Inter 2 - 1 Pergolettese: Taremi and Salcedo with the Nerazzurri's goals

In their second pre-season outing, Inter recorded their second victory: the Nerazzurri controlled the game, created several chances and took a two-goal lead thanks to Taremi and Salcedo's finishes in each half. Capoferri then pulled one back for Pergolettese in second-half stoppage time, meaning it finished 2-1.

A new week but the same venue: Inter were back out on the pitch at the BPER Training Centre to face Serie C side Pergolettese, who have become a regular opponent during the Nerazzurri's pre-season preparations. As usual, Simone Inzaghi sent his side out in a 3-5-2 formation. Compared to the match against Lugano, Asllani and Zielinski (making his first Inter appearance) were brought into the side, with Agoumé moving to the centre of defence.

Inter immediately pushed forward, forcing Pergolettese back with attacks also involving the midfield and defenders. The tempo of the game was being dictated by Asllani, who was knitting play together nicely. Mkhitaryan was giving balance to the team, recovering possession and launching attacks. In the 24th minute, the Armenian started a move that also involved Carlos Augusto, Correa and Fontanarosa, the latter of whom saw his shot blocked by an opponent. In any case, the flag went up for offside. Three minutes later, Taremi recovered the ball, sprinted into the box and sent in a low cross that Correa couldn't quite get on the end of. Inter were growing, also thanks to the contribution of their attackers, who were offering themselves to their teammates and also doing some solid work as the first line of defence. In the 34th minute, the Nerazzurri's efforts were rewarded as Taremi scored the opening goal: Mkhitaryan played a lovely through ball for the Iranian, who beat the offside trap and slotted home with his left foot. Seven minutes later, Zielinski showed signs of his class: the Pole received the ball with his back to goal, turned and raced towards the area, but his effort was off target.

The second half kicked off without Zielinski, who was replaced by Berenbruch at the break. It was one-way traffic in the second half, with the Nerazzurri displaying their strength and quality. Inzaghi's men were combining well and moving the ball around quickly, creating problems for the Pergolettese defence. In the 51st minute, Mkhitaryan found himself in space inside the box, but he couldn't quite manage to get the ball under control and lost the chance to shoot. Seven minutes later, Carlos Augusto hit the post following another excellent Mkhitaryan pass.

With Inter piling on the pressure, Pergolettese couldn't get out of their own half. Asllani had the next opportunity as he let fly with his left foot, but the ball went the wrong side of the far post. The Nerazzurri continued to push for a second: in the 78th minute, Correa was picked out by the tireless Mkhitaryan, but the Argentine's first-time effort was brilliantly saved by the newly introduced Cordaro. In the final few minutes, Inter finally scored again through Salcedo, who converted Cocchi's perfect cross at the near post. In stoppage time, a well-worked free-kick ended with Capoferri heading past Di Gennaro to make it 2-1.

INTER 2-1 PERGOLETTESE

Goals: 34' Taremi (I), 88' Salcedo (I), 90+1 Capoferri (P).

INTER (3-5-2): 13 Martinez (12 Di Gennaro 76'); 31 Bisseck (50 Aidoo 76'), 42 Agoumé (51 Alexiou 83'), 47 Fontanarosa (55 Motta 83'); 54 Kamate (57 Quieto 70'), 7 Zielinski (52 Berenbruch 46'), 21 Asllani (59 Topalovic 70'), 22 Mkhitaryan (60 Zarate 83'), 30 Carlos Augusto (53 Cocchi 83'); 99 Taremi (24 Salcedo 76'), 11 Correa (58 Stante 83'). Unused substitutes: - Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

PERGOLETTESE (3-5-2): 1 Raimondi (12 Cordaro 66'); 2 Tonoli, 6 Lambrughi (14 Capoferri 66'), 3 Olivieri (13 Vanazzi 66'); 5 Bignami, 8 Jaouhari (17 Schiavini 66'), 4 Arini, 10 Careccia (16 Tacchinardi 76'), 9 Cerasani; 7 Piu (18 Lecchi 66'), 11 Anelli (15 Andreoli 70'). Unused substitutes: - Head Coach: Giovanni Mussa.

Added time: 0, 3'.

Referee: Andrea Calzavara. Assistants: Zanellati - Sicurello.