2: 1! Lautaro defeated Kane for the first time, Inter Milan refused to be upset and won 4 consecutive Champions League games to defend the glory of Serie A

The overall performance of the Serie A teams participating in the Champions League this season is poor. Juventus has yet to win in 4 rounds. Naples has 4 points in 4 rounds and was beaten 6:2 by PSV! Only Inter Milan has won three consecutive victories in the first three rounds and is in the promotion zone. In the early morning of November 6, Inter Milan sat at the Meazza Stadium and faced the visiting Kairat Almaty; Lautaro and Augusto each scored a goal, and Inter Milan won 4 consecutive Champions League wins at home 2:1.

As a new Champions League team, Almaty Kairat comes from Kazakhstan and directly became the easternmost team to participate in the Champions League; they drew with Paphos in the last round and got the team's first Champions League point. Considering that the opponent was not strong, Chivu decisively rotated, with Esposito and Lautaro forming a double forward; Dimarco and Dumfries on the wings; Zelinsky, Varela, and Fratesi partnered in the midfield; Bisek, De Vrij, and Augusto formed a back three, with Sommer as the goalkeeper.

There is a certain strength gap between the two sides. Inter Milan is playing at home again, and the Nerazzurri took the lead in attacking without any accident; in the 10th minute, Dimarco's shot from a small angle on the left was saved by Analbekov, and Lautaro's follow-up shot was also saved; in the 13th minute, Lautaro's stoppage in the penalty area was interfered with, and Esposito's follow-up shot at two o'clock was blocked from the baseline. In the 19th minute, Bisek entered the penalty area and was defended by Allard, who fell to the ground. The referee originally called a penalty kick, but canceled it after VAR intervened.

After being suppressed by Inter Milan for a period of time, Almaty Kairat also gradually found opportunities; in the 28th minute, Edmilson headed a corner kick and Sommer flew to save the ball; in the 43rd minute, Satpayev's shot was refracted and the ball hit the door frame and popped out. In the 45th minute, Inter Milan quickly converted to counterattack. Dumfries' cross from the left caused chaos in front of the opponent's goal. Lautaro shot through the melee and scored, 1:0! Lautaro broke the three-game ball drought and scored 12 goals in the 2025 Champions League, one more than Kane and the first in the five major leagues. At the same time, Lautaro scored his 25th goal in the Champions League, surpassing Crespo and ranking second only to Messi and Aguero among Argentine players.

In the 49th minute after returning from the second half, Esposito's powerful long-range shot from the top of the arc was saved by Analbekov, and Augusto missed the shot; and the tenacious Almaty Kairat took advantage of a set kick opportunity in the 57th minute, and Arad scored with a header from two in the penalty area, 1:1! Inter Milan continued to attack. In the 66th minute, Boni responded with a header. Esposito's single shot was still bravely blocked by Analbekov, and Sucic's header was also saved.

In the 67th minute, Esposito returned with the ball from the penalty area line. Augusto shot from the top of the arc and hit the ground. This time Analbekov fell to the ground and could not prevent the ball from entering the net, 2:1! This is Augusto's first goal in the Champions League. In order to prevent another accident from happening again, the pragmatic Inter Milan took the initiative to shorten the remaining game time and maintained the 2:1 score until the end of the game. Although it was difficult to win, they still gained 3 points steadily. In this way, Inter Milan won 4 consecutive Champions League games, with Bayern and Arsenal having the same 12 points.