Here are the declarations of Inter player Hakan Çalhanoğlu after his brilliant debut during the Serie A Week 1 win Inter 4 -0 Genoa on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Hakan scoring the 2-0 in the 14th minute. You bet, Hakan already earned the love of his new fans.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu giving the declarations to DAZN after the match. (courtesy inter.it)
“I was calm,” he said. “I know the fans expect good things and we’ve been training for 45 days to get ready for this match. We’ve worked hard and well. We made a really strong start and deservedly won it.
“I want to thank the fans because I could really feel their support. I want to give everything for Inter. I know [Simone] Inzaghi expects a few goals from me. We’ll do everything we can to make the fans happy.
“We have a great group of lads here and it’s easy to play with top-quality footballers whose movement is so good. We enjoyed ourselves out there today. It was a great performance and we want to carry on like this.”
Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Sunday 22 August 2021.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Sunday 22 August 2021.
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sunday 22 August
👉Inter score 4 Inzaghi's style convinces immediately: 4-0 to Genoa. Calhanoglu and Dzeko protagonists and goals Party with the public at San Siro
👉Market and tomorrow game against Samp Milan talent
👉”CR7 remains”
Milan, all for you
At 18:30 Udinese-Juve, Allegri announces: “Ronaldo told me that he doesn’t leave Turin”
Tomorrow, the Rossoneri against Samp.
60% Ball Possession INTER and 40% Ball Possession GENOA Inter 4 – 0 Genoa
6′ Milan Skriniar
14′ Hakan Çalhanoğlu
74′ Arturo Vidal
87′ Edin Dzeko
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi, formerly coaching Lazio, making his debut with a convincing victory crushing Genoa. Inter sending the strong signal they are here to defend the Scudetto this season. Inter win the Serie A Week 1 game against Genoa on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy.
This is a dream debut for new Inter players Edin Dzeko and Hakan Çalhanoğlu presenting themselves to their new fans with goals. The 27,402 fans at the Meazza singing proudly as champions of Italy.
Stats in favor of Inter having 15 wins, 3 draws, and only 1 defeat in 19 games against Genoa at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Inter have dominated Genoa in the last three years, winning each of the last six games by at least two goals difference. Genoa did not score a single goal in the last six games with Inter.
It is Inter to open the score the first goal of the 2021-22 Season in the 6th minute.
👉Inter 1 – 0 Genoa, 6th minute, goal by ⚽️ Milan Skriniar for @Inter with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
Inter seeming determined to defend their title and there you go in the 14th minute scoring the second goal. Hakan Çalhanoğlu showing his worth with a goal and the assist for the previous goal.
— Serie A on Paramount+ ⚽️🇮🇹 (@CBSSportsGolazo) August 21, 2021
Genoa crumbling. Inter increasing the score for the 3-0 in the 74th minute. It is King Arturo Vidal to deliver a right footed shot to the bottom right corner while his teammates run to congratulate him. The assist is by Nicolò Barella.
The final cherry on top of the ice cream… A precious debut goal in the 87th minute by new Inter player forward Edin Dzeko with the assist by Arturo Vidal.
👉 Here are INTER vs GENOA official starting lineups – formations for the Serie A Week 1 game on Saturday 21 August 2021 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy at 18:30.
What a great player “El gran Alvaro Recoba!”
After 2 seasons with @Inter_en, Recoba on loaned to @VeneziaFC_EN for the second round of the 1998–99 Serie A. Recoba scored 11 goals and made 9 assists in 19 games with @VeneziaFC_IT .
By Anna Italia
