Internazionale 1 – 1 Manchester City

CLUBFRIENDLY · August 1, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Internazionale and Manchester City played to a one-all draw in this preseason friendly, and the numbers tell a fascinating story about how that result came to be. City came in and immediately took control of the ball, finishing with nearly sixty-five percent possession and launching twenty-four shots across ninety minutes — more than double what Inter managed. They pressed, they probed, and for long stretches they looked like the team that would walk away with the win. But Inter's backline held firm when it mattered, and Gianluigi Donnarumma was absolutely brilliant between the posts, recording five saves and eight defensive interventions to keep his side level. City's Vitor Reis was the most dangerous attacker on the pitch, generating four total shots, while young Aleksandar Stankovic gave Inter's attack some genuine spark with three attempts of his own. Abdukodir Khusanov was the engine in City's build-up play, completing seventy-seven accurate passes and setting the tempo from deep. Nine corner kicks for City against just three for Inter tells you everything about the territorial imbalance — and yet, here we are, one apiece. Inter won the efficiency battle on a night when City owned everything else. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard. 1'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yann Bisseck. 2'

Attempt missed. Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break. 3'

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni. 4'

Attempt missed. Aleksandar Stankovic (Inter Milan) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner. 5'

Foul by Divin Mubama (Manchester City). 7'

Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7'

Attempt blocked. Andy Diouf (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Stankovic. 8'

Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside. 9'

Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Josep Martínez (Inter Milan). Assisted by Antoine Semenyo. 10'

Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City). 10'

Jamal Iddrissou (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 10'

Goal! Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 0. Divin Mubama (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo. 14'

Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders following a fast break. 16'

Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 17'

Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan). 17'

Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josep Martínez (Inter Milan). Assisted by Mateo Kovacic. 18'

Divin Mubama (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18'

Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan). 18'

Goal! Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. 20'

Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City). 22'

Francesco Pio Esposito (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Attempt saved. Aleksandar Stankovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). 22'

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma. 22'

Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside. 24'

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma. 25'

Offside, Inter Milan. Andy Diouf is caught offside. 28'

Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo. 29'

Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 29'

Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Andy Diouf. 31'

Offside, Inter Milan. Francesco Pio Esposito is caught offside. 36'

Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37'

Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan). 37'

Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 38'

Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan). 38'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard. 38'

Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City). 41'

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 41'

Divin Mubama (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 44'

Foul by Yann Bisseck (Inter Milan). 44'

Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. 45'

Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan). 45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1. 45'+2'

Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1. 45'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Luis Henrique replaces Andy Diouf. 45'

Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Mateo Kovacic. 45'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Federico Dimarco. 45'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella. 45'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Mattia Mosconi replaces Jamal Iddrissou. 45'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan. 45'

Substitution, Manchester City. Vitor Reis replaces Josko Gvardiol. 45'

Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Tijjani Reijnders. 45'

Substitution, Manchester City. Ryan McAidoo replaces Divin Mubama. 45'

Substitution, Manchester City. Max Alleyne replaces Stephen Mfuni. 45'

Attempt saved. Aleksandar Stankovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). 46'

Attempt missed. Mattia Mosconi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Davide Frattesi with a cross following a fast break. 47'

Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 48'

Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden. 49'

Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49'

Foul by Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City). 49'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard. 51'

Attempt missed. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner. 52'

Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico González. 52'

Attempt saved. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Josep Martínez (Inter Milan). Assisted by Ryan McAidoo. 52'

Attempt blocked. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 52'

Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico González. 53'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yann Bisseck. 53'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Carlos Augusto. 54'

Josep Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 54'

Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City). 54'

Foul by Aleksandar Stankovic (Inter Milan). 55'

Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 55'

Aleksandar Stankovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 55'

Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan). 56'

Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. 56'

Attempt missed. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden. 60'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Luka Topalovic replaces Aleksandar Stankovic. 60'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Provedel replaces Josep Martínez. 61'

Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 62'

Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City). 62'

Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside. 64'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yann Bisseck. 65'

Vitor Reis (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner. 66'

Attempt blocked. Max Alleyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 66'

Attempt saved. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ivan Provedel (Inter Milan). Assisted by Max Alleyne. 66'

Delay in match because of an injury Nico González (Manchester City). 67'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Lavelli replaces Francesco Pio Esposito. 67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 67'

Substitution, Manchester City. Mahamadou Sangaré replaces Antoine Semenyo. 68'

Substitution, Manchester City. Claudio Echeverri replaces Phil Foden. 68'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Leonardo Bovio replaces Benjamin Pavard. 69'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Mattia Marello replaces Carlos Augusto. 69'

Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivan Provedel (Inter Milan). Assisted by Savinho. 70'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luka Topalovic. 72'

Attempt blocked. Vitor Reis (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho with a cross. 73'

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Luis Henrique. 73'

Attempt missed. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross following a corner. 73'

Attempt missed. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vitor Reis. 77'

Substitution, Inter Milan. Yvan Maye replaces Yann Bisseck. 78'

Substitution, Manchester City. Kaden Braithwaite replaces Savinho. 78'

Matteo Lavelli (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 78'

Foul by Vitor Reis (Manchester City). 78'

Attempt missed. Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mahamadou Sangaré following a fast break. 79'

Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Abdukodir Khusanov. 80'

Attempt missed. Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rico Lewis. 82'

Mattia Mosconi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing. 83'

Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City). 83'

Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 83'

Attempt blocked. Luka Topalovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 83'

Foul by Luis Henrique (Inter Milan). 83'

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 83'

Foul by Matteo Lavelli (Inter Milan). 84'

Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 84'

Yvan Maye (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 85'

Foul by Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City). 85'

Attempt blocked. Claudio Echeverri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. 86'

Offside, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside. 87'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time. 90'

Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan). 90'+2'

Claudio Echeverri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 90'+2'

Matteo Lavelli (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+3'

Foul by Vitor Reis (Manchester City). 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1. 90'+4'

Penalty Shootout begins Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1. 90'

Penalty missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) left footed shot is too high. 91'

Goal! Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1(1). Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. 92'

Penalty missed! Still Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1(1). Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot. 92'

Penalty saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). 93'

Penalty saved. Nico González (Manchester City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Ivan Provedel (Inter Milan). 94'

Goal! Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 1(2). Mattia Mosconi (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. 94'

Goal! Manchester City 1(1), Inter Milan 1(2). Claudio Echeverri (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal. 95'

Goal! Manchester City 1(1), Inter Milan 1(3). Matteo Lavelli (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal. 96'

Penalty Shootout ends, Manchester City 1(1), Inter Milan 1(3). 96'

Match ends, Manchester City 1(1), Inter Milan 1(3).