Serie A

Inter seek response against Sassuolo

Inter host Sassuolo aiming to put their Juve defeat behind them

After back-to-back defeats – away to Juventus last week and at home to Udinese before the international break – Inter return to San Siro aiming to bounce back and avoid slipping further behind in the Scudetto race. The Neroverdi, meanwhile, secured their first win of the campaign against Lazio and will be hoping to add more points to their tally in their quest to avoid the drop.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

In Milan, there have been 11 official matches between the two teams: the Neroverdi lead with five wins to the Nerazzurri's four, with two draws completing the tally. Emiliani have scored in five consecutive games at Inter: 10 goals in total, an average of two per game.

DID YOU KNOW?

It was back in 2020/21, the year of the Nerazzurri's Scudetto win with Conte at the helm, that Inter last conceded six goals in their first three Serie A matches. After three matchdays, Inter have both the best attack (nine goals scored) and the worst defense (six goals conceded, along with Lecce). Inter had not started the season with three points after three games and six points behind the leaders since the 2011/12 season, when the Lombards had collected one point after three games and were six points behind Genoa, Juventus, and Udinese, all on seven points.

COACHES and PLAYERS

Fabio Grosso played for Inter in the 2006/07 season, making 35 appearances and scoring 3 goals, when the Nerazzurri won Serie A and the Italian Super Cup As players, Chivu and Grosso faced each other nine times, with four wins apiece and one draw. They met twice in finals: in August 2006 in the Italian Super Cup (Inter 4-3 Roma) and in May 2007 in the Coppa Italia (Roma 6-2 Inter). Hakan Calhanoglu, with 52 goals in Serie A, is the most prolific Turkish player in the history of the top flight. His strike against Juventus was his third brace in the competition. Domenico Berardi has scored four goals at San Siro against Inter in the 2015/16, 2017/18, 2019/20, and 2023/24 seasons. In total, he has scored eight goals in his career against the Nerazzurri (four goals in Emilia).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MARINELLI (MONDIN – ROSSI L.) IV: PERRI, VAR: PEZZUTO, AVAR: CHIFFI

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Cagliari-Inter (Saturday 27 September, 20.45 CEST) Sassuolo-Udinese (Sunday 28 September, 12.30 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)