Inter Milan Beats Chelsea in a Hard-Fought Friendly
Inter Milan emerged victorious over Chelsea in a thrilling friendly match played at Stamford Bridge in London. The match was characterized by intensity and constant struggle from both teams.
Inter opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a goal from Marcus Thuram, who capitalized on an assist from Joaquín Correa. Chelsea tried to react but was hampered by a strong Inter defense.
In the second half, Chelsea made a series of substitutions in search of an equalizer, but Inter managed to maintain their lead. In the final minutes, Chelsea managed to score a consolation goal through Léo Ugochukwu, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.
Statistics reflect the intensity of the encounter: Chelsea dominated possession (55%), generated more scoring chances (20 shots, 7 on target) and took more corners (5), but Inter was more effective with its opportunities, converting 3 of the 6 shots they took.
Inter Milan takes the win in a match that leaves a bittersweet taste for Chelsea, who despite their dominance, were unable to secure victory.
Substitutions chelsea: at minute 46 R. Veiga came in and M. Cucurella went out., at minute 46 M. Caicedo came in and R. Lavia went out., at minute 46 C. Nkunku came in and K. Dewsbury-Hall went out., at minute 46 C. Palmer came in and N. Madueke went out., at minute 56 N. Jackson came in and M. Guiu went out., at minute 69 B. Badiashile came in and W. Fofana went out., at minute 69 T. Adarabioyo came in and L. Colwill went out., at minute 78 R. Sterling came in and M. Mudryk went out., at minute 80 L. Ugochukwu came in and M. Gusto went out.
Substitutions inter: at minute 58 D. Frattesi came in and K. Asllani went out., at minute 60 D. Dumfries came in and M. Darmian went out., at minute 60 B. Pavard came in and F. Acerbi went out., at minute 60 E. Salcedo came in and M. Thuram went out., at minute 72 A. Fontanarosa came in and Y. Bisseck went out., at minute 75 D. Quieto came in and J. Correa went out., at minute 81 T. Berenbruch came in and H. Mkhitaryan went out., at minute 85 L. Topalovic came in and N. Barella went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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