Inter regained the Serie A lead Juventus took from them on Saturday after beating Roma at the San Siro thanks to a solo goal from Marcus Thuram at the end of the game (1-0). The group of Simone Inzaghi They are two points ahead, although Milan will move back to within one if they win when they visit Naples tonight.
José Mourinho, allowed after dismissal The day before, he was in the stands on his return to the San Siro, but his players followed the ultra-defensive plan devised by the Portuguese coach against Inter, the team he led to win the treble in 2010.
Roma dedicated themselves to holding on to a 0-0 lead and in the first half they didn’t shoot between the three posts once. In fact, he barely made contact with the ball, therefore Inter fans could hardly whistle at Romelu Lukaku as he intervened very little in the game to show his decline after leaving the club in the summer when everything seemed to go on.
Çalhanoglu, on the crossbar
It’s minute 5, Hakan Calhanoglu was able to score with a great shot from outside the area the crossbar is returned. Rui Patricio, after a quarter of an hour, showed his reflexes by blocking Marcus Thuram’s point-blank shot with his foot.
Inter continued to press the ball repeatedly and take full initiative, accentuating the runs of Denzel Dumfriestireless on the right, the type Calhanoglu from the midfield position and the speed and persistence of Thuram.
Federico Dimarco also grabbed the goal with a shot from outside just wide of the post (16′). Inter’s superiority was huge even without creating more clear chances, so Rui Patricio He is almost out of work.
Roma fight back until Thuram’s goal
Great work by Diego Llorente, a bulwark in the defensive axis, helped Roma maintain a 0-0 lead and even managed to win the second half with his first shot on goal. Bryan Cristante he catches a cross and forces his header Yann Sommer to show off (65′).
It was a mirage, Inter insisted and eventually found their way to the goal. Its author was Thuram, who deserved it, by pushing a beautiful low cross into the net in the goal Dimarco from the left (81′).
Charles Augustus, who entered through Dimarco, a shell fell on the crossbar (88′), but Inter did not see their victory in jeopardy against a Roma team that, after three consecutive wins, was kept scoreless for the first time this season. lukaku passed without pain or glory on his return to Milan. Thuram, who signed in his place, was the player of the match.
INTER
10
ROME
Inter: Summer; Pavard (Darmian, 46′), Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries (De Vrij, 85′), Barella, Çalhanoglu (Frattesi, 75′), Mkhitaryan (Asllani, 75′), Dimarco (Carlos Augusto, 83′); Lautaro Martínez, Marcus Thuram
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Rome: Rui Patrício; Mancini, Diego Llorente, Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes (Azmoun, 89′), Bove (Belotti, 84′), Zalewski (Çelik, 75′); El Shaarawy (Aouar, 84′), Lukaku
Goal: 1-0 Marcus Thuram (81′)
Referee: Fabio Maresca. Yellow for Mancini (13′), Pavard (33′), Ndicka (47′), Paredes (50′), Çalhanoglu (56′), Bastoni (64′), Cristante (68′)
Spectators: 75,573 at San Siro
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Source: La Verdad
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