Inter held in Genoa

A 1-1 draw in Genoa. On matchday 18 in Serie A, Simone Inzaghi’s side were held by the Rossoblù after a complicated and tense match that was temporarily halted in the first half due to poor visibility from smoke. Inter took the lead in the 42nd minute through Marko Arnautovic: after a Barella effort had been deflected onto the post, the Austrian tapped into the net to score his first Serie A goal in Nerazzurri colours. Seven minutes into first-half stoppage time, the hosts equalised thanks to a Dragusin header from a corner.

After the restart, there was a lack of free-flowing football, with chances few and far between and plenty of battles in the middle of the park. Entertainment was at a premium and neither side gained any sort of attacking momentum. It thus remained 1-1 right until the 99th minute, when the final whistle was blown to bring Inter’s year to an end. The Nerazzurri will return to action in the new year on 6 January 2024.

GENOA 1-1 INTER

Goalscorers: 42' Arnautovic (I), 45'+7 Dragusin (G)

GENOA (3-5-2): 1 Martinez; 5 Dragusin, 13 Bani, 4 De Winter (22 Vasquez 46'); 20 Sabelli, 8 Strootman (17 Malinovskyi 61'), 47 Badelj, 32 Frendrup, 3 Martin (10 Messias 78'); 11 Gudmundsson, 18 Ekuban (19 Retegui 61'). Substitutes: 16 Leali, 2 Thorsby, 14 Vogliacco, 24 Jagiello, 25 Kutlu, 33 Matturro, 36 Hefti, 37 Puscas, 40 Fini, 55 Haps, 99 Galdames. Head Coach: Alberto Gilardino.

INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck (14 Klaassen 90'), 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian (2 Dumfries 79'), 23 Barella (16 Frattesi 79'), 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Mkhitaryan (14 Klaassen 90'), 30 Carlos Augusto; 9 Thuram, 8 Arnautovic (70 Sanchez 70'). Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 77 Audero, 5 Sensi, 6 De Vrij, 21 Asllani, x42 Agoume, 43 Motta, 44 Stabile, 49 Sarr. Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Added time: 9' - 8'. Booked: Dragusin (G), Barella (I), Mkhitaryan (I) Note: Alberto Gilardino (G) booked.

Referee: Doveri. Assistants: Bercigli, Perrotti. Fourth official: Piccinini. VAR: Irrati. VAR assistant: Miele.