{"id":69283,"date":"2025-08-09T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/69283\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:00:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:00:33","slug":"inter-defeat-monaco-down-to-10-men-after-calhanoglu-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/69283\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter defeat Monaco down to 10 men after Calhanoglu dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lautaro<\/p>\n

Lautaro Martinez shrugs off Thilo Kehrer during the pre-season friendly between Inter and AS Monaco (@inter)<\/p>\n

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Despite the early Hakan Calhanoglu red card, 10-man Inter overturned AS Monaco for a 2-1 friendly win with Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny goals.<\/p>\n

The atmosphere was somewhat strange even before kick-off, with a statement from the host venue warning anyone attending wearing Inter shirts, scarves, or even just blue and black colours, would be ejected from the stadium.<\/p>\n

It took just 80 seconds for the hosts to break the deadlock, as Calhanoglu was robbed in midfield and Maghnes Akliouche hit a scorcher into the near top corner from the edge of the area.<\/p>\n

Nicol\u00f2 Barella in a more advanced role than usual blasted a volley over the bar from the Lautaro Martinez knock-down, then bent a finish wide from a promising position moments later.<\/p>\n

\"PASADENA,PASADENA, CALIFORNIA \u2013 JUNE 17: Cristian Chivu Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano reacts after the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between CF Monterrey and FC Internazionale Milano at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Barella opted to be generous with a cut-back after he was sent clear by Calhanoglu, but Marcus Thuram\u2019s tap-in was deflected inches wide.<\/p>\n

Camara twice tested Yann Sommer from distance, with Petar Sucic doing the same at the other end, but Inter were reduced to 10 men after just 35 minutes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Calhanoglu had already been told off for one clumsy sliding tackle before he was booked, then slipped and lunged into another in the centre-circle on Vanderson and was sent off.<\/p>\n

\"MUNICH,MUNICH, GERMANY \u2013 APRIL 08: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen and FC Internazionale Milano at Fussball Arena Muenchen on April 08, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It had already been a tense situation with Lautaro Martinez booked for dissent, along with Cristian Chivu\u2019s assistant Aleksandar Kolarov.<\/p>\n

Monaco wasted two sitters, the first chipped onto the side-netting by Mika Biereth, the second an avoidable George Ilenikhena offside.<\/p>\n

Sucic was sent clear by a through ball only for Vanderson to do just enough to stop him prodding in from seven yards.<\/p>\n

Even down to 10 men, Inter managed to equalise after the restart. Alessandro Bastoni made a big tackle and immediately Barella sent Lautaro Martinez one-on-one against Thilo Kehrer, who was turned inside out by a twisting dribble before it found the net.<\/p>\n

Denis Zakaria smashed a daisy-cutter against the upright moments later, while Barella again volleyed over the bar.<\/p>\n

\"Ange-YoanAnge-Yoan Bonny scores the winner for Inter in a friendly against AS Monaco (@inter)<\/p>\n

Inter turned it around to lead<\/a> when a man down, as Bonny stole it back<\/a> inside his own half, went on another mazy run like Lautaro Martinez, and dinked the finish over Lukas Hradecky when off balance from eight yards.<\/p>\n

Second choice goalkeeper Raffaele Di Gennaro needed a sensational fingertip save at the back post on an Akliouche diving header.<\/p>\n

Another dangerous Bonny counter-attack saw him draw out Hradecky, but narrow the angle too much, so he pulled it back for a Henrikh Mkhitaryan blast over the bar.<\/p>\n

Monaco 1-2 Inter<\/p>\n

Akliouche 2 (M), Lautaro Martinez 60 (I), Bonny 80 (I)<\/p>\n

Sent off: Calhanoglu 35 (I)<\/p>\n

Monaco: Hradecky; Vanderson (Teze 66), Singo, Kehrer, Caio Henrique (Ouattara 78); Akliouche, Zakaria (Bamba 66), Camara (Magassa 78), Ben Seghir (Golovin 66); Biereth (Embolo 78), Ilenikhena (Brunner 66)<\/p>\n

Inter: Sommer (Di Gennaro 66); Pavard (De Vrij 66), Acerbi (Darmian 76), Bastoni (Carlos Augusto 66); Luis Henrique (Zielinski 76), Barella (Asllani 76), Calhanoglu, Sucic (Mkhitaryan 66), Dimarco (Dumfries 66); Thuram (Bonny 66), Lautaro Martinez (Pio Esposito 66)<\/p>\n


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