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ParmaInternazionale didn't need the second half. By the time Marcus Thuram turned in Henrikh Mkhitaryan's cross in the 31st minute, this one was already decided — and everyone inside San Siro knew it.
The opening 35 minutes were about as one-sided as it gets in Serie A. Parma came in with a form run that read DWLDL, and they looked every bit like a team carrying that kind of weight. Inter, by contrast, were sharp from the first whistle.
Thirteen Minutes Was All It Took
Petar Sucic broke the deadlock in the 13th minute, and five minutes later Hakan Çalhanoglu stepped up from the spot to double the lead. Two goals in five minutes against a visiting side that had no answer — en qué clavo se encontraba Parma before the first half-hour was even up.
Thuram's goal in the 31st, set up by Mkhitaryan, was the exclamation point. Three goals, all before halftime, all from different sources. That kind of variety makes a defense look lost, and Parma's did.
Our pre-match read made Internazionale an 80% favorite, and they left absolutely no doubt.
The Numbers Told the Same Story
Inter finished with 59% possession, 19 shots, and 628 passes completed at 90% accuracy. Parma managed nine shots, only two on target, and needed four saves just to keep the scoreline from getting uglier. The hosts only had six shots on target themselves — meaning nearly everything they hit on frame went in or earned the penalty.
That efficiency is what separates a comfortable win from a statement. Inter weren't wasteful; they were clinical when it counted and content to manage the rest.
What It Means Going Forward
For Inter, this result smooths out what had been a bumpy run — their recent form showed two draws mixed in with the wins, and there were questions about consistency. A performance this controlled, this early in the game, will quiet some of that noise. El chispudo de Sucic, opening the scoring with that kind of confidence, is a good sign for a squad that needs contributors beyond the obvious names.
For Parma, the concern is real. They've now lost two of their last three, and this defeat wasn't one of those close-but-unlucky results you can explain away. They were second to everything, gave up a penalty, and couldn't generate any meaningful pressure on a night when they needed to show something. The question now is whether their next few fixtures give them room to breathe, or whether this kind of performance becomes a pattern.
Inter, meanwhile, look like exactly what the table suggests they should be.
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