J. Abankwah opened the scoring on 9 minutes, from an assist by U. Gomez. J. Ekkelenkamp doubled the lead on 16 minutes, set up by K. Davis. Carlos Augusto reduced the arrears for Inter Milan on 26 minutes. N. Barella levelled on 35 minutes, with M. Thuram providing the assist. Thuram put Inter Milan back in front on 57 minutes, from an assist by A. Diouf. F. Esposito doubled the lead on 67 minutes, set up by P. Zielinski. A. Bonny added a fifth on 79 minutes. I. Gueye pulled one back for Udinese on 90 minutes, with V. Bayo providing the assist.
Inter Milan had 27 shots to the visitors' 6, 82% of the 33 attempts in the match. Inter Milan had 4 off target and 11 blocked, the visitors 0 off target and 1 blocked. The home side had 17 attempts from inside the box, to Udinese's 5. That left 10 from outside the area for Inter Milan, and 1 for Udinese.
The home side put 12 on target to Udinese's 5, an on-target rate of 44% against 83%. Inter Milan scored with five of their 12 on target. Udinese scored with three of their five on target.
Davis was booked for Udinese on 45 minutes. H. Mkhitaryan was booked for Inter Milan on 60 minutes.
It was 2-2 at half time. The second half produced four goals.
Inter Milan are second on 12 points from four matches. Their record reads 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats, with a goal difference of +7. Udinese are thirteenth on four points from four matches. Their record reads 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats, with a goal difference of -2.
The match was played on matchday 4. Luca Pairetto, Italy refereed.
Match at a glance
- Full time: Inter Milan 5-3 Udinese
- Competition: Italian Serie A
- Date: 14 September 2026
- Referee: Luca Pairetto, Italy
Shooting breakdown
| Statistic | Inter Milan | Udinese |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 27 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 12 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 0 |
| Shots blocked | 11 | 1 |
| Shots inside the box | 17 | 5 |
| Shots outside the box | 10 | 1 |
| Corner Kicks | 10 | 1 |
| Throw In | 0 | 0 |
| Free Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Kick | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Substitution | 5 | 5 |
| Attacks | 111 | 49 |
| Dangerous Attacks | 68 | 17 |
| On Target | 12 | 5 |
| Off Target | 15 | 1 |
| Fouls | 9 | 9 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 2 | 7 |
| Passes Total | 640 | 330 |
| Passes Accurate | 594 | 272 |
