Inter Milan beat Shakhtar Donetsk with Carlos Augusto's goal after Bastoni dismissal

Early chances at both ends

Inter threatened in the third minute when Sucic intercepted Ocheretko’s misplaced pass. Bonny supplied Thuram, whose shot Riznyk diverted behind. Shakhtar answered four minutes later through Pedrinho, but Martinez collected his weakened effort from outside the area.

Bonny shot over in the 19th minute and had another attempt stopped by Riznyk two minutes later. Shakhtar then replaced the injured Pedrinho with Yehor Nazaryna in the 32nd minute.

Shakhtar chances before the break

Kaua Elias dispossessed Spence in the 39th minute, but Calhanoglu blocked his attempts. Martinez then saved Bondar’s header from the subsequent corner.

The first half ended after three minutes of added time with neither side having scored, sending the teams into halftime level.

Inter make changes, then lose Bastoni

Vinicius Tobias shot wide from distance in the 51st minute after a sustained Shakhtar passing move.

Inter made three substitutions in the 59th minute: Yann Bisseck, Andy Diouf and Piotr Zielinski replaced Federico Dimarco, Djed Spence and Hakan Çalhanoglu. Dmytro Riznyk saved Marcus Thuram’s shot from outside the box in the 66th minute.

Alessandro Bastoni was booked in the 66th minute and again in the 68th, bringing his dismissal. The second booking left Inter with ten men for the remainder of the match. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaced Ange-Yoan Bonny in the 75th minute.

Carlos Augusto scores; late saves follow

Zielinski released Mkhitaryan, whose long pass found Carlos Augusto. His chest control beat his marker before he finished past Riznyk in the 77th minute.

Josep Martínez saved Newerton’s shot in the 87th minute and Mykola Matviienko’s header in the 88th. Inter’s victory was confirmed after four minutes of second-half stoppage time.