Inter wins and convinces against Bologna thanks to goals from Lukaku and Hakimi, devastating. Eriksen enters at ninety-first
THE FORMATIONS – Christian Eriksen is still forgotten on the bench, while Alexis Sanchez is paired with Lukaku. For the rest, a typical formation with Skriniar-De Vrij and Bastoni in defense for Inter, the only notable absence is that of Barella. Bologna instead changed their defense, inserting Medel behind to adapt to the Nerazzurri, with Barrow acting between the attacking midfielders and that of the only striker Palacio.
SEMPRE LUKAKU – Inter takes over the operations right away, trying to sting with their tenors. Paradoxically, it is Gagliardini who comes close to scoring with a foray into the area, after a backward cross by Hakimi, but his attempt is blocked by a Bologna defender. The team from Bologna does not have the same luck in the fifteenth: on a cross from Perisic, Lukaku wins the physical duel with Tomiyasu but does not catch the ball. If he finds him there anyway, for a comfortable conclusion on the left for the 1-0.
MORE INTER – The Nerazzurri dominate, try and try to double constantly, with Tomiyasu giving a counterattack agreed by Sanchez and wasted by Lukaku. Here too it is only the general rehearsal of the goal, because Brozovic turns into a quarterback on Hakimi’s cut who, from just outside the box, with a left low shot doubles before the end of the first half. In the second half Lukaku and Sanchez are close to scoring the trio, but Skorupski is good at closing the door in two circumstances.
LASTS A MINUTE – So in the middle of the second fraction it happens that a superfine touch by Palacio makes the ball disappear from Skriniar and Bastoni, finding Dominguez – new entry – for the assist to Vignato: 2-1 which can be a nice headache, except Vidal, after less two minutes, finds Hakimi in the lane. The Moroccan moves forward, clears his opponent and enters the center of the field, sending the ball to the far post where Skorupski cannot reach. Three to one and game over. And Eriksen? Enter at ninety-first, a treatment not with white gloves.
INTER 3-1 BOLOGNA
Marcatori: Lukaku 15 ‘, Hakimi 44’, Vignato 68 ‘, Hakimi 70’.
Inter (3-5-2)
Handanovic; Skriniar, de Vrij, Bastoni (from 83 ‘D’Ambrosio); Hakimi (from 71 ‘Barella), Vidal (from 71’ Darmian), Brozovic, Gagliardini, Perisic; Lukaku (from 71 ‘Martinez), Sanchez (from 90’ Eriksen).
Bologna (3-4-2-1)
Skorupski; Medel (from 63 ‘Vignato), Tomiyasu, Danilo; De Silvestri, Schouten, Svanberg (from 63 ‘Dominguez), Hickey (from 63’ Khailoti); Soriano, Barrow (from 79 ‘Vergani); Palacio (from the 79th Rabbi).
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