Inter Milan appeared strong to wrap up three points in a visit to AS Roma’s headquarters. Simone Inzaghi’s squad secured a narrow 1-0 victory.
Sunday, October 20, 2024, Inter visited Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in the 8th week of Serie A 2024/2025. As predicted, the match was fierce.
Roma actually performed quite well in front of their own supporters, but Inter created more opportunities. This time, Lautaro Martinez was again the decider.
The match started at a moderate tempo. Inter was more active in attacking in the first 15 minutes. In fact, in the 16th minute, Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s shot hit the post, almost a goal.
Roma then rose and attacked Inter back. Until the end of the first half, both teams had released five attempts at shots, but no goals were scored. The score was 0-0.
In the second half, Inter began to find gaps in Roma’s defense. In the 60th minute, Inter broke the deadlock. A quick counter-attack scheme from the right side, completed by Lautaro’s rocket shot. Goal! Roma 0-1 Inter.
Roma tried to respond by increasing the pressure to find an equalizer. However, none of the chances were able to lead to Inter’s goal.
Denzel Dumfries almost increased Inter’s lead in the 75th minute. His shot from a tight angle was still saved by Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar.
After that Roma continued to chase to score a reply goal, but Inter was able to maintain the lead well until the end of the match plus 5 minutes of injury time. Score 0-1.
This victory brought Inter back to second place in the Serie A standings with 17 points or just one point behind the leader, Napoli. Meanwhile, AS Roma had to be satisfied in 10th place with 10 points.
Lautaro Martinez deserves to be called the best player or man of the match AS Roma vs Inter Milan.
Lautaro’s goal this time was a typical striker goal. He was in the right position and time to welcome the ball in a quick counter-attack scheme. Lautaro’s shot was hard and accurate.
Although he didn’t touch the ball much, Lautaro completed his task perfectly as Inter’s striker in this match. He released 3 attempts at shots, 1 missed, 1 became a goal.
Lautaro’s movement was also crucial in Inter’s attack scheme. He created 3 key passes to open up opportunities, even though his total passes were only 11 accurate passes.
