Article by Maria Olteanu, Dragoș Petrescu – published on Sunday, September 21, 2025 23:43 / Updated Sunday, September 21, 2023:57
Inter imposed on their own ground in front of the newly promoted Sassuoloscore 2-1, in a duel of the round with #4 in the series A.
The full program of stage #4 in the series A
After the success of the middle of the week in the Champions League, 2-0 on Johan Cruyff Arena with Ajax, Cristi Chivu's team recorded the second victory. The first triumph came in the first stage of the new season of Serie A, 5-0 on Turin's land.
Inter – Sassuolo 2-1: Federico Dimarco has unlocked the table on Giuseppe Meazza
The first important chance of the match came in the 7th minute and belonged to the “Nerazzurilor”. Carlos Augusto came into possession of the balloon in the opposing half and left for the guest gate alone, exceeding three opponents, then resumed to the gate, but Muric managed to intervene.
However, this warning was ignored by Fabio Grosso's students, and I immediately charged it, through a collective action of all beauty. In the 14th minute, Nicolo Barella accelerated with the ball at the foot, then openly open on the left flank on the juice. He showed altruism, placing the balloon of Federico Dimarco, who sent the ball into the guest gate inside the box.
However, the marking of the goal did not change the play, the vice -champion of Italy and of Europe remaining active in the opposing half, and until the break, Chivu's students missed two more likely to score.
The first one belonged to Marcus Thuram, whose angle shot passed a little near the gate. Later, the young Pio Esposito was served very well inside the box by Dumfries, but neither the Argentine striker managed to give the execution.
Thus, those from Inter entered the cabins with a minimum advantage on the table, score 1-0.
Sassuolo gave great emotions to Inter in the second act
Overall, “Nerazzurri” were more dangerous in the second part of the match, but Fabio Grosso's students missed two high chances of restoring equality, Josep Martinez being a big day.
First, in the 52nd minute, Armand Lauriente sent a strong shot from inside the box, but the Argentine goalkeeper, who held on the bench on the veteran Sommer, managed to block.
Ten minutes later, he noticed again, this time at Andrea Pinamonti's headache, which he managed to get off the winery.
On the other hand, the biggest opportunity wasted by Inter in the second act came in the 67th minute. Federico Dimarco has recently recently a ball that seemed to exceed the playing surface, and Pio Esseto resumed on the back, spectacular, but goalkeeper Muric blocked.
End tense match on Giuseppe Meazza
The increase of the advantage eventually came. In the 81st minute, Carlos Augusto made 2-0 for the hosts, after a shot from outside the box, which was diverted and entered the gate of Sassuolo.
However, Grosso's students returned quickly to the table. Four minutes after receiving the second goal, the guests scored through the new Walid Cheddira, following an action to which Chivu's defense was made chess.
The last goal of the match belonged to Davide Frattesi, but the Italian's success was canceled on an offside. Thus, the final score of the dispute on Giuseppe Meazza remained 2-1 for Inter, which recorded the second stage success in the championship.
As a result of this result, “Nerazzurri” accumulated six points and climbed 10th in the Italian standings. On the other hand, Fabio Grosso's band remained at the number 3 and went down on 14.
In the next stage of Serie A, Inter will evolve on the field of Cagliari, while Sassuolo will face Como, also away.
The ranking in series A
Final »Inter – Sassuolo 2-1
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Click HERE for more details and statistics about the match;
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They scored: F. Dimarco (14 '), C. Augusto (81') / W. Cheddira (84 ');
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Before the start of the match, a moment of silence was held in memory of Matteo Franzoso (25 years old), the Italian skier who died 5 days ago, after a fall during a training in Chile.
Inter – Sassuolo »Start teams:
Inter (3-5-2): J. Martinez – Akanji, Acerbi, Augusto – Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Sucic, Dimarco – Thuram, Esposito
reserves: Di Gennaro, Sommer – Bastoni, Bisseck, Bonny, Darmian, Drij, Diouf, Frattesi, Luis Henrique, L. Martinez, Mkhityan, Palacios, Zielinski
Coach: Cristi Chivu
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Muric – Coulibaly, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig – Kone, Matic, Vranckx – Berardi, Pinamonti, Lauriente
reserves: Satalino, Turati – Cande, Cheddira, Fadera, Iannoni, Lipani, Moro, Odenthal, Pieragnolo, Pierini, Romagna, Thorstvedt, Volpato
Coach: Fabio Grosso
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milan)
Referee: Livio Marinelli
