Club Brugge stuns Inter 4-3 as Tresoldi nets hat-trick

Club Brugge defeated Inter Milan 4-3 in a dramatic Champions League league-phase match at San Siro on Tuesday. The result leaves Inter with zero points after two matches, while the Belgian champions claimed their first win of the campaign.

Nicolò Tresoldi was the decisive figure, scoring a hat-trick for the visitors. The 22-year-old Italo-German forward opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 30th minute after Hakan Çalhanoğlu fouled Carlos Forbs. He added a second in the 63rd minute, capitalising on a mistake by Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez, and completed his treble shortly after to make it 3-1.

“Tresoldi made clear why Italy want him so much by scoring a hat-trick.”

Lautaro Martínez scored twice for Inter, including a disallowed first-half effort for offside and a valid equaliser just before the break. The Argentine added a late second goal, while substitute Bonny also found the net in the closing stages, but the comeback fell short.

Yann Sommer faced his former club in the Brugge goal, having kept 15 clean sheets for Inter in the competition across three seasons. The Swiss goalkeeper made several key saves, including denying Andy Diouf early on.

Inter's defensive frailties were exposed again, following their 2-1 loss to Real Madrid on matchday one. Coach Cristian Chivu retained faith in Martínez despite his error at the Bernabéu, but the Spaniard's misjudgement proved costly once more.