Final score
30 September 2020 18:00
Benevento
31' (2nd half) Lapadula
34' Caprari
34' Caprari
2 - 5
Inter
26' (2nd half) Martínez
42' Hakimi
28' Lukaku
25' Gagliardini
1' Lukaku
42' Hakimi
28' Lukaku
25' Gagliardini
1' Lukaku
Referee: Marco Piccinini / Linesmen: Mondin, Mastrodonato / Fourth official: Marinelli / Assistants: Nasca, De Meo
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| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | The first half of play comes to an end in Benevento: four goals for the Nerazzurri in the first 45 thanks to a Lukaku brace and goals from Gagliardini and Hakimi |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time to come |
| 45' | Vidal has the chance to make it five but he heads Gagliardini's cross just wide. Inter continuing to boss the game! |
| 42' | GOAL! GOOOAAAL! GOOOOAAAAALLL! Hakimiiiii! Our Nerazzurri No.2 grabs his first goal in an Inter shirt: Young fizzes in a cross from the left, Lukaku misses the ball and Hakimi nicks it off Letizia at the back post to tap home for four!!! |
| 37' | Letizia on for Benevento as Barba is forced off with an injury |
| 34' | Handanovic with a poor pass out and Caprari punishes Inter for the mistake: 1-3 |
| 30' | Sensi shoots with his right from the edge of the area: it's right down the middle and Montipò saves |
| 28' | GOAL! GOOOOALLL! GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! Lukakuuuuu! Big Rom has his second of the evening: Gagliardini intercepts a poor clearance and lays it off to Lukaku for an easy finish: 3-0!!! |
| 28' | Vidal tries one from distance but it's too high and it sails over the crossbar |
| 27' | Inter get close to a third with Hakimi still tearing it up down the right: he once more finds Young at the back post but our Englishman can't hit the target |
| 25' | GOAL! GOOAAALL! GOOOOOAAAALLL! Gagliardiniiiiii! The Nerazzurri double their lead after another Hakimi cross: Young lays it off to our No.5 who thunders it past Montipò with his left: 2-0!!! |
| 23' | Young plays it into Sanchez in the box: our Chilean drills it across the middle but Hakimi can't find the finish at the back post |
| 20' | Vidal dinks one in to Sanchez, but Montipò rushes out well to save once more |
| 19' | Montipò keeps Alexis Sanchez out with his feet as Antonio Conte's boys continue to pile on the pressure |
| 17' | Another pinpoint ball in from Hakimi after being played in by Sanchez. The linesman raises his flag despite our No.2 being in an onside position |
| 13' | Great defending from Young, who heads clear of Moncini at the back post after Caprari's ball in |
| 12' | Sanchez takes aim from a free kick 30 yards out: he beats the wall but can't get it down in time and it's out for a goal kick |
| 9' | Young plays a cross in from the left, but Schiattarella reads it well to clear the danger |
| 6' | A big error from Sensi as he passes straight to Insigne inside our area, but the Benevento man drags his shot wide. A let-off! |
| 1' | GOAL! GOOOAAAL! GOOOOAAAAALLL! Lukakuuuuuu! It takes less than 30 seconds for Big Rom to put us ahead after a great move: Kolarov knocks it long, Hakimi rolls it into the middle and our Nerazzurri No.9 diverts it in!!! |
| 1' | The match begins as Antonio Conte's Nerazzurri take kick-off. Come on lads, FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | Several changes in the Nerazzurri starting line-up, which reads as follows: Handanovic; Skriniar, de Vrij, Kolarov; Hakimi, Gagliardini, Vidal, Young; Sensi; Sanchez, Lukaku |
| 1' | Serie A action on a Wednesday night for Antonio Conte's Inter as they face Benevento at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito on a postponed matchday 1 in the league |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full-time at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito: it ends 5-2 to the Nerazzurri thanks to two from Lukaku and goals from Gagliardini, Hakimi and Lautaro. A second win in as many games for Inter! |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to come |
| 45' | A delightful chip by Eriksen, Montipò's beaten but the crossbar saves Benevento. More woodwork for the Nerazzurri! |
| 43' | A great ball from Barella to Eriksen, but Tuia closes down and allows Montipò to clear the danger |
| 40' | Sanchez works the ball into the box before playing in Eriksen, who can't quite turn it goalwards |
| 39' | Lapadula makes the most of Brozovic's mistake and charges through at Handanovic: he tries a dink and Handanovic blocks the effort well |
| 35' | Conte makes his final change as Eriksen comes on for Gagliardini |
| 34' | Sanchez cuts in and strikes with his left but Montipò gets down to deny our Chilean a deserved goal |
| 33' | An incredible error from Perisic who fails to tap into an open goal at the back post after another perfect ball in from Hakimi |
| 31' | Caprari shortens the deficit with a goal on the break off Lapadula's cross: 2-5 |
| 30' | Superb work from Sanchez, whose shot is then kept out by Montipò's feet. Barella then strikes the ball against Tuia's arm, but the referee waves away shouts for a penalty |
| 28' | Yellow card for Schiattarella after a late challenge on Gagliardini |
| 26' | GOAL! GOOOALLL! GOOOOOAAAAL! El Torooooo! A splendid assist from Sanchez and an even better finish from Lautaro, who curls it past Montipò into the bottom right to make it 5-1!!! |
| 25' | Hetemaj replaces Dabo for Benevento |
| 25' | Gagliardini rattles the crossbar from distance after receiving the ball from Perisic |
| 20' | Conte gives Lukaku a break after his two goals tonight, sending on Lautaro in his place |
| 20' | Perisic comes on for Young |
| 20' | Triple change for the Nerazzurri, starting with Brozovic for Sensi |
| 19' | Letizia fires one at goal from a tight angle: Handanovic saves and Lapadula puts the rebound wide |
| 18' | Change for Benevento: Lapadula comes on to replace Moncini |
| 12' | The tempo has dropped slightly with plenty of interruptions to play. Inter looking to manage their lead |
| 7' | A first change for Inter as Barella comes on for Vidal |
| 4' | Moncini threatens Inter on the break, but his shot low across goal skims off the post and out for a goal kick |
| 1' | Two changes for Benevento at the break as Foulon and Tuia replace Insigne and Maggio |
| 1' | The second half begins at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito with the Nerazzurri 4-1 in front. Come on boys, FORZA INTER! |
| Handanovic |
4.61
4.61
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| Brozovic |
4.73
4.73
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| Perisic |
4.25
4.25
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| Gagliardini |
7.13
7.13
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| Skriniar |
6.6
6.6
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| Martínez |
7.21
7.21
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| de Vrij |
6.69
6.69
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| Sensi |
6.4
6.4
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| Barella |
6.43
6.43
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| Lukaku |
7.41
7.41
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| Sanchez |
7.81
7.81
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| Young |
6.88
6.88
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| Eriksen |
6.21
6.21
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| Hakimi |
8.34
8.34
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| Kolarov |
5.11
5.11
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| Vidal |
6.3
6.3
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| Average rating | 6.38 | SEND RATINGS |
| 6 | shots on target | 8 |
| 5 | shots off target | 8 |
| 10 | fouls committed | 15 |
| 5 | corners | 1 |
| 1 | offsides | 3 |
| 33% | ball possession | 67% |
- Both Benevento and Inter have won their first league match of the season despite finding themselves in a losing position until minute 70.
- This will be the first match as managers in Serie A beween Filippo Inzaghi and Antonio Conte. They played 93 matches together in the Italian top-flight between 1997 and 2001 with Juventus.
- Benevento’s Marco Sau has netted three goals against Inter in Serie A, including his first brace in the competition (in November 2012 at Meazza stadium) – only against Genoa and Sassuolo has he scored more in the competition (both four).
- Benevento’s Luca Caldirola, who grew up in the Inter youth sector, played only one official match with the Nerazzurri: in the group stages of the Champions League in 2011/12 against CSKA Moscow, under Claudio Ranieri.
- The most recent of Marcelo Brozovic’s two braces in Serie A arrived against Benevento in October 2017 – on that occasion he scored Inter’s last direct free kick goal on the road in Serie A.
- Inter have won both of their Serie A matches against Benevento: 2-1 on the road in October 2017 and 2-0 at Meazza stadium in February 2018.
- Inter have won nine of their last 11 Serie A matches against newly promoted teams (D2) – their last such defeat was back in September 2018 against Parma.
- Benevento won against Sampdoria in their first match of the league season – they picked up only one more point in the first 19 matches of their previous Serie A campaign (four in 2017/18).
- Inter have won their last two away league matches without conceding goal – the last time the Nerazzurri kept three clean sheets in a row on the road in Serie A was back in September 2013.
- Inter’s manager Antonio Conte has always won his first seasonal match on the road in the Top-5 European Leagues since 2011/12 (6/6).
wins(2)
draws(0)
defeats(0)
| 30 September 2020 | 2-5 | 1' Lukaku, 25' Gagliardini, 28' Lukaku, 34' Caprari, 42' Hakimi, 73' Martínez, 78' Lapadula, | fixture |
| 1 October 2017 | 1-2 | 19' Brozovic, 22' Brozovic, 42' D'Alessandro, | fixture |
starting lineups
| Montipò 1 | 1 Handanovic |
| Maggio 11 | 37 Skriniar |
| Glik 15 | 6 de Vrij |
| Caldirola 5 | 11 Kolarov |
| Barba 93 | 2 Hakimi |
| Ionita 29 | 5 Gagliardini |
| Schiattarella 28 | 22 Vidal |
| Dabo 14 | 15 Young |
| Insigne 19 | 12 Sensi |
| Caprari 17 | 7 Sanchez |
| Moncini 21 | 9 Lukaku |
substitutes
| Manfredini 12 | 27 Padelli |
| Gori 80 | 97 Radu |
| Letizia 3 | 10 Martínez |
| Del Pinto 4 | 13 Ranocchia |
| Lapadula 9 | 14 Perisic |
| Tuia 13 | 23 Barella |
| Improta 16 | 24 Eriksen |
| Foulon 18 | 29 Estevão |
| Di Serio 20 | 33 D'Ambrosio |
| Sau 25 | 77 Brozovic |
| Iago Falque 44 | 95 Bastoni |
| Hetemaj 56 | 99 Pinamonti |