Serie A 2022-23, Udinese trounce Inter 3-1: Key stats
What's the story
Udinese hammered Inter 3-1 on matchday 7 of Serie A 2022/23 to take the top spot in the standings. Nicolo Barella was quick to up the visitors 1-0 before Inter conceded a goal to draw parity in the first half. Jaka Bijol and Tolgay Arslan's late headers sealed the fifth-consecutive triumph for Udinese. Here are the stats.
Match
How did the match pan out?
Inter scored the opener as Barella shot a superb curler on a corner kick. Sometime later, a Roberto Pereyra freekick bounced off defender Milan Skriniar to register an own goal for Inter. In the second half, Bijol raced toward the near post to double the lead from a Gerard Deulofeu assist. Udinese added the 3rd in stoppage time as Aslan was assisted by Deulofeu.
Stats
Key stats from the match
It was a highly dominant show from Udinese who attempted 20 shots with six on target. Meanwhile, the Black and Blues managed 14 attempts with three hitting the target. Inter enjoyed a 56% ball possession throughout and completed 420 passes with 80% accuracy. As for the Little Zebras, they garnered 334 passes with 75% accuracy. Notably, Udinese were awarded seven corners to Inter's four.
Information
Udinese's unbeaten streak remains intact
Udinese are temporarily seated atop the Serie A 2022/23 standings, with 16 points from five wins, a draw, and a loss. Napoli, Atalanta, and Milan follow suit with 14 points each. Meanwhile, Inter are seated sixth, with 12 points (W4, L3).
Inter
Inter unlock these records
As per Opta, Inter scored their first direct free-kick goal in the Italian top-flight since September 12, 2021 (Dimarco vs Sampdoria), more than a year ago (371 days). This is the fourth time since 1994-95 that Inter have suffered a defeat in at least three of their first seven matches in Serie A (1998-99, 2000-01, and 2011-12).
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Skriniar scripts this unwanted record
As per Opta, Skriniar, who debuted for Inter in 2017-18, has conceded the most goals in Serie A in this interval (4).
Numbers
Udinese players attain these numbers
Bijol scored his maiden goal in what is his maiden season with the White and Blacks. Arslan netted his fifth goal across 66 appearances for the Friulians in the Italian top-flight. Meanwhile, Deulofeu has now raced to five assists in Serie A 2022-23. Overall, he holds 14 goals and 11 assists for the Udinese in Serie A.