Champions, Inter beats Slavia without struggling: Lautaro Martinez and Dumfries score
Inter Milan beat Slavia Prague 3-0 at the ‘Meazza’ on the second day of the main phase of the Champions League: a result that confirms the Nerazzurri at the top of the standings of the single round, with 6 points collected in two games.
The success matured around the half-hour of the first half, with the deadly one-two signed by Lautaro Martinez and Denzel Dumfries.
The Argentine put the Beneamata ahead right on 30′: very serious mistake in disengagement by the host defense, the goalkeeper Stanek misjudges the size of the pass and unintentionally serves Lautaro, who makes it 1-0. A quick acceleration by Acerbi in minute 34 kicks off the action of the second goal: the defender finds Thuram deep in the box, the Frenchman sees Dumfries coming and serves him, with the Dutchman bagging from two steps.
In the second half, the goal that finally closed the accounts came at 65′: a great heel strike by Thuram who serves Bastoni, the defender who rose during the attacking action softly serves Lautaro Martinez who makes no mistake in front of goal. In fact, it’s the last real excitement of the match: Inter, in the last half-hour, prefers to manage and give some breath to its starters, with Esposito, Akanji, Bonny, Barella and Darmian taking over for Lautaro, Bisseck, Thuram, Zielinski and Dumfries, respectively.
Tuesday night’s was the third consecutive victory for the Nerazzurri, who after their success against’Ajax 2-0 last Sept. 17 also beat Cagliari in the league, also 2-0, on Saturday night. An important positive series for Cristian Chivu, after all the doubts that emerged after the knockouts against Udinese and Juventus.
