UEFA Champions League · League phase MD3

1:0

Carlos Augusto 77'

HT 0:0

Wed, 21 Oct 2026, 20:00 (UK) · San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

Inter held on for a clean sheet after Alessandro Bastoni's dismissal, with Carlos Augusto's goal settling a low-xG night at the San Siro.

FN MOMCarlos Augusto8.0Decisive moment77' Carlos Augusto+1.2SHK −0.8

Inter 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Carlos Augusto wins it after red card

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Key numbers

xG 1.02: Inter's lowest in nine matches
Red card in the 68th minute, about 22 minutes short
Four saves from Josep Martínez, clean sheet

A red card, then a winner

Inter beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the San Siro despite Alessandro Bastoni's dismissal in the 68th minute. Carlos Augusto scored the only goal in the 77th minute, and the hosts protected it through the closing stages to keep a clean sheet.

A win on a season-low xG

This was Inter's lowest xG of the season so far: 1.02, the lowest across nine matches. Their 45% possession was also a season low, and xG per shot matched their lowest too, which suggests a win built on a single clean chance and resilience rather than sustained pressure.

Shakhtar had the ball, Martínez the saves

Shakhtar had more of the ball, but their xG was only 0.58. Josep Martínez made four saves to protect the lead, while Alisson Santana completed seven dribbles, more than anyone on the pitch, without it turning into a goal.

A fresh pair of legs delivered

Carlos Augusto was among the changes to Inter's starting XI. His 77th-minute goal was worth +1.2 FN xPts to Inter, while Shakhtar Donetsk's FN xPts fell by 0.8. Henrikh Mkhitaryan, fresh off the bench, supplied the assist.

FN MOM

Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match

Carlos Augusto 8.0Dominant

He scored the winner and completed 46 of his 50 passes.

The FN MOM earned most of his credit going forward. His only shot was on target and became the winner, his second goal of this Champions League campaign. Coming after the red card, the 77th-minute strike gave Inter a lead that the side then protected to the final whistle.

Game state

1-0

Inter ahead 13 min · level 77 min · Shakhtar Donetsk ahead 0 min

Inter: Red card 68' → ~22 min a player down

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.

68' Alessandro Bastoni Red card · SHK +0.3 −0.4

77' Carlos Augusto Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Henrikh Mkhitaryan +0.4 · SHK −0.8 +1.2

Inter Expected (last two seasons) 2.5Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3

Shakhtar Donetsk Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

InterShakhtar Donetsk

45%Possession55%

1.02Expected goals (xG)0.58

0.08xG per shot0.05

13Shots12

5Shots on target4

38%Shots on target %33%

8Shots in box6

419Passes533

5Corners4

4Saves4

9Fouls10

2Yellow cards2

2Offsides2

Compared with usual

Inter

9 matches this season, all competitions baseline

	This match	Avg
Goals	1	2.8
Conceded	0	1.7
xG	1.02	3	low
xG against	0.58	1.6
Shots	13	22.6
On target	5	7.8
Shots faced	12	12.3
xG per shot	0.08	0.14
Possession	45%	61.8%	low
Passes	419	612.7	low
Corners	5	6.2
Fouls	9	8.1

Timeline

32' Sub Pedrinho → Yehor Nazaryna
36' Yellow Oleg Ocheretko
54' Yellow Marcus Thuram
59' Sub Hakan Çalhanoğlu → Piotr Zieliński
59' Sub Djed Spence → Andy Diouf
59' Sub Federico Dimarco → Yann Bisseck
66' Yellow Alessandro Bastoni
68' Yellow Marlon Gomes
68' Red Alessandro Bastoni
72' Yellow Petar Sučić
72' Sub Oleg Ocheretko → Isaque
72' Sub G. Mendoza → Newertton
72' Sub Kauã Elias → Lassina Traoré
73' Sub Petar Sučić → Luis Henrique
75' Sub Ange-Yoan Bonny → Henrikh Mkhitaryan
77' Goal Carlos Augusto competition goal #2 assist Henrikh Mkhitaryan
83' Sub Alisson Santana → Bruninho

Category leaders

Key passesNicolò Barella3
Duels wonAlisson Santana11/19
DribblesAlisson Santana7/13
Defensive actionsAnge-Yoan Bonny6
ShotsAnge-Yoan Bonny3 (on target 2)

#Inter#Shakhtar Donetsk#Champions League#Carlos Augusto#Josep Martínez

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.

Line-ups

Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1-4-1 · Manager A. Turan

31 Riznyk6.3

17 Tobias6.5

5 Bondar6.4

22 Matviyenko6.7

13 Pedrinho5.9▼32'

27 Ocheretko5.7▼72'

30 Santana6.9▼83'

10 Pedrinho5.9▼32'

6 Gomes6.6

77 Mendoza5.9▼72'

9 Elias5.5▼72'

1 Martínez7.2

25 Akanji7.2

95 Bastoni6.3

30 Augusto8.0⚽

99 Spence6.6▼59'

23 Barella7.4

20 Çalhanoğlu6.9▼59'

8 Sučić6.9▼73'

32 Dimarco6.3▼59'

9 Thuram6.6

14 Bonny7.0▼75'

Inter 3-5-2 · Manager C. Chivu

Show bench

Inter

7Piotr Zieliński▲59'5.8
5Aleksandar Stanković
49Ivan Provedel
48Mattia Mosconi
22Henrikh Mkhitaryan▲75'7.4
11Luis Henrique▲73'6.0
94Francesco Pio Esposito
17Andy Diouf▲59'5.8
12Raffaele Di Gennaro
46Leonardo Bovio
31Yann Bisseck▲59'5.8
45F. Stante

Shakhtar Donetsk

23Kiril Fesyun
2Lassina Traoré▲72'5.6
25Gabriel Carvalho
18Alaa Ghram
14Isaque▲72'5.9
20Oleksandr Karavayev
8Dmytro Kryskiv
49Luca Meirelles
37Lucas Ferreira
29Yehor Nazaryna▲32'6.8
11Newertton▲72'5.7
99Bruninho▲83'

FN Score — top 3

8.0Dominant Carlos AugustoInter

Attack+1.29

Build-up+0.49

Defence+0.16

Result+0.50

7.4Strong Nicolò BarellaInter

Attack+0.68

Build-up+0.22

Defence+0.70

Result+0.20

7.4Strong Henrikh MkhitaryanInter

Attack+1.08

Build-up+0.08

Defence+0.41

Result+0.20

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Lowest FN Scores

5.5Below par Kauã EliasShakhtar Donetsk

Build-up+0.05

Defence+0.15

Discipline-0.11

Result-0.20

He won only two of 13 duels in his 72 minutes and committed three fouls. He had two shots but little else to show in the final third.

5.7Below par Oleg OcheretkoShakhtar Donetsk

Build-up+0.31

Defence+0.16

Discipline-0.17

Result-0.20

He was booked in the 36th minute and took two shots without a direct hand in a goal chance, though he completed 31 of 37 passes.

5.9Below par G. MendozaShakhtar Donetsk

Build-up+0.38

Defence+0.15

Discipline-0.05

Result-0.20

He managed one shot in 72 minutes and won one of five duels. His passing was tidy, 27 of 29, but his attacking involvement was limited.

Player ratings

Inter

Player	Min	G	A	FN	Provider
Carlos Augusto	90'	1		8.0	7.6
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	15'		1	7.4	7.1
Nicolò Barella	90'			7.4	6.6
Josep Martínez	90'			7.2	7.6
Manuel Akanji	90'			7.2	7.0
Ange-Yoan Bonny	75'			7.0	6.8
Hakan Çalhanoğlu	59'			6.9	7.2
Petar Sučić	73'			6.9	6.7
Djed Spence	59'			6.6	6.9
Marcus Thuram	90'			6.6	6.7
Federico Dimarco	59'			6.3	6.5
Alessandro Bastoni	68'			6.3	6.2
Luis Henrique	17'			6.0	6.6
Piotr Zieliński	31'			5.8	6.5
Yann Bisseck	31'			5.8	6.4
Andy Diouf	31'			5.8	6.4

Shakhtar Donetsk

Player	Min	FN	Provider
Alisson Santana	83'	6.9	6.1
Yehor Nazaryna	58'	6.8	7.2
Mykola Matviyenko	90'	6.7	7.0
Marlon Gomes	90'	6.6	6.7
Pedrinho	90'	6.6	6.5
Vinícius Tobias	90'	6.5	7.0
Valeriy Bondar	90'	6.4	6.9
Dmytro Riznyk	90'	6.3	7.3
G. Mendoza	72'	5.9	6.8
Pedrinho	32'	5.9	6.5
Isaque	18'	5.9	6.3
Newertton	18'	5.7	6.4
Oleg Ocheretko	72'	5.7	6.2
Lassina Traoré	18'	5.6	6.0
Kauã Elias	72'	5.5	6.0
Bruninho	7'	–	6.2