MILAN – The Nerazzurri were held to a 1-1 draw by Palermo in our first home match of the new season on Sunday evening.
Here's a breakdown of the key stats from the game, courtesy of Opta:
- Palermo have never beaten Inter in Serie A, drawing nine and losing 20 so far.
- The last time Inter didn't win either of their first two league matches was in 2011/12 (W1, D1).
- Having mustered just one shot in the first 31 minutes, Inter had four between the 32nd and 35th minutes against Palermo.
- Indeed, seven of Inter's eight first-half efforts came in the final 15 minutes before the break.
- Andrea Rispoli scored his first goal in Serie A in his 66th game.
- Palermo scored with their first shot on goal.
- Mauro Icardi hit the net with his second effort on goal and his first on target.
- Icardi has now scored four times in three matches against Palermo at San Siro.
- Among the starters, Icardi was the player who touched the ball least (21 times).
- Only against Juventus (six) has Icardi scored more league goals than against Palermo (four).
- Antonio Candreva laid on the assist for Inter's equaliser four minutes and 26 seconds after coming on.
- Ever Banega touched the ball 130 times, at least 41 times more than any other player on the pitch.
