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51% Ball Possession INTER and 49% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
Inter 3 – 0 Fiorentina
6′ Mauro Icardi (pen)
15′ Mauro Icardi
79′ Ivan Perisic

Inter starting the season with a new coach “Luciano Spalletti” who was AS Roma’s coach last season.  Challenge is open for Inter to shine this year as they are out of Champions and Europa League this season.  The first step is accomplished after defeating Fiorentina grabbing the full 3 points.

Bad news for Fiorentina. Referee Paolo Tagliavento giving a penalty to Inter in the 4th minute conceded by Fiorentina defender Davide Astori after bringing down Inter forward Mauro Icardi inside the penalty area. It is Icardi, himself, to take the penalty spot and there you go… GOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Icardi converting the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper sending the ball in the bottom right corner. Great start for Inter and Icardi highly motivated after being called out for Argentina National Football team.

5′ GOAL!!! Not a bad way to hit the ground running! @MauroIcardi steps up and sends the goalkeeper the wrong way!! #InterFiorentina 1-0 pic.twitter.com/7AqufBFYHj

— F.C. Internazionale (@Inter_en) August 20, 2017

Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:

INTER: Handanovic, Miranda, D’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Perisic, Nagatomo, Brozovic, Candreva, Vecino, Borja Valero, Icardi.

Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Stefao Pioli:

FIORENTINA: Sportiello, Tomovic, Astori, Vitor Hugo, Maxi Olivera, Sanchez, Veretout, Eysseric, Benassi, Gil Dias, Simeone.

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? | Here is our starting XI for #InterFiorentina! ?#InterIsComing #ForzaInter ⚫️? pic.twitter.com/yqEhjZw2eh

— F.C. Internazionale (@Inter_en) August 20, 2017

#InterFiorentina Sportiello, Tomovic, Astori, Vitor Hugo, Maxi Olivera, Sanchez, Veretout, Eysseric,Benassi, Gil Dias,Simeone #BattitiViola pic.twitter.com/6cPnEgDzWY

— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 20, 2017

2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 1

Inter 3 – 0 Fiorentina
Sunday 20 August 2017
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:45

Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: POSADO – VIVENZI
Fourth Official: PAIRETTO
VAR: GUIDA
AVAR: DI PAOLO

Goals: 6′ Mauro Icardi (I)(pen), 15′ Mauro Icardi (I), 79′ Ivan Perisic  (I)

Official lineups – formations:

INTER: Handanovic, Miranda, D’Ambrosio, Skriniar, Perisic, Nagatomo, Brozovic, Candreva, Vecino, Borja Valero, Icardi.

Subs: Padelli, Gagliardini, Jovetic, Joao Mario, Ranocchia, Ansaldi, Eder, Dalbert, Zinho, Gabigol, Pinamonti.

Coach: Luciano Spalletti.

FIORENTINA: Sportiello, Tomovic, Astori, Vitor Hugo, Maxi Olivera, Sanchez, Veretout, Eysseric, Benassi, Gil Dias, Simeone.

Subs: Dragoswki, Cerofolini, Biraghi, Milenkovic, Badelj, Zekhnini, Cristoforo, Hagi, Pezzella, Babacar, Hristov, Bruno Gaspar.

Coach: Stefano Pioli.