| Metric | Inter | Como 1907 |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Shots | 10 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Fouls | 13 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 8 | 3 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 4 |
Esposito's opener arrived in the 12th minute, with Spence credited with the assist. Thuram struck seven minutes later to stretch the lead, and the score remained unchanged through the interval. Como made two changes at the break: Samuele Ricci replaced Maximo Perrone, while Ivan Smolcic came on for Martin Baturina.
Inter made a double change around 72 minutes, with Ange-Yoan Bonny replacing Esposito and Henrikh Mkhitaryan coming on for Piotr Zielinski. Como followed with three switches at 74 minutes, bringing on Maxence Caqueret, Kaiki and Mattia Liberali. Inter later introduced Petar Sucic for Hakan Calhanoglu, then Andy Diouf and Benjamin Pavard replaced Federico Dimarco and Thuram in the closing stages.
With no second-half goals, Inter closed out the 2-0 win. The match stats included a clean sheet, while the decisive highlights came in the first 19 minutes: Esposito's finish, Spence's assist and Thuram's quick follow-up. It was a composed result after Inter had established their advantage early.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.97
Pre-match pick: Inter are favourites at home, and we expect them to edge Como 1-0.