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The Nerazzurri drop more points in embarrasing fashion Inter?s habit of dropping points against the bogey-teams of its recent past has continued. This time the Nerazzurri fumbled a 2-0 lead to draw Bologna 2-2, letting early goals from Francesco Acerbi and Lautaro Martinez go to waste after the later gave away a 17th minute penalty and gifted Bologna a route back into the match. From then on, Inter never found its top gear again, looking sluggish and tired. By the time all was said and done, despite Inter holding 63% of possession, Bologna boasted the higher expected goals (1.23 to 0.80) with the hosts? limited to passing without a purpose. Inter can only blame itself for such a performance, though, and now it must go into the international break with the taste of a draw lingering. Starting XIs

Inter?s XI (3-5-2)

Bologna?s XI (4-2-3-1)

Simone Inzaghi made no changes from the team that beat Benfica 1-0 midweek, while Bologna lined up in a 4-2-3-1 headlined by Roberto Orsolini and Joshua Zirkzee.
First Half
Inter began dominantly and was rewarded 11 minutes in when Acerbi headed home a Hakan Calhanoglu corner.

Francesco Acerbi reacts quickest and gets his first goal of the season pic.twitter.com/g8JqfEdyQV? CBS Sports Golazo ?? (@CBSSportsGolazo) October 7, 2023

The good guys would then go on to make it 2-0 in the 13th minute via a Lautaro rocket fro...