Inter 0-2 Sassuolo, Nerazzurri ko and Milan remain first

Inter were defeated at home by Sassuolo 2-0 in the match of the 26th matchday of Serie A and lost the opportunity to fly to the top of the table. The Nerazzurri remain at 54 points, 2 points behind leaders AC Milan, who played one more game than the Italian champions. Inter, fresh from the home knockout in the Champions League against Liverpool, collects the second internal stop in a few days. Read also Sassuolo – now at 33 points – wins San Siro thanks to a practically perfect first half. The neroverdi took the lead in the 8th minute. Berardi steals the ball from Calhanoglu and triggers the restart of the guests, Raspadori takes aim and shoots right: Handanovic is not flawless, 0-1. The Emilians play smoothly and find spaces to sting deeply. The maneuver is fluid and produces the doubling on 26 ‘. Cross from the left, Scamacca is totally ignored by the Inter defense: comfortable header, 0-2. Sassuolo is the master of the field and touches the trio before the rest with Berardi. Left dosed, full crossbar. Inter changes face in the second half with the entry of Dzeko, who engages in a repeated duel with Consiglio. The Slovenian striker shoots, the goalkeeper always responds. Miraculous in particular the flight with which the goalkeeper, in the 63rd minute, removes the ball from the goal directed by the attacker. The chance that Lautaro wastes from 2 meters is colossal in the 72nd minute: the Argentine succeeds in not framing the goal and confirms that he is going through a black moment in the realization phase. The mistake cuts off the legs of Inter, which disunites and grants a series of opportunities to the guests. Raspadori and Berardi go to repeat shooting without hitting the target. In the final, Inter’s last desperate attempts produce de Vriij’s goal, with a header: all in vain, the goal canceled due to an evident handball by Dimarco. Sassuolo wins 2-0.