Substitute Marko Arnautovic scored to hand Inter Milan the advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid.
Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried into the path of Arnautovic by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak and the Austrian forward finished with a powerful shot from a tight angle.
Arnautovic had missed several big chances earlier in the second half.
He headed over the bar as well as firing over with the goal gaping.
Former Stoke and West Ham forward Arnautovic replaced Marcus Thuram, who was injured just before the break.
The hosts – last season’s Champions League runners-up – had the best chances of the match, with Martinez denied twice when Oblak was in the right place to save his headers.
Alvaro Morata came on as a second-half substitute after recovering from a knee injury, but he was unable to make a significant impact on proceedings for Atletico in Diego Simeone’s 100th Champions League match as a manager.
Inter goalkeeper Yann Sommer did not have a save to make and kept his 21st clean sheet in all competitions this season.
Simone Inzaghi’s side are nine points clear at the top of Serie A and their last defeat in all competitions came on 20 December against Bologna in the Coppa Italia.
Atletico host the second leg at Civitas Metropolitano on 13 March.
Line-ups
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Sommer
- 28Pavard
- 6de Vrij
- 95Bastoni
- 36DarmianSubstituted forDumfriesat 69′minutes
- 23Barella
- 20Çalhanoglu
- 22MkhitaryanSubstituted forFrattesiat 72′minutesBooked at 86mins
- 32DimarcoSubstituted forZopolato Nevesat 69′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9ThuramSubstituted forArnautovicat 45′minutes
- 10La MartínezSubstituted forSánchezat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Dumfries
- 8Arnautovic
- 12Di Gennaro
- 14Klaassen
- 16Frattesi
- 17Buchanan
- 21Asllani
- 30Zopolato Neves
- 31Bisseck
- 50Stankovic
- 70Sánchez
- 77Audero
Atl Madrid
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Oblak
- 20Witsel
- 2GiménezSubstituted forSavicat 45′minutesBooked at 82mins
- 22HermosoBooked at 53minsSubstituted forIsnard Mandavaat 68′minutes
- 16MolinaSubstituted forBarriosat 68′minutes
- 5De Paul
- 6KokeBooked at 90mins
- 8SaúlSubstituted forMorataat 54′minutesBooked at 84mins
- 12Dias Lino
- 14Llorente
- 7GriezmannSubstituted forCorreaat 78′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Moldovan
- 4Gabriel
- 9Depay
- 10Correa
- 15Savic
- 17Riquelme
- 18Vermeeren
- 19Morata
- 23Isnard Mandava
- 24Barrios
- 31Gomis
- Referee:
- István Kovács
- Attendance:
- 73,709
Live Text
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Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
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Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
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Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
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Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
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Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
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Attempt blocked. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Reinildo.
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Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
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Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Correa with a cross.
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Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
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Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan).
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Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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