Club Brugge beat Inter 4-3 at San Siro as Tresoldi scores hat-trick

Club Brugge beat Internazionale 4-3 at San Siro in Milano on October 13, a Champions League match that kicked off at 15:00 Eastern Time. Nicolo Tresoldi scored a hat-trick for Club Brugge, starting with a penalty in the 30th minute. Lautaro Martínez answered twice for Internazionale, in the 44th and 81st minutes, but Romeo Vermant extended the visitors' lead in the 87th. Ange-Yoan Bonny pulled one back in stoppage time. Internazionale stay on 0 points, while Club Brugge has 3 points.

What did the result mean in the Champions League standings?

Club Brugge beat Internazionale 4-3 at San Siro in Milano on October 13, and the win puts the Belgian side on 3 points in the Champions League standings. Inter remain on 0 points with a record of 0-0-2 after two straight defeats. The earlier one was a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid.

According to Football Italia, Nicolò Tresoldi completed a hat-trick for Brugge: a penalty, then goals in the 63rd and 74th minutes. Lautaro Martinez replied for Inter in the 44th and 81st minutes. Elsewhere in the standings, Barcelona, Sporting CP and Arsenal sit on 6 points each, while Napoli and Slavia Prague are also on 0 points, level with Inter.

How did each goal happen at San Siro?

Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring for Club Brugge from the penalty spot in the 30th minute. Hakan Calhanoglu brought down Carlos Forbs in the penalty area, according to Football Italia. Lautaro Martínez equalized for Internazionale in the 44th minute.

Tresoldi scored again for Club Brugge in the 63rd minute, with Forbs involved, and completed his hat-trick in the 74th. Martínez scored again for Internazionale in the 81st minute. Romeo Vermant scored for Club Brugge in the 87th, and Ange-Yoan Bonny replied for Internazionale in the 93rd minute, according to Football Italia.

How did the match statistics compare?

Internazionale had 53.3 percent possession and 30 shots, 12 of them on goal. Club Brugge had 46.7 percent possession and 18 shots, with 8 on goal. Internazionale won 4 corner kicks and Club Brugge also won 4.

Internazionale completed 464 accurate passes from 533 attempts, while Club Brugge completed 411 from 475. Club Brugge committed 13 fouls and collected 4 yellow cards, compared with 6 fouls and 2 yellow cards for Internazionale. Yann Sommer made 9 saves for Club Brugge against Josep Martínez's 4 for Internazionale.

What was the recent form of both teams before kickoff?

Internazionale lost 2-1 to Real Madrid, beat Udinese 5-3, drew 2-2 with AS Roma, beat Lumezzane 2-0 and beat Parma 3-0 in their latest run of results. Football Italia noted that Real Madrid defeated Inter 2-1 in the previous Champions League game.

Club Brugge beat Lommel SK 1-0, lost 3-2 to Aston Villa, beat Antwerp 3-1, beat Racing Genk 3-0 and beat RAAL La Louvière 4-1. Club Brugge then repeated that total of 4 goals at San Siro against Internazionale.

What did Football Italia report about injuries and personnel?

According to Football Italia, Curtis Jones and John Stones were unavailable through injury for Inter, while Joel Ordonez was ruled out for Club Brugge with a fractured metatarsal. Aleksandar Stankovic was benched despite winning the Belgian title with Club Brugge last season.

Yann Sommer played in goal for Club Brugge against his former Inter team, according to Football Italia. Jorne Spileers left injured after a sliding tackle on Dimarco, and Brandon Mechele suffered a nose injury after an unintentional collision with Andy Diouf. The attendance for Internazionale's home game was 73859.

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Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.