Inter Milan achieved positive results when facing AS Roma in the 10th week of the Italian League 2023-2024. Playing at the San Siro Stadium, Monday (30/10/2023), the Nerazzurri won narrowly with a final score of 1-0.
Marcus Thuram scored the only goal in this match. The victory over AS Roma brought Simone Inzaghi’s troops back to the top of the 2023-2024 Italian League standings.
Inter immediately appeared aggressive from the start of the match. However, Hakan Calhanoglu’s golden opportunity when the game had only been running for six minutes was still thwarted by the crossbar.
Inter continues to try to terrorize Roma’s defense. Simone Inzaghi’s team created a number of good opportunities. However, no one has scored a goal yet.
On the other hand, Roma, who appeared without their coach, Jose Mourinho, chose to play more passively and waited more in their own area. The 0-0 score lasted until halftime.
Returning from the dressing room, Inter Milan still dominated the game. Meanwhile, Roma created their first real threat in the 66th minute through Bryan Cristante’s action. Unfortunately, his header was still blocked by Yann Sommer.
Inter finally succeeded in breaking the deadlock in the 81st minute through Thuram’s action. A measured cross sent by Federico Dimarco was successfully found by Thuram to break into Rui Patricio’s goal.
Before the match was over, Inter almost doubled their lead. Unfortunately, Carlos Augusto’s shot still hit the crossbar. The score 1-0 was the final result of this match.
After the match, Inzaghi admitted that Roma implemented a defensive game that was very difficult to penetrate. Even so, patience, maturity and a clear mind are the keys to victory for Lautaro Martinez and his friends.
“Today it was not easy against a Roma team that defended very well, but we remained patient, mature and clear-headed,” said Inzaghi, quoted from Football Italia, Monday (30/10/2023).
On the other hand, the Italian coach also praised his team for managing to maintain focus until the end of the match. However, he wants his players to be dissatisfied and continue to develop for the next match.
“There may have been a risk of the atmosphere being too big, but I saw a team that was always focused on the game, scored a goal in the 82nd minute and achieved a deserved win. “We deserved to get a goal earlier, but this is football,” said Inzaghi.
“In the first 13 matches of this season, I can only praise the players, but there is still a long way to go in many different tournaments,” added Filippo Inzaghi’s younger brother.
“We want to go as far as we can, we know it won’t be easy, but our desire is to keep improving every day,” he concluded.
Thanks to this victory, Inter Milan sits at the top of the 2023-2024 Italian League standings with a score of 25 from 10 matches. They are two points ahead of their toughest competitor Juventus in second place.
