MILANO. Roma was capable to turn the tables against Inter to win 2-1. It was Inter to strike first with a goal of F. Dimarco at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Smalling gave the win to Roma in the 76′ minute. Inter lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
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 Davide Massa with the assistance of Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Davide Ghersini. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter had a superior ball possession 58% while Roma was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Roma was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Inter shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Roma shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Inter received 4 yellow cards (K. Asllani, J. Correa, R. Gosens and N. Barella). On the other side, Roma received 3 yellow cards (N. Zaniolo, G. Mancini and C. Smalling).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter will stay with 12 points to climb in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Roma will have 16 points like Udinese to move up in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away against Fiorentina on the 22nd of October with a 22-7 head to head in favor of Inter (9 draws).
Roma will play away agasint Sampdoria on the 17th of October with a 18-8 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (10 draws).
Inter – Formation
Inter
81'
30'
90'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: Samir Handanović , Milan Škriniar , Francesco Acerbi , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Kristjan Asllani , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Federico Dimarco , Edin Džeko and Lautaro Martínez .
The home team had on the bench: Matteo Darmian, Raoul Bellanova , Valentin Carboni, Roberto Gagliardini, Aleksandar Stankovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Robin Gosens , Danilo D’Ambrosio, Stefan de Vrij, André Onana, Nikolaos Nestoras Botis, Joaquín Correa and Mattia Zanotti.
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: K. Asllani for H. Mkhitaryan (78′), D. Dumfries for M. Darmian (78′), H. Calhanoglu for J. Correa (78′), D. Dumfries for R. Bellanova (82′) and F. Dimarco for V. Carboni (88′).
Best player: Nicolò Barella
The player that probably impressed the most for Inter was Nicolò Barella.
His rating is with 60 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Roma – Formation
Roma
Roma started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Zeki Çelik , Bryan Cristante , Nemanja Matić , Leonardo Spinazzola , Paulo Dybala , Nicolò Zaniolo and Lorenzo Pellegrini .
They had on the bench: Filippo Tripi, Nicola Zalewski, Mile Svilar, Stephan El Shaarawy, Tammy Abraham , Eldor Shomurodov, Pietro Boer, Marash Kumbulla, Andrea Belotti, Matías Nicolás Viña Susperreguy, Edoardo Bove, Cristian Volpato and Mady Camara .
Substitutions
Roma made 3 changes: P. Dybala for T. Abraham (59′), L. Pellegrini for M. Camara (81′) and N. Zaniolo for A. Belotti (86′).
Best player: Chris Smalling
The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Chris Smalling.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
