Inter Milan defeat Shakhtar Donetsk and touch the knockout stages of the Champions League

Inter Milan beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 and could certify his pass to the round of 16 this Wednesday depending on what happens in the duel between Real Madrid and Sheriff Tiraspol.

A double from Bosnian Edin Dzeko (61 ′ and 67 ′) gave the victory to Inter, who can achieve their pass to the next round if Real Madrid does not lose to the Sheriff this Wednesday in Tiraspol.

Inter are provisionally leader of group D with ten points, one more than Real Madrid, and four more than the Sheriff, third placed.

If the white team draws or beats the Transnistrian team, Inter and Real Madrid, already classified, would face each other for the leadership of the group on December 7 on the last day of the group stage of the continental tournament.

Simone Inzaghi’s men came out onto the San Siro lawn ready to win, but they found a Shakhtar, last classified of the group, very orderly.

Inter pressed very high, putting in their field a Ukrainian team that was looking for their opportunities on the counterattack, supported by the good performance of goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin.

A header from Dzeko (26) and a long shot from Perisic (30) put the Ukrainian goalkeeper to the test, who also stopped a good arrival from Lautaro Martínez (36) .cInter would have to wait until the second half to find their way to the goal .

After the break, the Italian team again pressed very high and dominated the match, until Dzeko caught a rebound on the edge of the area to drop a shoe that made it 1-0 (61′).

The Bosnian forward reappeared a few minutes later to head to the bottom of the rival net a good center from the left of Ivan Perisic (67′).

The second goal ended up reassuring the fans at Giussepe Meazza, who saw the knockout stages of the Champions League approaching. (D)