It takes just 31 minutes for Inter to wrap up the match against Parma: Chivu‘s team wins 3-0 with a performance of absolute control, temporarily climbing to the top of the standings. The Emilians, still dealing with the effects of Gilardino‘s management, never really manage to trouble the Nerazzurri, who handle the game with precision for all 90 minutes.
The first goal comes thanks to Sucic, who scores after a display of fierce determination. Shortly after, Calhanoglu doubles the lead from the penalty spot with his usual ruthlessness. Thuram seals the result in the 31st minute, making a precise run to give Inter a night of almost total control.
In the second half, the match flows without any particular excitement. Chivu makes the first substitutions in the 61st minute, bringing on Stankovic, Lautaro Martinez, and Bonny in place of Calhanoglu, Thuram, and Esposito. In the 73rd minute, Spence and Luis Henrique also make their debuts, replacing Diouf and Dimarco respectively. The clearest chances of the second half are created by the Nerazzurri themselves: Corvi denies Esposito a goal with a hockey-style save in the 49th minute, while Lautaro in the 90th minute tries to surprise the goalkeeper off his line but misses the target.
Parma tries a few sporadic initiatives in the final minutes: Romero shoots wide in the 86th minute after getting past Bisseck, and Valeri sees his shot blocked by Martinez in the 90th+1 minute. Little else. The numbers tell the story of a one-sided match: 59% possession for Inter, 6 shots on target against Parma’s 2, 19 total shots against 9. There were 74,907 spectators at the Meazza.
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