Lautaro Martinez knocks out Roma and freezes Olimpico, Inter second
Lautaro Martinez knocks out Roma and freezes the Olimpico, Inter second
Inter's precious victory at the Olimpico in the Serie A Week 8 post-match: the Nerazzurri won 1-0 over Roma thanks to Lautaro Martinez's goal in the second half and climbed to second place in the standings, on 17 points. Juric’s team remains 10th with 10 points; for Inzaghi, the bad news is muscle trouble for Calhanoglu and Acerbi.
First half full of emotions and episodes, but without goals. Inter started better but was iced by injuries to Calhanoglu on 10' and Acerbi on 27', both struggling with muscle problems, and dropped late in the half. A woodwork on each side: the guests hit the crossbar with Mkhitaryan, while the Giallorossi almost took advantage of a mistake by Sommer, who made a mistake on Pellegrini’s cross but was saved by the post. There was no shortage of refereeing controversy, with referee Massa in the Nerazzurri's sights for Cristante's unsanctioned intervention on Thuram: on the occasion, Simone Inzaghi was cautioned for protests.
In the second half, some Roma blunders unlocked the result: Frattesi at 60'stole the ball from Zalewski and started a lightning fast counterattack finalized by Lautaro Martinez, who was good at taking advantage of a mistake by Celik. Juric's team goes into trouble, Inter nearly doubled the score shortly after with Dimarco.
Roma after the moment of disbandment reacts and creates chances with Dybala and Dovbyk. Juric also inserted Baldanzi and later Soulé, Inzaghi changed three putting Bisseck, Correa and Dumfries for Bastoni, Lautaro and Darmian. Inter is out of breath and the hosts lay siege to the Nerazzurri area, but the result does not change anymore.
