Inter Milan edged Sassuolo 2-1 at San Siro to end a run of two straight Serie A defeats, though Cristian Chivu’s side remain unconvincing in their early-season form.
Federico Dimarco opened the scoring in the 14th minute after neat combination play involving Nicolo Barella and Petar Sucic.
Inter controlled much of the first half, with Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu both close to extending the lead, but Sassuolo posed a constant counter-attacking threat, forcing Josep Martinez into a superb save from Andrea Pinamonti’s header.
Carlos Augusto’s deflected strike in the 81st minute looked to have secured the points, yet Walid Cheddira quickly halved the deficit to set up a tense finale.
Davide Frattesi thought he had sealed the win against his former club, but his goal was chalked off for offside.
The result stops Inter’s slide and eases some of the pressure on Chivu, though doubts remain over their fluency.
With the result, Sassuolo have now lost 12 of their last 15 away league games,
