked horizontally.
Goal!! Lukaku’s shot shot into the right corner of the Genoa goal without being able to be dammed by Mattia Perin. Inter took a 1-0 lead when the game was just in the 32nd second.
Romelu Lukaku opens Inter Milan’s lead against Genoa (AP Photo / Luca Bruno) Photo: AP / Luca Bruno— |
Inter did not relax their attacks even though they were able to lead quickly. In the 19th minute, Nicolo Barella almost doubled the Snake’s lead from a long-range shot. However, this effort still hit the visitors’ goalposts.
Genoa, who were left behind, slowly appeared calmer in building their attacks midway through the first half. However, they were close to being punished by an Inter counter-attack in the 31st minute.
Lukaku through individual action into the penalty box then takes off a hard kick. Il Grifone survived being conceded after Perin was able to swiftly ward off the ball.
In the 32nd minute, Genoa have a chance after Samir Handanovic doesn’t stick to the ball in anticipation of a corner. Gianluca Scamacca struck the wild ball. Handanovic paid for this error by being able to stem the threat of Scamacca.
Perin returned to action to save the Genoa goal in the 37th and 39th minute. He successively secured two threats from Martinez.
Perin’s brilliance helped Genoa concede just one in the first half, although, Inter released many dangerous threats. Score 1-0 for Inter lasted until halftime.
After the break, Inter’s pressure was not as intense as in the first half. Meanwhile, Genoa are also still having trouble threatening Inter’s goal. The tempo of the match dropped at the start of the second half.
When Inter got stuck, Lukaku’s action again presented a solution. Moving in front of the Genoa penalty box, he managed to attract three Genoa players before passing the ball to Matteo Darmian.
Goal!! Uncontrollable Darmian on the right side of the penalty box fired a hard kick into the right corner of the goal. Inter led 2-0.
Matteo Darmian’s goal gave Inter Milan a 2-0 lead over Genoa (AP Photo / Luca Bruno) Photo: AP / Luca Bruno— |
In the 78th minute, Inter scored their third goal of the match. Lukaku has an important role again.
Goal!! The ball gagged by Lukaku who was pushed over by Perin was able to be headed by Alexis Sanchez to shake Genoa’s net. VAR reviewed this goal as a result of Lukaku being indicated offside. However, the final decision called Lukaku onside so Inter moved 3-0 away.
In the remaining matches, Inter have several opportunities to increase their advantage. Golden opportunities owned by D’Ambrosia and Sanchez. However, Perin still looks good even though he has conceded three goals.
Inter closed this match with a 3-0 win.
Lineups of Players
Inter Milan: Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Matteo Darmian (Danilo D’Ambrosio 84 ‘), Nicolo Barella (Arturo Vidal 84’), Marcelo Brozovic (Roberto Gagliardini 76 ‘), Christian Eriksen, Ivan Perisic (Ashley Young 84’); Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez (Alexis Sanchez 76 ‘).
Genoa: Mattia Perin; Edoardo Goldaniga, Ivan Radovanovic (Jerome Onguene 46 ‘), Cristian Zapata; Paolo Ghiglione (Eldor Shomurodov 62 ‘), Kevin Strootman (Valon Behrami 46’), Nicolo Rovella, Filippo Melegoni (Manolo Portanova 71 ‘), Lennart Czyborra; Marko Pjaca, Gianluca Scamacca (Goran Pandev 62 ‘).
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