Inter defeated Udinese with Mkhitaryan’s spectacular final goal…Lukaku scored his first goal in almost 4 months!

Last Updated on 02/19/2023 by てんしょく飯

In the 23rd round of Serie A, Inter and Udinese played to a scoreless draw with Sampdoria.

　Inter Milan’s goalkeeper Lukaku also scored a goal in almost 4 months.

With the Champions League (CL) game coming up in midweek, Lautaro Martinez and Milan Skriniar started on the bench. The front line was led by Romelu Lukaku and Edin Dzeko.

Inter came close to scoring in the 15th minute when Denzel Dumfries was fouled in the box, resulting in a penalty kick. Lukaku’s second kick was well taken by Lukaku, and Inter took the lead.

Udinese, however, had another chance in the 43rd minute. Roberto Pereira’s left-footed counterattack was met by a free kick from Sandi Lovrić, who put the score back on level terms before the end of the first half.

Inter pushed forward in the second half, and in the 66th minute, L. Martinez and Hakan Chalhanor were introduced simultaneously in an attempt to turn the tide. In the 73rd minute, Inter survived a pinch and launched a counter-attack from their own half, with Chalhanor carrying a long distance to Federico Dimarco on the left. DiMarco turned directly to Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the center of the park, who met the difficult ball with a great finish to beat Udinese and win the game.

In the 89th minute, Inter played a long ball in from the back, and L. Martinez made a great reverse turn and replaced the defender. The ace, who had missed a big chance earlier in the game, now firmly put his right foot in the net to score the decisive goal.

The game was over. With the home win, Inter maintained their second place position behind Napoli and ahead of third place Milan, who also won this week.

Inter will now host Porto in the first leg of the CL tournament on February 22, followed by an away match against Bologna on February 26. Udinese will next play Spezia at home on February 26.

[Score.

Inter 3-1 Udinese

Goal Scorers

1-0 20 min Romelu Lukaku (PK/Inter)

1-1 43rd minute Sandy Lovric (Udinese)

2-1 73 min. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter)

3-1 89 min Lautaro Martinez (Inter)