Matteo Politano's first-half strike and a late effort from Ivan Perisic saw Inter move into third place in Serie A after beating Chievo 2-0.
2018/2019 Serie A
2-0
Match Events
7' CHANCE! Perisic's header saved
Inter take a quick throw-in down the right and Politano curls a brilliant cross into Perisic who is running to the far post. He gets his head to the ball, but he can't control it.
28' Perisic comes close!
Perisic was at a tight angle on the left, but he managed to keep his shot on target as he tried to catch out Semper at his near post, but the keeper got down well to deny him.
39' GOAL! Inter 1-0 Chievo (Politano)
The ball is bouncing around and Politano is the first to react as it rolls into a lot of space. He takes it around the defender with his first touch and then takes his shot from outside the box.
It rebounds off the inside of the near post before rolling into the back of the net. 1-0 Inter!
53' Vignato with a great chance!
Asamoah keeps the ball in play, but he can only pass the ball to Meggiorini. The striker quickly lays if off to Vignato who tries to curl his shot into the net at the far post, but his shot goes wide of the post.
58' Great double chance for Inter!
Politano cut back inside from the right and took his shot from outside the box. His effort was curling on target and the keeper got across well to parry it away.
He could only get it as far as Perisic though who took his effort on the volley, but once again Semper was quick to react and made a great save to deny him.
64' OFF THE POST! Perisic almost scores
He's running onto the pass from Nainggolan at the edge of the box and he curls his effort around the defender in front of him as he tries to pick out the bottom corner.
He's beaten Semper, but he can only watch as his effort rebounds off the crossbar.
76' Second Yellow Card! Rigoni sent off
He catches Gagliardini with a late challenge as he makes a darting run down the left and the referee is very quick to go to his pocket to produce a yellow card.
He starts walking off the field as soon as he sees it as it's his second yellow of the game.
86' GOAL! Inter 2-0 Chievo (Perisic)
Cedric has the initial shot from a tight angle on the right and the keeper makes a great save to deny him in the top corner.
His save only goes as far as Perisic who is waiting in the middle of the box though and Semper can't get close to his shot as he fires it into the back of the net.
Match Report
Inter ended a three-match winless run to take a big step towards Champions League qualification with a 2-0 win over Chievo in Serie A.
Already-relegated Chievo had not beaten Inter at San Siro in 15 attempts heading into Monday's encounter, and they never looked likely to end that streak once Matteo Politano scored in the 39th minute.
Politano's effort was just reward for a dominant performance from Luciano Spalletti's side, though their fans were frustrated by wasteful finishing from Ivan Perisic and some fine saves from Adrian Semper.
Chievo's slim hopes of a comeback were ended after Nicola Rigoni saw red late on, though, and Perisic made sure of the victory with four minutes to go as Inter moved back above Atalanta into third place.
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