Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk, Carlos Augusto and Alessandro Bastoni
21 October 2026
Inter Milan secured a hard-fought 1-0 Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk despite playing the closing stages with ten men. Carlos Augusto scored the decisive goal after Alessandro Bastoni was sent off for receiving two yellow cards.
Bastoni was dismissed in the 69th minute, leaving Inter under pressure at San Siro. Goalkeeper Josep Martínez produced several important saves to keep Shakhtar from scoring. Carlos Augusto broke the deadlock in the 77th minute, converting a chance created by Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Inter held on for their first victory of the European campaign and moved to four points after three matches.