Inter and Udinese met at the Giuseppe Meazza on Monday evening in Serie A, and the visitors left with a 5-3 victory after a match that swung back and forth with alarming regularity. We had called for an Inter win beforehand, but this was never going to be a straightforward affair, and to be fair, Udinese made us look foolish early on.
Abankwah opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and moments later Ekkelenkamp doubled the advantage before Inter had even settled into their rhythm. Carlos Augusto pulled one back in the twenty-sixth minute, and Barella equalised five minutes later, but then Udinese took the lead again before half-time through Esposito after a substitution changed the shape of the game. By then you could sense something different was coming.
Thuram restored parity for Inter in the fifty-seventh minute, and the hosts pressed forward with increasing urgency. The substitutions came thick and fast—Stones and Mkhitaryan went on together for Inter in the sixty-second minute, while Gomez arrived for Udinese just before. Esposito had already scored for the visitors, and then Bonny made it 4-3 in the seventy-ninth minute before Gueye sealed the result with a late goal.
The statistics tell a story of dominance that doesn't quite match the scoreline. Inter held 66 per cent possession and created eight big chances compared to Udinese's three, yet the visitors converted their efficiency into goals. Inter registered twelve shots on target and hit the woodwork several times, but Udinese's goalkeeper pulled off seven saves and kept his side in the hunt.
What matters now is the position in the table. Inter sit second after four games with twelve points from four wins, while Udinese remain in thirteenth place with four points. The hosts have lost only one game in their last five—away at Real Madrid—but this result suggests they still have questions to answer when the pressure is on.