At 1 a.m. Beijing time on December 24, in the 17th round of the 2023-24 Serie A season, Inter Milan hosted Lecce. In the first half, Bisek broke the deadlock with a goal, and in the second half, Barella doubled the lead and Banda received a red card just before the end. In the end, Inter Milan beat Lecce 2-0 at home to usher in a fourth consecutive league win. In the standings, Inter Milan remain at the top of the table, four points ahead of second-placed Juventus.
In the 4th minute, Marcus Thuram broke through a low cross from the right, Mkhitaryan flanked in front of the goal, and the Lecce goalkeeper came out to destroy the ball. In the 9th minute, Joan Gonzalez's volley from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Sommer.
In the 11th minute, Mkhitaryan dribbled down the left side of the penalty area and crossed in front of the goal, Arnautovic's close-range shot was blocked by the Lecce goalkeeper. In the 22nd minute, Inter Milan knocked on the line of the penalty area, Barella tapped forward and went straight forward, and Arnautovic cut in the middle of the penalty area and hit the goal off the left post.
In the 26th minute, Lecce crossed into the box from the left, and Banda nodded the ball wide of the near post. In the 27th minute, Gallo's long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area went just over the crossbar.
In the 40th minute, Inter Milan won a set-piece in the middle of the front, and Calhanoglu hit the goal directly and was blocked by the human wall. Then Inter drove a corner from the right into the box and Bisek nodded it over the crossbar.
In the 43rd minute, Inter Milan once again won a set-piece on the left side of the front, Calhanoglu passed the ball into the penalty area, and Bisek scored with a header in the middle of the penalty area, scoring the first goal of Inter Milan's career and Serie A, and Inter Milan led 1-0!
At the end of the first half, Inter went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the side changed to fight again, in the 50th minute, let Delre volley on the right side of the penalty area, the ball was blocked by Augusto's back, the referee awarded a handball foul at the first time, blew a penalty, and after reviewing VAR, it was found that the ball hit Augusto's back and canceled the penalty.
In the 61st minute, Calhanoglu crossed from the left, Bisek nodded the ball into the goal, and the goalkeeper lifted the ball over the crossbar with both hands. In the 67th minute, Darmian's powerful volley from the right was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 75th minute, Inter Milan made a substitution, Asllani came on to replace Calhanoglu.
In the 78th minute, Inter Milan went straight in the middle of the front, Arnautovic stopped the ball on the penalty line and adjusted it with his heel to pass the ball wonderfully, Barella cut in the middle of the penalty area and shook the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net, Inter Milan led 2-0!
In the 83rd minute, Banda expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's anger and was sent off with a direct red card, and Lecce responded with ten men. In the 84th minute, Inter made two more substitutions, with Sanchez and Pavard coming on for Marcus Thuram and Augusto. In the 89th minute, Inter Milan made another substitution, Klaassen came on to replace Mkhitaryan.
Soon after, Inter Milan beat Lecce 2-0 at home.
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