Inter beat Shakhtar with 10 men; first defeat for Arda Turan

In the third round of the UEFA Champions League, Inter beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at home. Carlos Augusto scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute.

Most of the match was goalless. The scoreboard did not change until the 77th minute. The player who broke the deadlock was Carlos Augusto, who came on as a substitute. That goal also brought his team the win.

Inter were reduced to 10 men in the 68th minute when Bastoni was sent off. The home side played the final stretch of the match a man down but still took the three points. The goal came nine minutes after the red card.

Shakhtar Donetsk, coached by Arda Turan, suffered their first defeat at the end of their third match. The team under Arda Turan had not lost in their first two matches. Shakhtar remained on 4 points.

Inter, for their part, got their first win of the season and raised their tally to 3 points. The gap between the two teams in the standings has thus fallen to one point.