A flash from Lautaro and Inter defeats Roma 1-0 at the Olimpico

One’Inter not brilliant, but cynical and ruthless narrowly passed against Roma in the Sunday postponement of the eighth matchday of Serie A. At the Olimpico it ended 1-0 thanks to the outburst in the second half in Lautaro Martinez during a restart, after the Nerazzurri were forced to do without the injured Calhanoglu and Acerbi, who came off during the first half.

Inzaghi’s team confirms itself as the first direct pursuer of league leaders Napoli, once again only two points away (19 against 17), while Juric’s men continue to limp and fail to find results, remaining stuck at 10. The first chance of the match is for the Nerazzurri in the 6th minute with Thuram taking a first-time shot from outside after Lautaro’s tackle, forcing Svilar into a save to neutralize the danger. On the other hand, a few minutes later, Sommer risks causing an omelette letting the ball slip away after a Pellegrini cross from the back, being saved by the post.

The match is heated and vibrant and the emotions continue even in the 13th minute, when the former player Mkhitaryan attempts a nice right-footed shot from distance hitting the top of the crossbar. However, as the clock ticks down, the pace and intensity lower, as a result the match falls asleep and only in the 41st minute do the Giallorossi show up again with Pellegrini, who shoots from the edge and is saved by Sommer. In the second half the great balance continued until game time, when with a lethal restart Inter unlocks the result: Zalewski loses a bloody ball and allows Frattesi to fly towards the goal, on the cross in the middle Celik misses the disengagement and actually offers an assist to Lautaro, who blasts Svilar with his right foot slightly deflected by Dybala.

Roma immediately attempted a nervous reaction and scared the guests first with Dybala himself (shot deflected for a corner), then with an imprecise header from Dovbyk on Pellegrini’s corner. In pouring into the attack in search of an equalizer the Capitolines are dangerously unbalancedleaving space for the Nerazzurri to restart: the most dangerous ones were those concluded by Dumfries with two nice shots providentially foiled by Svilar and that by Barella who wasted everything by kicking high. A few moments before the final whistle, Sommer also made a good save on Soule’s last desperate Roma attempt.