Goals from Darmian and Calhanoglu see off Lecce
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— Aug 24th 2024First win of the season for Inzaghi's team: the opener comes from a header by the wing-back after 5 minutes, and the Turkish midfielder seals it from the penalty spot
Inter beat Lecce 2-0 at San Siro, securing their first win of the season. Following a draw in their opener, the Nerazzurri earn three points with a commanding victory against the Salentini. Matteo Darmian opens the scoring with a close-range header in the fifth minute of the first half, following Taremi’s touch from Dimarco’s cross.
Match highlights
Aug 24 2024
Inter 2-0 Lecce | Highlights | Serie A 24/25
In the second half, Calhanoglu sealed the win. Thuram was fouled in the area, and Hakan was flawless from the penalty spot, making it 2-0 under the Nerazzurri curva.
INTER 2-0 LECCE | MATCH SUMMARY
Goalscorers: 5' Darmian (I), 70' Calhanoglu (I) pen,
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian (2 Dumfries 73'), 23 Barella (16 Frattesi 73'), 20 Calhanoglu (21 Asllani 82'), 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco (30 Carlos Augusto 73'); 9 Thuram (8 Arnautovic 76'), 99 Taremi. Unused subs: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 Martinez, 7 Zielinski, 11 Correa, 31 Bisseck, 47 Fontanarosa. Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
LECCE (4-2-3-1): 30 Falcone; 17 Gendrey, 6 Baschirotto, 4 Gaspar, 25 Gallo (5 Berisha 85'); 20 Ramadani, 75 Pierret; 22 Banda (7 Tete Morente 64'), 8 Rafia (50 Pierotti 64'), 13 Dorgu; 9 Krstovic (29 Coulibaly 85'). Unused subs: 1 Fruchtl, 32 Samooja, 98 Borbei, 2 Pelmard, 10 Oudin, 14 Helgason, 23 Burnete, 27 McJannet, 36 Marchwinski. Coach: Luca Gotti.
Bookings: Gallo (L), Banda (L)
Referee: Di Marco. Assistants: Preti, Mokhtar. Fourth Official: Fourneau. VAR: Abisso. Assistant VAR: Meraviglia.