MILANO. Inter prevails over Roma 3-1. Inter was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with D. Dumfries (30′), M. Brozovic (40′) and L. Martinez (52′). Roma reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by H. Mkhitaryan, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the assistance of Ciro Carbone and Daniele Bindoni. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma was in firm control of the ball 55% while Inter was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Inter shot 10 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Roma shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Inter received 2 yellow cards (M. Brozovic and H. Calhanoglu). Talking about the opposition, Roma received 2 yellow cards (G. Mancini and S. Oliveira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter will have 72 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Roma will stay with 58 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away with Udinese on the 1st of May with a 21-7 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (8 draws).
Roma will host Bologna on the 1st of May with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Roma (7 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: E. Dzeko for J. Correa (63′), F. Dimarco for A. Bastoni (63′), M. Brozovic for R. Gagliardini (72′), I. Perisic for R. Gosens (72′) and L. Martinez for A. Sanchez (82′).
Roma – Formation
Roma started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: .
Substitutions
Roma made 5 changes: L. Pellegrini for J. Veretout (64′), S. El Shaarawy for C. Perez (64′), T. Abraham for E. Shomurodov (78′), N. Zalewski for M. Vina (78′) and S. Oliveira for E. Bove (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.