Final score

16 July 2020 21:45

SPAL
0 - 4
Inter
29' (2nd half) Gagliardini
15' (2nd half) Sanchez
10' (2nd half) Biraghi
37' Candreva
Referee: Antonio Giua / Linesmen: Alassio, Gori / Fourth official: Abbattista / Assistants: Doveri, Di Iorio
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46' It's half-time at the Stadio Mazza in Ferrara. Inter have the lead thanks to Candreva's 37' opener!
45' The Fourth Official announces that there will be one minute of added time
40' Cerri finds Strefezza in the box, and the SPAL wide-man beats Handanovic to it, but ultimately fails to find the target
37' Goaal! Goaaaalll! Candrevaaaa! A splendid passage of play from the Nerazzurri. Sanchez puts Candreva through on the right flank before the Inter winger fires home, beating Letica at the far post: 1-0 Inter!!!
35' Cerri has a pop from the edge of the area for SPAL, but the shot is wildly off-target
32' Booking for Bastoni for a foul in midfield
31' Eriksen whips one in from the left, but no one gets on the end of it, and Letica gets a glove to it
27' Letica's clearance falls short, Sanchez recovers it and goes for a worldie from range, but his speculative effort misses by a whisker!
24' Sanchez takes a longshot with his right from 25 yards. But El Niño Maravilla's effort is blocked and he can't find the mark
19' Eriksen puts a dangerous ball into the box, and then has a pop himself with his left in the aftermath, but it's blocked by the SPAL defence
19' Petagna hits the crossbar, picking up a wayward pass in the area and shooting with his left: the deflection off Škriniar sends the ball floating until it grazes the crossbar. Now SPAL too have hit the woodwork
15' Eriksen finds Gagliardini in the area, but his header is straight at Letica, who saves comfortably
14' Eriksen slices in a free kick which goes out for another corner after a slight deflection
10' A cagey spell in the game, as both sides probe away. Inter setting the pace while SPAL are on the back foot, looking to hit Inter on the counter
5' CHANCE FOR BROSOVIC! Candreva plays the Nerazzurri midfielder in, but he hits the woodwork from the edge of the box, with Letica beaten!
2' Gagliardini gets a touch on Eriksen's corner, but Dabo just about beats Lautaro to it just inches away from the goal line, preventing El Toro from opening the scoring
2' Eriksen frees up Biraghi: he comes down the wing, puts it into the mixer, and the save earns Inter their first corner
1' And we're off: Antonio Conte's Nerazzurri get proceedings underway. Come on boys! Forza Inter!
1' It's matchday at the Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara, where Inter will be taking on SPAL in the 32nd round of fixtures of the Serie A season. The Nerazzurri are pursuing a win that will send them back up to second in the league!
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40' The pace has slowed somewhat, with Inter sitting comfortably on a 3-0 lead
38' Sala takes a shot from distance, but the SPAL right-back fires wide
36' Double change for SPAL: Salamon and Tunjov replace Vicari and Murgia
36' Eriksen has a pop from the edge of the area, but it's off the mark
34' Lorenzo Pirola makes his debut for the Nerazzurri, replacing Candreva
34' Another change for Inter: Esposito comes on for Sanchez.
34' A lofted through ball to Di Francesco, who sends it high up into the stands from the left flank
30' Substitution for SPAL: Di Francesco is on for Cerri
29' Substitution for Inter: Borja Valero is on for the man still celebrating scoring Inter's fourth, Roberto Gagliardini
29' Goal! Goaaalll! It's all done and dusted here in Ferrara! Gagliardini fires home into an open goal after Young picks him out from the left wing: 4-0!!!
23' Counter-attack from SPAL culminates in a powerful left-footed strike from Petagna, but he can't find the target
22' SPAL make their first changes: D'Alessandro is on for Strefezza and Cionek for Reca
20' Inter are inches away from the cherry on the cake, with Sanchez just failing to pick out Eriksen with an open goal gaping
18' And Young is on for Biraghi
18' Double change for Inter: Conte brings on D'Ambrosio for Bastoni
17' Rannocchia brings Petagna down: SPAL have a free-kick and it's yellow for the Nerazzurri defender
15' Goal! Goalll!! Sancheeezz! Another exquisite move from the Nerazzurri culminating in a shot from Sanchez, who turns in Biraghi's cross: 3-0!!!
10' Goaal! Goaaallll! The Nerazzurri double their lead, with Biraghi hitting an inch-perfect strike with his right, giving Letica no chance: 2-0!!!
9' Biraghi with a late challenge on Strefezza. It's yellow for the Nerazzurri wide-man
7' A miraculous save from Letica oon Sanchez's effort, assisted by Lautaro. Nerazzurri a whisker away from doubling their lead!
6' Booking for Murgia after repeatedly tugging Brozovic
3' Lautaro is brought down on his way into the area. A free-kick in a promising position for Inter.
1' Valdiiori brings down Sanchez: it's yellow for the SPAL midfielder
1' And we're back underway: SPAL are kicking off. Come on, boys! Forza Inter!

Biraghi
6.95
6.95
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Ranocchia
6.74
6.74
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Handanovic
5.52
5.52
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D'Ambrosio
5.86
5.86
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Brozovic
5.74
5.74
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Candreva
7.23
7.23
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Gagliardini
6.43
6.43
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Skriniar
6.21
6.21
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Valero
5.95
5.95
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Martínez
6.19
6.19
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Esposito
5.99
5.99
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Bastoni
6.18
6.18
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Pirola
6.32
6.32
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Sanchez
8.12
8.12
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Young
6.56
6.56
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Eriksen
6.46
6.46
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Average rating 6.4 SEND RATINGS
12 shots on target 16
7 shots off target 7
10 fouls committed 9
0 corners 7
0 offsides 1
39% ball possession 61%

 

  • Inter Milan are the team SPAL have lost the most Serie A games against (26), including 12 of their last 15 (D3).
  • SPAL have not won in Serie A against Inter Milan since 1962, the Nerazzurri winning 12 times (including three in the last three meetings) and sharing three draws since then.
  • SPAL have won just four of their 18 Serie A home games against Inter Milan (D5 L9).
  • SPAL have not scored more than one goal in a home game against Inter since 1957 – they have played 11 home games scoring just six goals against them in Serie A since then.
  • Inter Milan have won just one of their last four Serie A away games (D1 L2), after having won nine and drawn two matches in their first 11 away encounters under Conte in Serie A.

 

 

  • SPAL have conceded 58 goals in Serie A this season and they are only one goal away from equalling their worst record in a single top-flight campaign (59 in 2017-18).
  • Inter Milan have lost 20 points from leading positions in Serie A this season, they have dropped more points just once in a single Serie A campaign – 21 in 1956-57.
  • Andrea Petagna has played six games against Inter Milan without scoring, only against Sampdoria (8) has he played more often without scoring in Serie A, among the current clubs.
  • Lautaro Martinez, in the reverse fixture against SPAL, scored the second of his two braces in Serie A, they were his 7th and 8th goals of this season; the Argentinian player has scored just four league goals since then.
  • Inter Milan midfielder, Nicolò Barella, scored his first Serie A goal against SPAL in September 2017, with Cagliari.

 

wins(10) draws(5) defeats(4)

starting lineups

Letica 25 1 Handanovic
Sala 26 37 Skriniar
Vicari 23 13 Ranocchia
Bonifazi 41 95 Bastoni
Reca 13 87 Candreva
Murgia 11 77 Brozovic
Valdifiori 6 5 Gagliardini
Dabo 14 34 Biraghi
Strefezza 21 24 Eriksen
Cerri 32 7 Sanchez
Petagna 37 10 Martínez

substitutes

Thiam 22 27 Padelli
Meneghetti 65 46 Berni
Cionek 4 6 de Vrij
Missiroli 7 11 Moses
Floccari 10 15 Young
Castro 19 18 Asamoah
Felipe 27 20 Valero
Di Francesco 31 30 Esposito
Tomovic 40 31 Pirola
Salamon 66 32 Agoume
D'Alessandro 77 33 D'Ambrosio
Tunjov 96

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