Inter beat Monza 4-1 in Serie A, using their 3-5-2 shape and control of midfield to turn territorial authority into a decisive scoreline. Inter held 70% possession and registered five shots on target from 13 attempts, while Monza’s 3-4-3 produced three efforts on target from seven shots. The underlying figures were less emphatic than the result: Inter recorded 1.05 xG compared with Monza’s 1.23, highlighting the hosts’ superior finishing and the visitors’ difficulties in goal. Monza’s goalkeeper saved only 20% of the shots on target he faced and conceded 2.45 goals more than the post-shot model expected. Yann Bisseck, Piotr Zielinski, Hakan Calhanoglu and Pio Esposito shared Inter’s goals, giving the victory an unusually broad scoring base. Gustavo Varela supplied Monza’s lone response. Inter’s patient circulation and extra central presence allowed them to dictate where the game was played, while their clinical execution created a margin that the chance-quality data alone did not predict. Inter begin their league campaign with an authoritative home victory.