Inter's late own goals deliver a 2-0 Serie A win at Venezia

Two late own goals decide the contest

Inter defeated Venezia 2-0 in Serie A at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, with both goals arriving in the final phase. The result extended Inter’s strong pre-match run of seven wins and one draw from eight games, while Venezia entered after seven losses and one win in their previous eight.

Matias Moreno’s own goal counted for Inter in the 79th minute, putting the visitors 1-0 ahead. Redouane Halhal then scored an own goal for Inter three minutes later, making the score 0-2. Those were the first and last goals of the match, and they settled the result.

Inter changed three players at half-time

Inter made three substitutions at the break, bringing on Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Nicolò Barella and Manuel Akanji for Aleksandar Stankovic, Petar Sučić and Yann Bisseck. Venezia later introduced Gianluca Busio and Toma Bašić, while Pio Esposito replaced Ange-Yoan Bonny for Inter.

Alessandro Bastoni was booked in the 28th minute and Barella received a yellow card in the 56th.

Inter widen the table gap

Before kick-off, Inter were second on 22 points and Venezia were 20th on three, a 19-point difference. Inter now have 25 points from nine games and are provisionally #1, while Venezia remain provisionally #20 on three points with a record of 1W 0D 8L. Carlos Augusto was the standout performer, rating 7.9 after 90 minutes with two key passes and two tackles.