The match ends at the Penzo Stadium in Venice: Inter creates, scores, wastes, then risks a lot, but brings home a victory that allows them to move within -1 of league leaders Napoli, but with two games to recover (and Napoli on stage tonight). The goal scored by Darmian after a good play by Lautaro Martinez in the first half, for the lagoon players Busio he came very close to equalizing in the 74th minute by hitting a sensational post.
Inter creates and controls, Darmian unlocks it
Venezia started well and in the 5th minute Nicolussi Caviglia tried a free kick from the edge of the box, sending it high. Inter responds immediately with a free kick from Asllani centrally, but above all by taking absolute control of the match. In the 15th minute, a great chance wasted by Taremi who collected a ball which was won back by Lautaro and a few meters from the goal he sent it high, stumbling on the ball. The goal is in the air and arrives a minute later. Masterful connection and shot from Lautaro, Stankovic responds as best he can and Darmian scores with a tap-in. In the 26th minute Sagrado throws in the towel due to a physical problem and comes out: Venezia confirms its dark period from this point of view, within Haps.
Inter creates again
Lautaro once again tests Stankovic’s reflexes who is careful to cover at the near post. Asllani tries again in the 37th minute with a first-time kick from the edge, the ball just over. Taremi wants to score, but is still imprecise when he doesn’t go far from the crossbar with a counterattack. There is time for one last chance in the 45th minute: free kick from the edge, Asllani doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity by taking the block and sending the rebound high.
Venezia is not yet tamed
Venezia started eagerly in the second half. Oristanio tries immediately from 20 meters going not far from the goal. Doumbia is dangerous and his header challenges Sommer quite a bit, for the lagoon players’ first shot on target. Taremi heads the left-handed player again, shot close to the post. Inter put the game to sleep with a dribble which however did not find any openings forward.
Frattesi one step away from doubling their lead, Stankovic surpasses himself. Then the Busio pole
In the 67th minute Inter were very close to doubling their lead with new entry Frattesi, who picked up a great vertical idea from Carlos Augusto: he tried to tip the ball, Stankovic was exceptional at reacting like a feline. Inter continued to move the ball around, but struggled to score and kept their opponent alive. Who in the 74th minute manages to create a great chance: Zampano’s ball for Busio, a curling shot from the American that hits the post. Then Pohjanpalo fails to reiterate the goal, but he was still in an offside position. Venezia now believes in it and attacks again. Some risk for Inter on a possible touch from Zielinski, but the referee sees it clearly and considers it to be involuntary. In the 2nd minute of injury time there was the last chance for the home team: Busio took the ball, Pohjanpalo failed to take a corner from the edge with a counterattack, Sommer controlled.