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Kosta Runjaic had announced it: Alexis Sanchez he would return to the pitch at San Siro. Nino is even a starter in the match against Inter. After being called up against Napoli, the Chilean striker was already sent onto the field from the first minute. These are the official lineups for Inter-Udinese:
INTER (3-5-2): Martinez; Darmian (42nd st Aidoo), Bisseck, Bastoni (17th st Dumfries); Buchanan (29th st Palacios), Frattesi, Asllani (17th st Calhanoglu), Zielinski, Carlos Augusto; Arnautovic (17th st Lautaro Martinez), Taremi. Available: Sommer, Calligaris, Dumfries, De Vrij, Thuram, Martinez, Correa, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Palacios, Aidoo. Coach Inzaghi
UDINESE (3-5-2): Piana; Kabasele, Bijol (1° st Abankwah), Touré; Modesto, Atta (30° st Zemura), Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp (24° st Brenner), Camara; Lucca (30th st Pizarro), Sanchez (1st st Bravo). Available: Sava, Padelli, Abankwah, Thauvin, Palma, Ehizibue, Bravo, Brenner, Ebosse, Zemura, Guessand, Pejicic, Pizarro. Other. Runjaic
Referee: Massimi
Assistants: Bresmes – Di Iorio
Fourth official: Colombo
PRESENT: Ghersini
AVAR: Paganesi
INTER-UDINESE 2-0
SCORERS – 29° Arnautovic, 47° Asllani
AMMONITES – 14th Asllani
EXPELLED –
RECOVERY – 6+4
Udinese kicks off the match. In the 2nd minute Ekkelenkamp tries with a right-footed shot that goes just off the post to the left of Martinez. At the 5th penalty for Inter due to a hand by Kabasele following a shot in the area by Arnautovic. We go to the VAR. Referee Massimi goes to observe the action from the screen. And he goes back: IT’S NOT PENALTY! In the 11th Sanchez serves Kamara in the area, but the winger only gets a corner which the Chilean takes. In the 14th minute, the first yellow of the match goes to Asllani who foully stops Karlstrom’s counterattack in midfield. Udinese forward: in the 20th minute they get a free kick which they fail to exploit. However, the pressure from the Bianconeri continues. At the 22nd Bastoni in the area for Frattesi who hits badly and sends it out. He was offside anyway. In the 29th minute Inter took the lead with Arnautovic who, served by Taremi, completed the counterattack resulting from a ball lost by Ekkelenkamp in midfield. On Asllani’s 33rd attempt from distance, high ball. At the 35th great left from Carlos Augusto, Piana sends it to the corner. The match was stopped due to the illness of a fan in the stands. It was Bastoni who noticed what had happened and immediately asked for medical intervention. We start again from a corner for Inter. Asllani hits directly on goal and makes it 2-0. The ball ends up at the far post and goes in. They were given 6 minutes of recovery time after the stoppage. The first half ends with Inter leading 2-0. In the first half there were 3 shots on target for Inter and two goals for the Nerazzurri. No shot on the Juventus side goal. Only one shot was blocked, by Juventus goalkeeper Piana.
In the rematch, Runjaic puts Bravo in place of Sanchez and Abankwah in place of Bijol.
Inter started the second half. In the 3rd of the second half a curling cross from Rui Modesto ends up in the arms of Martinez. In the 5th free kick for Inter for a foul by Abankwah. Bastoni hits long, Udinese removes the danger. In the 7th minute another free kick for the Nerazzurri for a foul by Rui Modesto. Asllani hits directly on goal, Piana blocks. Atta gets a free kick in the 13th minute, Bravo takes it for Lucca’s head: the ball goes out. In the 17th minute Inzaghi sends Lautaro Martinez, Calhanoglu and Dumfries onto the field for Arnautovic, Bastoni and Asllani. Shortly afterwards Lucca asks for a penalty for a contact in the area, but the referee clearly says no. At the 24th Brenner comes on for Ekkelenkamp. In the 30th minute Palacios enters for Buchanan in Inter and Pizarro and Zemura in Udinese in place of Lucca and Atta. In the 31st minute Lautaro serves Taremi who flies towards goal, kicks and hits the post! Corner in the 37th for Udinese: maneuvered action, in the end Iker Bravo goes to shoot, but the conclusion is too weak and does not worry Martinez. At the 42nd Aidoo enters for Darmian. Shortly after Tourè reaches the conclusion, Martinez sends it into the corner. Given 4 minutes of added time. One minute from the end a personal action by Iker Bravo ends with a shot outside. It ends here, with Lautaro Martinez on the ground in pain. Udinese out of the Italian Cup.
