Soccer-Dzeko double downs Shakhtar to send Inter to brink of Last-16

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Inter Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk - San Siro, Milan, Italy - November 24, 2021 Inter Milan's Edin Dzeko scores their second goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

MILAN (Reuters) -Edin Dzeko scored twice in the space of six second-half minutes to earn Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk at San Siro on Wednesday and send the Italians to the brink of their first Champions League knockout stage appearance in a decade.

The Bosnian swept home after 61 minutes to give Inter a deserved lead after they had been left frustrated by two disallowed goals and a string of missed opportunities.