A paradoxical start and then a match that was almost never in doubt. Inter wins on the Feyenoord field with a clear 3-0, built with clarity and aggressiveness from the very first minutes at de Kuip.

The match opens with a curiosity: some Nerazzurri players move early before Çalhanoğlu‘s first touch, forcing Swedish referee Nyberg to have the kickoff retaken. Shortly after, the same Turkish midfielder ends up in the referee’s book for excessive aggression, and not even 3 minutes have passed. The signal of intent is clear: Inter wants to impose its rhythm from the start.

The lead comes in the 8th minute. Bisseck wins the ball in the opponent’s half, pushes the action forward and finishes with a curling shot that slips into the corner. The German defender puts his finger to his lips, almost as a response to those who criticized him after the derby. Inter keeps pushing: Dimarco tries, with his shot deflected for a corner by Ernst; Thuram tries his luck without success. Feyenoord tries to exploit some counterattacks, but Hadji Moussa wastes a switch of play that could have meant the equalizer.

The second goal comes when the Dutch seem to be looking for more intensity: Barella launches Spence down the right wing, the cross from the winger takes a strange deflection and Pio Esposito is the quickest to read the trajectory, heading in for 2-0. Zielinski comes close to a third before halftime, once just wide and once with a shot saved by Ernst.

In the second half, the Pole takes center stage on his third attempt: a precise left-footer that kisses the post and goes in for 3-0. At that point, Chivu manages the team’s energy, giving rest to Thuram and Çalhanoğlu — replaced by Bonny and Mkhitaryan — and later to Zielinski and Barella, replaced by Stankovic and Sucic. Akanji leaves the field in the 85th minute for Pavard, who returns after a period of absence.

Worth noting, in the 70th minute, a brief interruption caused by two smoke bombs thrown onto the field. In the final minutes, a brace by Pio Esposito is disallowed for offside at the end of a well-worked move. Three points that allow Inter to approach the next league match against Como with preserved energy and high morale.

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