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45% Ball Possession INTER and 55% Ball Possession SOUTHAMPTON
Inter 1 – 0 Southampton 
67′ Antonio Candreva
Inter surviving the pressure winning this home game to gain momentum not only in the Europa League, but also in the Serie A. This is the first win for Inter in the Europa League claiming full 3 points thanks to the goal by Antonio Candreva. After Matchday 3, Inter are in the last position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -3 while Southampton are in the 3rd position with 4 points.
| UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE Standing GROUP K |
OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 3 | ||||||
Inter opening the score in the 67th minute. It is Antonio Candreva to smack a left footed shot defeating Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster in the top left corner. The assist is by defender Davide Santon with a cross.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Inter playing with 10 players since the 77th minute after Referee gave a second yellow card to Marcelo Brozovic following a foul on Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- Stats: Inter have won their three most recent home games at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with Premier League visitors
- Southampton have won just once in their last seven European away fixtures (W1 D3 L3)
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Frank De Boer:
INTER (4-3-3): Handanovič; Nagatomo, Miranda, Murillo, Santon; Gnoukouri, Medel, Brozović; Candreva, Icardi, Éder.
Here is SOUTHAMPTON official starting lineup by coach Puel:
Southampton (4-2-3-1): Forster; Martina, Yoshida, van Dijk, McQueen; Romeu, Højbjerg; Rodríguez, Tadić, Ward-Prowse; Long.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Rodrigo Palacio with 1 goal
Top scorer of SOUTHAMPTON: Charlie Austin with 2 goals
| inter | Goals | Goals | southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palacio, Rodrigo | 1 | 2 | Austin, Charlie |
| 1 | Rodriguez, Jay |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 3 lost
| 16/10/16 | SA | Inter – Cagliari | 1:2 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Roma – Inter | 2:1 | 7 | |||
| 29/09/16 | UELG | Sparta Prague – Inter | 3:1 | 2 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SOUTHAMPTON: 1 win, 2 draws
| 16/10/16 | PL | Southampton – Burnley | 3:1 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | PL | Leicester – Southampton | 0:0 | 7 | |||
| 29/09/16 | UELG | H. Beer Sheva – Southampton | 0:0 | 2 |
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Inter official starting lineup against Southampton
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
2016 – 2017 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage, Matchday 3
Inter 1 – 0 Southampton
Thursday 20 October 2016
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
19:00
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (LTU)
Assistant referees: Vytautas Šimkus (LTU) and Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Additional assistant referees: Sergejus Slyva (LTU) and Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Fourth official: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Goals: 67′ Antonio Candreva (I)
Official lineups – formations:
INTER (4-3-3): Handanovič; Nagatomo, Miranda, Murillo, Santon; Gnoukouri, Medel, Brozović; Candreva, Icardi, Éder.
Subs: Carrizo; D’Ambrosio, Ansaldi, Yao, Banega, Palacio, Perišić.
Coach: Frank de Boer
Southampton (4-2-3-1): Forster; Martina, Yoshida, van Dijk, McQueen; Romeu, Højbjerg; Rodríguez, Tadić, Ward-Prowse; Long.
Subs:McCarthy; Fonte, Stephens, Clasie, Davis, Boufal, Austin.
Coach: Puel