Sassuolo fought back late but Inter held on to edge a chaotic seven-goal contest thanks to Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku braces.
2019/2020 Serie A
3-4
Match Report
Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez combined brilliantly as Inter survived a late Sassuolo recovery to win 4-3 at Mapei Stadium on Sunday.
Defeat to Juventus before the international break shunted Antonio Conte's men down to second in Serie A but a superb performances from their front two trimmed the margin at the top back to a point.
Martinez made an early incision and Lukaku struck twice in seven minutes to establish a two-goal advantage at half-time, Domenico Berardi having fleetingly restored parity for the hosts.
Serie A's Standing
Match Events
2' GOAL! Sassuolo 0-1 Inter (Lautaro)
Inter won a corner early on, which Sassuolo initially clear, but the visitors work the ball back into the final third and it comes to Martinez on the left-hand side of the box, he cuts inside and curls it into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
16' GOAL! Sassuolo 1-1 Inter (Berardi)
Berardi with a superb finish, getting past Biraghi in the penalty area and drilling the ball past Handanovic and into the far left-hand corner of the net, with his weaker right foot.
38' GOAL! Sassuolo 1-2 Inter (Lukaku)
45' Penalty Goal! Sassuolo 1-3 Inter (Lukaku)
Lukaku converts the penalty and makes it 3-1 from the spot! A second goal for the Belgian, he sends Consigli the wrong way, putting the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
71' Penalty Goal! Sassuolo 1-4 Inter (Lautaro)
Lukaku misses the chance to get his hat-trick as Martinez takes responsibility and he makes no mistakes with the finish, sending Consigli the wrong way.
74' GOAL! Sassuolo 2-4 Inter (Djuricic)
Djuricic with a good finish from just inside the penalty area, passing the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net through a few Inter defenders. Caputo moved out wide and drilled the ball into the path of his team-mate, who produced a fine finish.
81' GOAL! Sassuolo 3-4 Inter (Boga)
Sassuolo are throwing everything at this game and Boga has now put them within one goal of Inter. It's a wonderful run from the Sassuolo man, beating three Inter defenders, cutting inside from the left wing and placing the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Line-ups
Sassuolo XI: F. Peluso, A. Consigli, F. Magnanelli, F. Caputo, Pedro Obiang, A. Duncan, D. Berardi, Marlon, A. Tripaldelli, H. Traorè, M. Müldür
Subs: F. Đuričić, J. Toljan, G. Defrel, J. Boga, G. Kiriakopoulos, F. Romagna, M. Locatelli, G. Raspadori, A. Russo, A. Ghion
Inter XI: S. Handanovič, A. Candreva, R. Lukaku, S. de Vrij, M. Brozović, C. Biraghi, M. Škriniar, R. Gagliardini, N. Barella, Lautaro Martínez, A. Bastoni
Subs: T. Berni, D. Padelli, Borja Valero, D. Godín, K. Asamoah, A. Ranocchia, M. Vecino, V. Lazaro, M. Politano, F. Dimarco, S. Esposito