Goals from Darmian and Calhanoglu see off Lecce

Inter beat Lecce 2-0 at San Siro, securing their first win of the season. Following a draw in their opener, the Nerazzurri earn three points with a commanding victory against the Salentini. Matteo Darmian opens the scoring with a close-range header in the fifth minute of the first half, following Taremi’s touch from Dimarco’s cross.

In the second half, Calhanoglu sealed the win. Thuram was fouled in the area, and Hakan was flawless from the penalty spot, making it 2-0 under the Nerazzurri curva.

INTER 2-0 LECCE | MATCH SUMMARY

Goalscorers: 5' Darmian (I), 70' Calhanoglu (I) pen,

INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian (2 Dumfries 73'), 23 Barella (16 Frattesi 73'), 20 Calhanoglu (21 Asllani 82'), 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco (30 Carlos Augusto 73'); 9 Thuram (8 Arnautovic 76'), 99 Taremi. Unused subs: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 Martinez, 7 Zielinski, 11 Correa, 31 Bisseck, 47 Fontanarosa. Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

LECCE (4-2-3-1): 30 Falcone; 17 Gendrey, 6 Baschirotto, 4 Gaspar, 25 Gallo (5 Berisha 85'); 20 Ramadani, 75 Pierret; 22 Banda (7 Tete Morente 64'), 8 Rafia (50 Pierotti 64'), 13 Dorgu; 9 Krstovic (29 Coulibaly 85'). Unused subs: 1 Fruchtl, 32 Samooja, 98 Borbei, 2 Pelmard, 10 Oudin, 14 Helgason, 23 Burnete, 27 McJannet, 36 Marchwinski. Coach: Luca Gotti.

Bookings: Gallo (L), Banda (L)

Referee: Di Marco. Assistants: Preti, Mokhtar. Fourth Official: Fourneau. VAR: Abisso. Assistant VAR: Meraviglia.