Inter 2-1 Fiorentina: two stoppage-time goals turn it round
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 33 shots, Inter's most in 10 matches this season
- 7 shots, Fiorentina's fewest of the season so far
- xG 3.44 v 0.25, yet Inter scored only twice
Inter turn it round in stoppage time
Fiorentina went ahead through Álex Jiménez in the 65th minute and held on until stoppage time. Then Inter struck twice: Marcus Thuram levelled in the first minute of added time, and Piotr Zieliński converted a penalty deep into stoppage time. A late double turned a defeat into a win for the home side, who had trailed for about 25 minutes.
Thirty-three shots, two goals
Inter's 33 shots were their most in 10 matches this season. Most of them were taken inside the box, so the pressure was concentrated near goal rather than speculative. David de Gea's eight saves kept Fiorentina in front for long spells, and the equaliser only arrived once the 90 minutes were up.
Fiorentina managed seven shots
Fiorentina managed seven shots, their fewest of the season so far. Their xG of 0.25 was also the lowest Inter have conceded in a match this season, yet a goal still came from one of two efforts on target. A side starved of chances nearly made it count.
Diouf's start paid off when it mattered
Inter changed their line-up in several places before kick-off, and Andy Diouf, one of the new starters, set up Thuram's equaliser. That goal was worth +1.1 FN xPts to Inter and −1.5 to Fiorentina. Zieliński's penalty then added +1.7. Diouf's assist was the first step back.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Andy Diouf 8.6Dominant
One assist, five tackles and nine of 11 duels won.
Diouf did his most valuable work going forward. Three key passes and two successful dribbles from three attempts kept Inter's attacks moving, and he then supplied the pass for Marcus Thuram's equaliser, with the penalty winner following minutes later. His nine duels won were the most of any player on the pitch, so his work without the ball was just as visible.
Game state
0-11-12-1
Inter ahead 0 min · level 65 min · Fiorentina ahead 25 min
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.
65'
Álex Jiménez
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nicolò Fagioli +0.3 · INT −0.9
+0.9
90+1'
Marcus Thuram
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Andy Diouf +0.3 · FIO −1.5
+1.1
90+7'
Piotr Zieliński
Pen goal · FIO −0.9
+1.7
Inter
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +2.8Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −1.2→ League points won 3
Fiorentina
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −2.4Time effect +0.9→ 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
InterFiorentina
3.44Expected goals (xG)0.25
Compared with usual
Inter
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 3.44 | 2.8 | |
| xG against | 0.25 | 1.5 | low |
| Shots | 33 | 21.6 | high |
| On target | 11 | 7.5 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 63% | 60.1% | |
| Passes | 557 | 593.3 | |
| Corners | 6 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 8.2 | |
Fiorentina
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| xG | 0.25 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 3.44 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 7 | 15.8 | low |
| On target | 2 | 5.8 | low |
| Shots faced | 33 | 11.8 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 37% | 46.4% | |
| Passes | 336 | 413.6 | low |
| Corners | 1 | 4.9 | low |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.2 | |
Timeline
- 51'
Sub
Marin Pongračić → Viery
- 64'
Sub
Francesco Pio Esposito → Ange-Yoan Bonny
- 65'
Goal
Álex Jiménez league goal #2 assist Nicolò Fagioli
- 70'
Yellow
Viery
- 75'
Sub
Franco Mastantuono → Wilfried Gnonto
- 75'
Sub
Álex Jiménez → Dodô
- 77'
Sub
Alessandro Bastoni → Federico Dimarco
- 78'
Sub
Hakan Çalhanoğlu → Piotr Zieliński
- 78'
Sub
Henrikh Mkhitaryan → Petar Sučić
- 83'
Sub
Mateo Pellegrino → Beto
- 83'
Sub
Alieu Njie → João Mário
- 85'
Sub
Nicolò Barella → Matteo Lavelli
- 90+1'
Goal
Marcus Thuram league goal #5 assist Andy Diouf
- 90+5'
Yellow
Valde
- 90+7'
Goal
Piotr Zieliński (pen) league goal #2
- 90+11'
Yellow
Dodô
Category leaders
- Key passesCarlos Augusto6
- Duels wonAndy Diouf9/11
- DribblesPetar Sučić2/3
- Defensive actionsNicolò Barella5
- ShotsMarcus Thuram9 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonMarcus Thuram4
#Serie A#Inter#Fiorentina#Andy Diouf#Marcus Thuram#Piotr Zieliński
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.