"Inter struggled at the start and were not helped by losing both Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi to injury, either side of Yann Sommer making a double save to keep out Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch. Liverpool then thought they had taken the lead 32 minutes in when Ibrahima Konate headed home from close range. However, it was ruled out after a lengthy VAR check as Virgil van Dijk had nodded the ball onto Hugo Ekitike's arm in the build-up."
"There was little to split the sides at the start of the second half, with Ekitike's long-range drive comfortably held by Sommer shortly after the hour. Arne Slot's side had a slight edge, though, keeping Inter under pressure as substitute Conor Bradley forced Sommer into a sprawling near-post save. But the decisive moment came late on as Alessandro Bastoni needlessly dragged Florian Wirtz's shirt, and Szoboszlai rifled his spot-kick into the left side of the net to send Liverpool eighth."
Liverpool won 1-0 at San Siro through Dominik Szoboszlai's 88th-minute penalty after Alessandro Bastoni pulled Florian Wirtz's shirt. The Reds were without Mohamed Salah and had Ibrahima Konate's 32nd-minute header ruled out for a handball in the build-up. Inter lost Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi to injury and relied on Yann Sommer for several crucial saves. Liverpool produced 1.47 expected goals from 12 shots while Inter posted 0.43 xG from nine, with 0.79 of that xG coming from the penalty. The result dropped Inter to fifth and sent Liverpool to eighth in the group.
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