Ten-man Inter beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 as Carlos Augusto scores late winner

What happened

Inter Milan beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in the third round of the Champions League league phase, according to match reports from Goal and YS Scores. ^{[1] [2]}

The substitute Carlos Augusto scored the only goal, set up by a cross from Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Goal and YS Scores put the goal in the 77th minute, while Canal26 lists it in the 76th. The first half ended goalless, YS Scores reported. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Inter finished with ten men. Defender Alessandro Bastoni was shown a second yellow card and sent off around the 67th or 68th minute, depending on the report, roughly ten minutes before the goal. Canal26 said he had been booked two minutes earlier. ^{[2] [3]}

Inter then held on to the end of the match, YS Scores reported. ^[2]

Line-ups and standings

Sky Sport Italia's official line-ups showed Inter coach Cristian Chivu using a 3-5-2 with Marcus Thuram and Bonny up front and Spence in the side. Shakhtar, coached by Arda Turan, started in a 4-1-4-1 with Riznyk in goal. ^[4]

Fanpage reported before kickoff that Chivu was without Lautaro Martinez and that Spence was making his first start for the club. ^[5]

Inter arrived with no points from two games. Goal and YS Scores both place Inter 20th and Shakhtar 17th in the league-phase table after the match. Goal noted the positions were provisional while the rest of the round was still to be played. The outlets differ on Inter's exact points total, so it is not given here. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

Background

Inter lost 2-1 away to Real Madrid and 4-3 at home to Club Brugge in their first two league-phase games, according to Adnkronos. Shakhtar came in with four points from a 1-1 draw at PSV Eindhoven and a win over AEK Athens. ^[6]

Fanpage said Inter had never lost in seven official meetings with Shakhtar, with three wins and four draws. The last, in the 2022 group stage, was decided by two goals from Edin Dzeko at San Siro. ^[5]

The match was shown exclusively on Amazon Prime in Italy, Fanpage said. ^[5]

What is not yet clear

The reports reviewed differ by a minute on the timing of the goal and the red card, and on Inter's points total. No post-match comments from Chivu or Turan were available in the sources checked. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

What comes next

Inter travel to Feyenoord in the next round, and Shakhtar host Sporting Lisbon in two weeks, according to the preview. Bastoni's red card could bring a suspension, but no ruling had been reported in the sources checked. ^[6]