Inter’s final was settled fast. They scored twice inside the opening 35 minutes, and the ratings reflected how quickly Denzel Dumfries, Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martínez took control. All three were named Inter’s best players and each received a 7 rating, with Dumfries posting a 7.2 and Lautaro adding the goal that finished the game off.

How Inter’s front-line trio shaped the final

The first goal came after Nuno Tavares lost possession near his own box under pressure from Dumfries, and the ball eventually led to Lautaro’s strike. The report’s verdict was blunt: Dumfries, Dimarco and Lautaro were all involved in Inter’s goals. That is why their ratings sat above the rest. Dumfries did the ball-winning work that started the move, Dimarco kept driving Inter forward, and Lautaro did what strikers are supposed to do in a final, score the goal that kills the contest.

The numbers back that up cleanly. Dumfries was rated 7.2, Dimarco 7, and Lautaro 6.6, while Lautaro’s goal was the second of the night for Inter. Adam Marušić also features in the story, because his own goal put Inter ahead before the game had really settled. By the time the clock reached 35 minutes, Lazio were already chasing the match.

Why Lazio’s low marks tell part of the story

Lazio were not uniformly poor, and that matters. Nicolò Rovella was their highest-rated player at 7.2 after coming on at half-time and giving them more control in midfield. But the damage was done before then, and the ratings on the back line were dragged down by the mistakes that mattered most.

Nuno Tavares finished on 6.3, which fits a night defined by that costly loss of possession. The report called it “a blatant mistake that practically killed off the game after just 35 minutes.” [Maurizio Sarri] and his players were left with little room to recover after the early double blow, and [Cristian Chivu] will take the kind of result managers usually prefer to forget quickly.

The main takeaway is straightforward. Inter’s best players were the ones directly tied to the goals, and Lazio’s defining moments were the errors that made the final lopsided. If you want the short version of the match, it is there in the ratings: Inter’s trio delivered, Lazio’s key mistake arrived early, and the final was done before half-time.

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