Sheriff Vs Inter: Nerazzurri Win 3-1

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JAKARTA - Inter Milan beat FC Sheriff 3-1 in the fourth matchday of Champions League Group D at Sheriff Stadium on Thursday morning. Inter's goals were scored by Marcelo Brozovic, Milan Skriniar and Alexis Sanchez, while the only goal for the hosts was scored by Adama Traore.

With this result, Inter moved up to second place in Group D with 7 points, while FC Sheriff is in third place with six points.

Group D: Inter leapfrog debutants Sheriff into second spot...👀 Who's going through?#UCL

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Launching Antara, the two teams have been attacking each other since the early minutes. Until at least the first 10 minutes, there were no dangerous chances created, but Inter slowly took control of the game.

In the 18th minute, Inter had a chance through Edin Dzeko's header after utilizing a corner kick, but the ball only hit the outside of the FC Sheriff's net.

In the 29th minute, Inter got a good chance again. Starting from the chaos in the FC Sheriff's goal which caused the goalkeeper not to be in an ideal position. Darmian who is free to kick the ball, but deviates from the opponent's goal.

Inter again created opportunities through Lautaro Martinez's long-range strike in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, the ball only hit the post.

The score of the glasses lasted until the referee ended the first half.

After the break, Inter did not slow down their attack by trying to break the deadlock. Instead the Sheriff was forced to defend by relying on a quick counterattack.

Inter efforts finally bear fruit in the 54th minute. Receiving Vidal's pass, Brozovic fiddled with the ball before unleashing a shot that beat Sheriff goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis. Position changed 1-0.

The Nerazzurri doubled the lead in the 66th minute after Skriniar's shot from close range found the net.

In the 82nd minute, Inter scored the third goal thanks to an accurate shot by substitute Alexis Sanchez in the penalty box. The score changed again to 3-0 for Simone Inzagi's squad.

FC Sheriff scored a consolation goal in injury time in the 92nd minute with Adama Traore's header just over to make it 3-1 which lasted until the game was over.

Line-up: Sheriff Tiraspol (4-2-3-1): 30-Giorgos Athanasiadis; 13-Fernando Costanza, 2-Danilo Arboleda, 55-Gustavo Dulanto, 15-Cristiano; 21-Edmund Addo (6-Stjepan Radeljic 62'), 31-Sebastien Thill; 9-Adama Traore, 22-Dimitris Kolovos (77-Bruno 73'), 10-Frank Castaneda; 17-Djasurbek Yakhshiboev (16-Keston Julien 82')

Inter Milan (3-5-2): 1-Samir Handanovic; 37-Milan Skriniar, 6-Stefan De Vrij (13-Andrea Ranocchia 85'), 95-Alessandro Bastoni; 36-Matteo Darmian (2Denzel Dumfries 46'), 23-Nicollo Barella, 77-Marcelo Brozovic, 22-Arturo Vidal, 32-Federico Dimarco (14-Ivan Perisic 64'); 9-Edin Dzeko (19-Joaquin Correa 81'), 10-Lautaro Martinez (7-Alexis Sanchez 82')