Past meetings, stats and fun facts ahead of Inter vs. Sassuolo
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— May 12th 2023Everything you need to know about the match on Saturday 13 May
PREVIOUS ENCOUNTERS
At 20:45 CEST on Saturday 13 May, Inter will face Sassuolo for the 20th time in Serie A. So far, the Nerazzurri have nine wins to their name compared to the Neroverdi's eight, with two draws completing the picture. In their last seven meetings with Sassuolo, Inter have scored 16 goals, an average of 2.3 per match.
CURRENT WINNING RUN
Inter are on a six-game winning run in all competitions. The Nerazzurri have won four in a row in Serie A, a period that has seen them score 14 goals (3.5 per match).
PASSING MOVES
Inter are the only team this season to have put together at least five moves that involved more than 15 passes and ended with a goal. Against Roma at the Olimpico, Dimarco found the net after a team effort that saw Inzaghi's men make 47 passes - a record this campaign.
LU-LA ON FIRE
Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez are two of the three Serie A players who have contributed to the most goals since the start of April: seven goals each. The Belgian has found the net three times and provided four assists, while the Argentine has five goals and two assists to his name in this period.
POSITIVE OMENS
Romelu Lukaku has scored four goals in as many matches against Sassuolo in Serie A, including his first brace in the Italian top flight, which arrived on 20 October 2019.
In that same match, Lautaro Martínez also bagged more than once for the first time in Serie A. El Toro's Nerazzurri debut came against Sassuolo on 19 August 2018. In total, Lautaro has found the net four times against the Neroverdi.
Edin Dzeko has scored eight goals against Sassuolo in Serie A, making them the team he's had the second-most goalscoring success against (behind Atalanta). He bagged three of these goals in the Inter shirt, including the brace that decided the reverse fixture this campaign.
OFFICIALS
The referee for Inter vs. Sassuolo on matchday 35 of the 2022/23 Serie A season will be Matteo Marcenaro.
Marcenaro will be assisted by Rossi and Perrotti, while Massa will perform the role of fourth official. Di Martino will oversee VAR alongside La Penna.