A match in the 7th round of Serie A is contested, with Inter Milan hosting Torino. Inter Milan have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their first 6 league games, which is not very ideal for the defending champions. Fans expect more from Inter. Inter Milan played a Champions League game in midweek, beating Red Star Belgrade. Now back in the league, Inter Milan face Torino. The last 4 meetings between the two sides have been won by Inter Milan. This time was no exception, Inter Milan won the game.
In this game, Inzaghi Jr. lined up 352 formations. Thuram and Lautaro are paired up in two strikers. Darmian, Frattesi, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan and Dimarco combined in midfield. Bisek, Acerbi and Bastoni started the game at the back three. Sommer was the starting goalkeeper. Taremi, Joaquin Correa, De Vrij, Zielinski and Dumfries were on the bench.
Soon after the start of the game, Lazaro grabbed a close-range header and went wide. In the 15th minute, Richie fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the goalkeeper flew to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Maripan was sent off with a red card, and he kicked Thuram down with a bad tackle. Turin had to fight with one less man. Thankfully, Thuram was not injured and was able to continue playing. In the 25th minute, Inter Milan scored! Bastoni crosses from the left, Thuram grabs the header and the ball goes into the net! The goalkeeper stood still and watched the ball go into the goal!
In the 35th minute, Inter scored again, again from Thuram, who headed in again. The goalkeeper still didn't react. Immediately afterward, Torino relied on a counter-attacking opportunity to pull a goal back. Zapata received a through ball from Ginettis, burst into the box and slotted a one-handed shot into the far corner. At half-time, Inter Milan led Torino 2-1.
In the second half, Inter Milan scored the first goal and made a substitution, and Pavard came on as a substitute to replace Bisek. In the 50th minute, Lautaro finished a shot in the box and kicked it high. Lautaro then had another chance, this time with a header that went just wide of the right-hand post. In the 60th minute, Inter Milan scored again! It was still Thuram's goal, who scored a hat-trick in front of goal! Thuram is really crazy!
In the 74th minute, Dimarco's shot was blocked. In the 86th minute, Calhanoglu committed a foul in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty. Vlašić scored a goal from the penalty spot. In the end, Inter Milan beat Torino 3-2. The 27-year-old striker was undoubtedly the man of the match, scoring three goals. Inter Milan have won three in a row in all competitions and have moved up to second place in the table, two points behind Napoli at the top of the table.