Inter vs Sassuolo

7 April 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Massimiliano Irrati

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Romelu Lukaku 10’
  • Lautaro Martínez 67’
  • Hamed Junior Traore 85’

Match summary

Inter beat Sassuolo 2-1. Inter led 1-0 at half-time.

Romelu Lukaku put Inter ahead with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Ashley Young, Lautaro Martínez made it 2-0 in the 67th minute, set up by Romelu Lukaku, and Hamed Junior Traore pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 85th minute, set up by Filip Djuricic.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Sassuolo's 0.87 from 15.

Match stats

Inter Sassuolo
8 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 0.87
1.28 Non-penalty xG 0.87
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Inter Sassuolo
Kick-off
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Ashley Young1-0 (Inter)
10’
Half-time1-0
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: Romelu Lukaku2-0 (Inter)
67’
85’
Hamed Junior Traore
Assist: Filip Djuricic2-1 (Sassuolo)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Inter
  • Ashley Young
  • Nicolò Barella
Sassuolo
  • Andrea Consigli
  • Maxime Lopez
  • Hamed Junior Traore

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.87 10’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), 1-0 10’ 67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 67’ 85’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), 2-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.87 10’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), 1-0 Lukaku 10’ 67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 2-0 Martínez 67’ 85’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), 2-1 Traore 85’
Inter 1.28 xGSassuolo 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Inter attacking 
67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 41’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 6’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Ashley Young (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 3’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 41’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, blocked 6’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 90’ Alexis Sánchez (Inter), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 35’ Matteo Darmian (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 83’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 61’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 72’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Ashley Young (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 3’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Lukas Haraslin (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Matteo Darmian DEF901 0.090.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF900 0.000.000
Milan Skriniar DEF900 0.000.000
Achraf Hakimi MID901 0.390.000
Ashley Young MID9011 0.040.452
Nicolò Barella MID900 0.000.041
Roberto Gagliardini MID700 0.000.000
Christian Eriksen MID590 0.000.000
Romelu Lukaku FWD90111 0.060.602
Lautaro Martínez FWD7712 0.600.000
Stefano Sensi Sub310 0.000.000
Matías Vecino Sub200 0.000.000
Alexis Sánchez Sub131 0.100.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 73% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.76
Sassuolo win 10% Avg odds 9.33

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Inter WWWWW
Sassuolo DLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 0-3 Inter, 28 Nov 20 Next meeting: Sassuolo 1-2 Inter, 02 Oct 21  All Inter vs Sassuolo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.