3: 4: Salzburg loses test and rain spectacle against Inter

In a duel that continued to turn into a rainy battle, the new goalgetter on duty, Karim Konate, shone with a double (6th, 35th), and Samson Baidoo (46th) also scored for the home side, who thus got a foretaste of what will happen in September starting CL group phase brought. Salzburg also missed two penalties in the home Red Bull Arena in the person of Konate (6th) and Roko Simic (69th), for Inter scored Strahinja Pavlovic (9th) with an own goal and Stefan De Vrij (25th) respectively. , Joaquin Correa (43rd) and Stefano Sensi (90th) The Italians coached by Simone Inzaghi will start in Serie A on August 19th.

Personal changes

In his second game as Salzburg coach, Gerhard Struber made two personnel changes compared to the 3-0 win over WSG Tirol. Oscar Gloukh was a new starter in midfield, with Amankwah Forson replacing Simics in the front line. And Nico Mantl replaced ÖFB team goalie Alexander Schlager in goal. The Nerazzurri also played in their strongest formation, only star striker Lautaro Martinez was missing. The Argentine world champion just recently became a father.

The game started brilliantly. Inter’s neo-goalie Yann Sommer brought down Konate in the penalty area in the fifth minute, but the Ivorian missed the penalty with a shot into the rain clouds in Salzburg. Not a minute later, of course, he had corrected the lapse. After a somewhat clumsy rescue operation by Sommer just outside the penalty area, Konate reacted with presence of mind and put the ball into the empty goal from the left outside.

But there was no peace. Shortly thereafter, Pavlovic unhappily deflected a low cross into his own goal. Mantl, without a chance in this situation, was finally there with a head defense against Nicolo Barella, who was running alone (17th). Two Salzburg chances from Forson (10th / missed) and Konate (18th / Sommer saved) later, the German was beaten for the second time. Pavlovic was again unlucky when entering a cross, De Vrij dusted off.

Pressing-intensive game

Inter eventually got a better grip on the home side’s intense pressure game, but they couldn’t prevent the second goal from a corner. Solet asserted himself well in the penalty area, Konate finally completed the goal with a header to make it 2-2. The 19-year-old had already scored twice against the WSG. Just before the break, Inter took the lead again through a headed Correas, only to concede the 3-3 equalizer almost at the restart. Baidoo scored after a cross from Dijon Kameri, both of whom had come on at half-time along with six other players.

The deep ground almost didn’t allow for a well-groomed game at this point in time, only a little later did the sky close its floodgates again. After a good hour, a Salzburg team that had changed completely except for Mantl was on the pitch, and Inter also made a lively substitution. There were more chances on both sides. But Mantl reacted brilliantly against Davide Frattesi (71st) with the best, after Simic, who had been fouled in the penalty area, had just missed a low penalty. In the finish, a goal by the Croatian was disallowed for offside (85′), on the other side Sensi scored the final score after a perfectly timed pass through the Salzburg defense.