Sassuolo damage Inter Milan’s title hopes as Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca steal show in shock win

Inter were stunned by Sassuolo at San Siro — suffering just their second home defeat of the season — as Simone Inzaghi's side missed the opportunity to reclaim top spot in Serie A. Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca, both of whom have been strongly linked with moves to the San Siro, reminded Inter of their quality with a goal apiece in the first half and there was no way back for the hosts.

Ad/> Still licking their wounds from the midweek defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League, Inter suffered an early blow when the visitors took a surprise lead in the eighth-minute. A low shot from Raspadori squirmed through the body of Samir Handanovic after Hakan Calhanoglu was robbed in midfield.

Champions LeagueJota faces race against time to feature in Carabao Cup final17/02/2022 AT 19:19 Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers The Nerazurri only had themselves to blame when they found themselves two goals down with less than half-an-hour on the clock. Rather than track the run of Scamacca, Ivan Perisic stood still appealing for offside and the Sassuolo forward duly punished him, heading in unmarked to leave Inter with a mountain to climb.

It could have got even worse for Inter before half-time as Domenico Berardi — who set up the visitors' first — crashed a curling shot off the top of the crossbar. Inzaghi made a double switch at the break, introducing Denzil Dumfries and Eden Dzeko, and the latter twice went close to halving the deficit but was denied on both occasions by the inspired Andrea Consigli.