VIDEO The first goal in the Champions League and even the winner: Škriniar dedicated a valuable hit to his daughter – Športky.sk

TIRASPOĽ – Slovak football defender Milan Škriniar premiered in the Champions League on Wednesday, when he helped with the goal to triumph Inter Milan on the field of Sheriff Tiraspoľ 3: 1. Thanks to him, the reigning Italian champion jumped over his opponent in the D-group table and strengthened his chances of advancing to the round of 16.

Inter led in Moldova after Marcel Brozovič’s goal in the 54th minute, Škriniar added the insurance twelve minutes later. The 26-year-old tracker pushed his way around the corner at close range twice from the stop after the head of a Dutch colleague from the defensive formation, Stefan de Vrija. It was his third accurate hit of the season after scoring in the league against Genoa and Bologna, but the first ever in European cup competitions. And as it turned out, in the end, the goal was also victorious. “I’m very happy for the goal. I would like to dedicate it to my daughter and family,” stated for the official club website Škriniar, who played the whole match.

“Nerazzurri” controlled the course after two goals and in the 82nd minute increased it to 3: 0 thanks to Alexis Sanchez. At home, at the set time, he only corrected Adam Traore. Inter thus won the second mutual duel in the group with the Sheriff, who, after the first two surprising results, has now dropped to sixth place by six points. “It was exactly the match we expected,” said the duel Škriniar. “After the change of sides, we were even more determined. We waited for our chances and then we controlled the match. We want to advance from the group in the Champions League, so today’s victory was key. We won three extremely important points.”

The greatest advantage of the Sheriff are dangerous counterattacks, Inter managed to eliminate the enemy’s large weapon almost completely. “We did a great job of covering an opponent we didn’t give space to. We were always in the right position at the right time. As a team we better defend now, which is very important.” stressed the Slovak defender. Inter has seven points in the table and lags two behind behind Real Madrid, who defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2: 1 thanks to two goals by Karim Benz and settled at the top of the table with nine points. “We now have everything in our own hands. Today we only took the victory. We played great, we were careful not to give the opponent room for quick checks. that the goals will definitely come. We are all satisfied with our performance, ” said Croatian midfielder Brozovič, who was declared the Player of the Match.

Inter is waiting for another challenging duel over the weekend, on Sunday it will meet the age-old rival AC Milan in the city derby. He is currently losing seven points on the second “rossoneri”. “The Derby is around the corner. I believe that winning over Tiraspol will help us prepare well for the next duel. AC is playing in great form, winning seven consecutive matches in the league. It will be a completely different match, but again very difficult.” added Škriniar.

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