Sassuolo vs Inter: stats and fun facts about the match

BACKGROUND

Nine years have passed since the first ever meeting between Sassuolo and Inter: since then the two teams have faced each other 18 times in Serie A. The balance is even, with eight wins each and two draws, none of which came at the Mapei Stadium.

ARGENTINIANS IN SASSUOLO

Inter have scored 34 goals in the league against Sassuolo, 19 at the Mapei Stadium. Of these, no less than 10 were scored by Argentinian players: a notable tally, from Milito to Palacio, and Lautaro Martínez.

LIGHTNING DŽEKO

Edin Džeko has scored six goals against Sassuolo in Serie A, four of these have come at the Mapei Stadium. In last season's meeting between the two sides, the Inter striker was a vital part of his team's comeback: having come on in the second half, Džeko took just 33 seconds to score the Nerazzurri's equaliser.

EL TORO'S FIRST DOUBLE

Lautaro Martínez has scored four goals against Sassuolo in Serie A: moreover, his first ever multi-scoring game in Serie A came against the Neroverdi at the Mapei Stadium in the 2019/20 season fixture. A special stadium for Lautaro: in Reggio Emilia on the 1st day of the 2018/19 championship, El Toro made his absolute debut for the Nerazzurri.

MKHITARYAN AND A SPECIAL DEBUT

Henrikh Mkhitaryan made his Serie A debut against Sassuolo on 15 September 2019: a special day for the midfielder, the first Armenian player in Italian league's history. A debut with a goal for Mkhitaryan, who scored his first Serie A goal on that occasion.

THE REFEREE

The referee for Sassuolo v Inter, matchday 9 of Serie A 2022/23, will be Simone Sozza from Seregno.

Sozza will have Valeriani and Dei Giudici as assistants, the fourth official will be Colombo. VAR of the match will be Guida and assistant VAR will be Maggioni.