Napoli and Juve are calling, theInter he replies. A network of Lautaro Martinez in the second half it allows the Nerazzurri to beat the Romaa success that earned second place alone, two points behind the leaders. Debilitated by two injuries in the first half, one a Calhanoglu and the other ad Unripethe guests hit their opponent in one of the rare distractions of the hosts, too timid and incapable of causing problems for Sommer after finding themselves behind.
Inter sends a strong signal to the championship, driven by its leader and captain, and begins this terrible cycle of matches in the best possible way, waiting to face Juventus in a weekend’s time. Let’s go back instead for the guys from Juricwho are unable to escape from the quicksand of mid-table despite a generous performance. Inter started strong and started better than the hosts, but the double physical problem that hit first Calhanoglu and then Acerbi, respectively atadductor and there flexors of the thigh, dampens the pace of the Italian champions, close to scoring at the start with Thuram and with the former challenger Mkhitaryan.
Roma, who featured the very starting players Dovbyk and Dybala from the first minute, both recovered at the last minute, in the offensive trident completed by Pellegrini, only became dangerous in the 10th minute with a harmless cross from Pellegrini himself which Sommer did not control. Luckily for him the ball ends up on the post and the Nerazzurri are saved. After the forced double substitution, however, the Giallorossi grew, began to keep the ball more, and appeared in front of the goalkeeper before half-time again with Pellegrini, who however shot too centrally, favoring Sommer’s punch.
In the second half, Barella also tries without luck, at the invitation of Thuram, but the Nerazzurri’s lead arrives shortly after: Zalewski stumbles and loses the ball favoring Frattesi’s counterattack, Celik misses his control in the area and favors Lautaro, who passes the ball past Svilar also thanks to a touch from Dybala. The guests punished Roma at the first attempt and immediately looked to double the lead, taking advantage of the spaces that at this point Juric’s boys – looking for an equalizer – were forced to concede. Dumfries, who entered in the second half, challenged Svilar with an insidious diagonal shot, a minute later another providential intervention by the outgoing goalkeeper on Thuram, launched towards the goal also thanks to a favorable rebound. Juric tries everything, including Baldanzi and Soulè in the fray towards the end, but this time Inter are not distracted and do not concede anything. The Italian champions responded to their rivals’ success and regained second place, with Napoli still in their sights.
