Just a month ago, Inter was defeated 1-0 by Monza. Since then, Nerrazurri are undefeated in eight straight games and counting. Coach Simeone Inzaghi was on the verge of sack just prior to that, but after these eight games in all competition and seven wins with one draw, Inter made it to second place in Serie A, defeated arch-rivals Milan in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final and reached the Italian Cup final. With this kind of form, Inter came out tonight against Sassuolo, but the 3-0 lead easily turned into a nervous 4-2 victory, and the hero of the day was Romelu Lukaku, who scored a brace on his birthday. 10 – Since the start of last February, no player has been involved in more goals than Romelu #Lukaku in Serie A: 10 (level with Lautaro Martinez and Victor Osimhen), thanks to six goals and four assists. Fiery.#InterSassuolo— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) May 13, 2023 The first goal of the game came already after 11 minutes, and the home fans froze when Berrardi gave Sassuolo the lead, but VAR showed that his teammate Lauriente was offside before making the assist. A similar thing happened minutes later, just on the other side, but Correa’s goal was also nullified for the same reason. Sassuolo then had another great chance, but Matheus Henrique, even thou he was totally unmarked, heads the ball wide. Correa had a similar chance, on the other hand, but it was a birthday boy who scored the first goal of the match. On his 30th birthday, Romelu Lukaku gave Inter the lead after an excellent and precise shot in the 42nd minute. Soon enough, the result was 2-0. In the 55th minute, Bellanova tried to cross the ball, and it didn’t look dangerous at all, but Ruan Tressoldi tried to clear it and ended up smashing it to its own goal. Terrible. Inter’s storm continued, and Sassuolo capitulated again just three minutes after the second one. This time Lautaro, who was introduced in the second half instead of Correa was the ’assistant’, as his shot on target caught Tressoldi and changed direction enough to make it 3-0. But it was not over yet. Just like in the first half, Matheus Henrique was left alone in the goal area, but this time, his header passed Handanovic and went to the net. It was just the 63rd minute, but when Frattesi finally managed to use one of his numerous chances tonight, suddenly, it was 3-2. Inter was trying not to concede the third in the last 15 minutes of the game, but Romelu Lukaku secured a win with his second goal in injury time.