At dawn on Sunday, Serie A staged a feast of 6.2x chances. Sassuolo, playing at home, beat giants Inter Milan by a slim 1-0 margin, locking up the title early and ending the Blue and Black's undefeated streak of 27 consecutive league matches. Inter Milan has only lost two matches this year, both to Sassuolo. The name "Inter's nemesis" has been well deserved.
Prior to the match, second-placed Sassuolo were also on the back foot after failing to register a goal in the first six rounds of the league. Despite having only two chances on goal, they hit the target with a single shot. In the first 20 minutes of the first half, Inter Milan's Dufus accidentally gave away a gift by the right post, Zusztuji cleverly broke the ball, and then accurately passed to Ronnie Andy to complete the fatal blow.
Inter Milan had a chance to equalize, but Nadalu Martinez missed the chance when he was ruled offside. Anao Duvivi also missed a chance to break the deadlock at the near post, dooming the win to the history books. It was the first such comeback in the league since April 2023 against Monza.
As a matter of fact, Sassuolo is known as "Inter's nemesis". According to the statistics of 22 meetings between the two sides in Serie A, Sassuolo won 10 games, becoming the most often defeated Inter Milan in Serie A. In the 2017/18 season, both teams tried to "double" their opponents. In the 2017/18 season, both teams have tried to "double kill" the opponent, and Sassuolo's victory may not be a real cold.
