Inter Milan turn the tables on Bologna to win 3-1 in Serie A

Inter Milan overcame hosts Bologna 3-1 in the match between the two sides in matchday 7 of Serie A, played on 17 October 2026 at 19:00 Damascus time.

Bologna opened the scoring through Tommaso Pobega in the 10th minute, before Inter Milan equalised through Marcus Lilian Thuram-Ulien in the 44th minute. In the second half, Carlos Augusto added Inter's second goal in the 69th minute, before Ange-Yoan Bonny sealed the result with a third goal in the 83rd minute to secure the win for his side.

The match saw no red cards, while Bologna received 4 yellow cards compared to 3 for Inter Milan.

Nicolò Barella of Inter Milan was named man of the match with a rating of 7.7, having played the full 90 minutes and provided one assist.

Inter Milan dominated proceedings with 65% possession compared to 35% for Bologna, and completed 683 passes compared to 360 for their hosts. The visitors also had 17 shots, 8 of which were on target, compared to 11 attempts for Bologna, of which 4 were on target, while the corner count stood at 7 for Inter compared to 2 for Bologna.

With this result, Inter Milan moved top of the table with 16 points from 5 wins and 1 draw without any defeats, with a goal difference of 18 scored and 8 conceded. Meanwhile, Bologna's tally remained frozen at 5 points in 14th place, after 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats, with a goal difference of 5 scored and 7 conceded.