March 10, one of the matches of the 26th round of the Italian Football Championship was held. Spetsia (Italy) and Inter (Milan) met.
Italian Championship, Week 26
Spetsia (Italy) - Inter (Milan) - 2:1 (0:0)
Goals: Д. Maldini (55), M'Bala Nzola (87) - Lukaku (83)
Warnings: Emmanuel Gyasi (6), Mattia Caldara (12), Nicolaou (71)
Review of the match Spezia - Inter:
In the long-awaited Serie A match at the Alberto Picco Stadium, La Spezia and Inter met. In the first half, both teams tried to gain an advantage, but ended the match in a goalless draw. The second half began with two substitutions for La Spezia: Е. Shomurodov and S. Jurkowski replaced D. Maldini and A. Ekdahl respectively. It didn't take long for the hosts to break the deadlock: 55 minutes into the match D. Maldini, who had just been substituted, scored a goal and put La Spezia ahead. Inter responded with four substitutions, bringing on D. D'Ambrosio, H. Mkhitaryan, N. Barella and R. Gossens.
However, La Spezia struck again when R. Lukaku committed a foul in the penalty area, leading to a successful penalty kick by M. Nzola in the 87th minute. Just when it seemed that La Spezia had won, in the 83rd minute a penalty was awarded to Inter, which was calmly executed by R. Lukaku. The last minutes of the match were tense, "Spezia" kept a small advantage. In the last minutes La Spezia made the last substitution, releasing P. Wisniewski instead of D. Maldini who was the hero of the match. As a result, La Spezia got a 2-1 win. Although Inter had plenty of opportunities, they couldn't convert them into goals. On the other hand, La Spezia converted their chances to clinch the decisive win of their Serie A campaign.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Sassuolo vs La Spezia and Inter vs Juventus.
Match statistics for La Spezia vs Inter:
Spezia | Inter | |
---|---|---|
2 | Goals on goal | 7 |
4 | Strokes | 27 |
2 | Blocked kicks | 7 |
3 | Kicks from the penalty box | 20 |
1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 7 |
11 | Violations | 8 |
1 | Corner | 13 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
31% | Ball possession | 69% |
3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
6 | Saves by goalkeeper | 0 |
260 | Total assists | 551 |
186 | Accurate passes | 469 |
72% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |