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Match Report I Inter 4-1 Monza
The Nerazzurri continued where they left off last season as the defending champions Inter kick off the 2026-27 campaign in high-fashion with a dominant 4-1 victory against Monza at the Stadio San Siro.
It didn’t take the Beneamata long to make a mark on the patch as Piotr Zienlinski dispatched an enticing through ball to Pio Esposito, whom did a superb job protecting the ball whilst his back was facing the goal and finding Andy Diouf out-wide with his immense hold-up play. The frenchman dazzled past his man and cut-back to find Hakan Calhanoglu out-side the box. The Turkish midfielder let-fly one-time to bag a venomous 30-yard screamer to provide Inter the lead with only five minutes of play.
Just as it seemed as if it would have been smooth sailing for Christian Chivu’s men, the Nerazzurri switched off Mathis Mout sliced open the flat Nerazzurri midfield to find 21 year-old forward Gustavo Varela. The Portuguese forward rolled past veteran defender Manuel Akanji with ease and burried a low-driven shot across the goal past Josip Martinez, silencing the San Siro with an equalizer.
Within the second half of 45 minutes , the Biscione remained cool and composed despite a shaky last 15 minutes before the break as Inter maintained the front-foot against the Biancorossi, as Piotr Zienlinski capitalized on a mis-cleared cross from Dimarco and chipped the ball past the Monza shot-stopper to regain the lead in the 48th minute.
Shortly after, Petar Sucic made an immediate impact after coming on for Turkish holding midfielder Calhanoglu, as the Croatian play-maker made a darting run forward and illustrating sublime composure and technical ability to find Diouf. The Frenchamn beat his marker with enticing pace and delivered a scrumptous cross to Pio Esposito. The 21-year-old Italian rising star received the ball one-time and put the ball behind the net with an exquisite back-heel finish, doubling Inter’s lead at the 55th minute mark.
In the end, it was Yann Bisseck who put the nail in the coffin within the 63rd minute of play, gliding past the Monza midfield and burring the ball past Semuel Pizzignacco in courtesy of an assist from Esposito, allowing Inter to collect all three points within their home-opener, proving to be force to be reckoned with.
Julian Faustini GIFN
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