Inter were beaten 1-0 by RC Lens in a friendly match, conceding a last-minute goal from a corner, having improved once Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez came on.
Simone Inzaghi initially left their Lu-La pairing on the bench for this trip to France, opting for Edin Dzeko and Tucu Correa upfront, with Milan Skriniar, Robin Gosens, Alexis Sanchez and Roberto Gagliardini unavailable.
Fofana drilled just wide, then Samir Handanovic had to be on his toes dealing with a poor back-pass and when parrying the shot from Florian Sotoca.
Handanovic out-did himself with a fine save on Ignatius Ganago’s header, but it was a surprisingly tense game with several bookings.
The big guns came on after the hour mark, and Inter did create better chances, with Lukaku denied by a desperate point-blank range save on Valentin Lazaro’s assist and Lautaro Martinez firing over the bar.
It was Lens who scored in the final minute with a Lois Openda flick-on at the near post from a corner to surprise Alex Cordaz.
Lens 1-0 Inter
Openda 90 (L)
Lens: Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina; Frankowski, Abdul Samed, Fofana, Machado; Pereira da Costa, Ganago, Sotoca
Inter: Handanovic (Cordaz 80); Darmian, De Vrij (D’Ambrosio 61), Bastoni (Dimarco 61); Dumfries (Bellanova 61), Barella (Agoume 80), Brozovic (Asllani 61), Calhanoglu (Mkhitaryan 61), Lazaro (Zanotti 80); Dzeko (Lukaku 61), Correa (Lautaro Martinez 61)
How did Dybala and Bremer perform?
Lazy and toothless showing from Inter.
Hahahahhahahahahhahaha 🙂 lost to lens – literally a bunch of farmers
Even as someone who dislikes Inter, this result means nothing. It’s preseason… Let’s not get carried away.
This is a sign of things to come. Imagine losing to a Ligue 2 side when Ligue 1 isn’t even Top 5 European league.
Looks like Inter and Milan will struggle to qualify out of the champions’ league group. Looks like Barcelona, Madrid and Liverpool are waiting to fluke another final appearance if Italian teams can’t compete.
The coach was basically playing everyone to see their fitness levels. Everyone was playing too careful avoiding at any cost but only in the second half when all of the starting line up was changed then Inter started to attack. Lukaku- Lautaro still look just as deadly as in the previous season together.
@lord Cherubini – lets see what Bremer does when the big boy comes to town. Lets see what Pogba Locatelli and Artur the 70 million dollar man do vs Brozo Barella Chala. With Lukaku we will eat you for breakfast. The time is approaching
Cypher
Lens are in Ligue 1 not 2. At least learn/read before you write crap
Oh and Cypher, I remember an Italian team was eliminated by Lyon from CL not too long ago…
Francesco, do u remeber the italian Team which got braten by psv and shaktar?