Inter beat Roma 1-0 at the Olimpico thanks to Lautaro Martinez‘s second-half thunderbolt.
Inter won on the 8th day of Serie A in the derby against Roma, Lautaro Martinez in great form, who only needed one touch to give his team the three points. The Giallorossi fought until the end, but their inability to produce steps prevented them from claiming anything from the game.
The game
The first minutes of the game were defining for both teams. Juventus were more mobile then, with Mikitarian even missing a good chance to score in the 13th minute, but for most of the half the game was even, with no big chances. The forced changes of Atzerbi and Tsalhanoglu, which disrupted the rhythm, may have contributed to this.
In the second half, the picture was not much different, but Lautaro Martinez was to play a catalytic role. Inzaghi’s men stole the ball at a crucial point, and the Romanians advanced for a corner. The ball quickly found its way to the feet of the Argentine, who made a quality touch and then unleashed a thunderbolt to make it 1-0.
From this point on, no major steps took place. The visitors managed the remaining minutes of the game in an excellent manner, although Roma could not threaten an equalizer and Inter’s victory was more effective for them.
Romans: Svilar, Mancini, Entika, Angelino, Celik, Kone, Cristante, Zalexi, Dybala, Pellegrini, Dobvik
Between: Sommer, Pavar, Acerbi (27′ Acerbi), Bastoni, Darmian, Barela, Tsalhanoglu (12′ Fratezi), Mikitarian, Di Marco, Turam, Martines
Earlier, Fiorentina made a strong run at Lecce, which they won away from home with 0-6. Atalanta and Cagliari took the treble, against Venezia and Torino, winning 0-2 and 3-2 respectively.
Schedule and results of the 8th game day
- Genoa – Bologna 2-2 (73′ 85′ Pinamonti / 37′ Orsolini, 56′ Odegaard)
- Como – Parma 1-1 (45′ Pass / 20′ Bony)
- Milan – Unice 1-0 (13′ Chukwueze)
- Juventus – Lazio 1-0 (85′ car. Hila)
- Empoli – Napoli 0-1 (63′ pen. kvartshelia)
- Venice – Atalanta 0-2 (7′ Pasalic/ 47′ Retegi)
- Lecce – Fiorentina 0-6 (20′, 45′ Cataldi/ 34′, 54′ Colpani/ 61′ Beltran/ 72′ Parisi)
- Cagliari – Turin 3-2 (41′, Sanabria/ 55′ Linetti/ 38′ Viola/ 74′ Palomino/ 78′ Coco)
- Roma – Inter 0-1 (60′ Fall)
- 21/10 21:45 Verona – Monza
The next day
- 25/10 19:30 Udinese – Cagliari
- 25/10 21:45 Turin – Como
- 26/10 16:00 Naples – Lecce
- 26/10 19:00 Bologna – Milan
- 26/10 21:45 Atalanta – Verona
- 27/10 13:30 Parma – Emboli
- 27/10 16:00 Lazio – Genoa
- 27/10 16:00 Monza – Venice
- 27/10 19:00 Inter – Juventus
- 27/10 21:45 Fiorentina – Roma