Shakhtar Donetsk

Lautaro Martinez had a fine day at the office as his brace helped Inter Milan beat Shakhtar 5-0 in their Europa League semi-final. The Argentine striker’s performance was also acknowledged by the Italian media, with Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport both having him as the Nerazzurri’s best player on the evening.

Lautaro’s performance v Shakhtar in numbers

2 goals
1 assist
4 shots (all on target)
3 dribbles
2 tackles
32 touches
6 recoveries
23 pressures

Lautaro player rating v Shakhtar in Gazzetta

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Here is a look at the xG stats for the Inter Milan Shakhtar Donetesk Europa League semi final on August 17, 2020.

Possession was in Shakhtar’s favour, but Inter created more chances and were clinical, as shown on this xG map.

xG Inter 1.54-0.72 Shakhtar Donetsk (Actual score Inter 5-0 Shakhtar)

xG stats of individual Internazionale goals vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Lautaro Martinez 19′ goal xG (0.39)
D’Ambrosio 64′ goal xG (0.26)
Lautaro Martinez 74′ goal xG (0.07)
Romelu Lukaku 78′ goal xG (0.06)

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