Inter now want Real Madrid to manipulate at the least a draw with Sheriff Tiraspol later in Spain to secure their spot in next month's draw with a fit to spare thanks to two archetypal Dzeko desires within the area of six mins halfway thru the second 1/2.
The Bosnia ahead lashed Inter into the lead with a precision first-time strike from the brink of the area after which nodded home a header to place the San Siro in celebration temper after the hosts had wasted a bunch of chances and had two desires ruled out for tight selections.
Inter top Group D on 10 points after their third consecutive win in the competition, a point in advance of Madrid and 4 far from Sheriff in 1/3.
It became a large win with Inter's very last group healthy on the Santiago Bernabeu against Madrid in a fortnight's time.
Barella wasted a golden possibility to offer Inter the lead with eleven minutes on the clock, by some means skying when Ivan Perisic's deflected go fell to him simplest yards from the Shakhtar purpose.
Then a flurry of gilt-edged chances got here and went halfway via the first half of, with the San Siro crowd questioning how the ratings were still stage.
First Lautaro Martinez had pictures well blocked by way of Maycon within the 22nd minute after a lightning ruin from Barella, then Andrea Ranocchia headed a corner just huge before Ivan Perisic rolled home a peaceful end only for the home fanatics to be silenced through an extremely tight offside decision.
Seconds later Dzeko appeared on in horror as Anatolii Trubin scrambled to prevent him from tucking domestic the opener after sloppy Shakhtar play out from the again.
Just 4 minutes had passed from Martinez's risk to whilst Dzeko then had a header well stored through Trubin, and in the middle of all that Fernando blasted a shot huge when he had a teammate extensive open in the front of intention.
An already atypical fit took on a further bizarre turn simply before the hour mark while Martinez brilliantly lashed home what he idea changed into the opener, simplest for the goal to be dominated out for his foul on Mykola Matviyenko whilst he changed into nonetheless celebrating and the stadium announcer was still bellowing out his call.
