1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
48' | The first half ends 0-0, with Inter forced into two early changes |
45' | 3 minutes of added time |
41' | Dybala gets the ball to Pellegrini, who fires in a shot from the edge of the box, but Sommer manages to parry it wide |
39' | Inter controlling the ball but struggling to find the right play to trouble Roma |
35' | Simone Inzaghi receives a yellow card for protesting against referee Massa. |
31' | Thuram falls to the ground while charging toward the goal, but Massa sees no foul by Cristante. On the ensuing counter-attack, Dovbyk heads the ball wide. |
29' | Dybala makes a dangerous run through the area, but he touches the ball too far ahead of him, allowing Sommer to come out early to intercept. |
27' | De Vrij (Acerbi) |
22' | Inter counter-attack down the right with Barella, but Mkhitaryan fails to connect while on the run. |
13' | Mkhitaryan hits the crossbar!!! Inter presses forward with Thuram, and after his shot is deflected, the Armenian takes a long-range strike. The dangerous effort clips the crossbar and goes out of play. |
12' | Calhanoglu has an issue and is forced to leave the pitch; Frattesi comes on in his place. |
12' | Frattesi (Calhanoglu) |
11' | Roma go close: Celik delivers a cross from the byline, and Sommer fails to handle it cleanly, allowing the ball to slip from his hands and hit the post. An almost own goal—what a scare! |
6' | Dazzling play from Inter: with three quick touches, the Nerazzurri move forward, taking advantage of Mkhitaryan's run. Lautaro plays it back to Thuram, whose powerful right-footed shot is met with a great save from Svilar, resulting in a corner! |
5' | Inter presses forward, with Thuram being heavily involved. After a series of crosses into the box, Lautaro turns and shoots with his right foot, but the ball goes over the bar. |
2' | Roma immediately go on the attack: Pellegrini finds space between the lines to receive the ball, but his right-footed shot from outside the area goes over the bar! |
1' | Roma take the kick-off - we're underway! |
1' | ROMA (3-4-2-1): 99 Svilar; 23 Mancini, 5 N'Dicka, 3 Angeliño; 19 Celik, 17 Koné, 4 Cristante, 59 Zalewski; 7 Pellegrini, 21 Dybala; 11 Dovbyk. |
1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 36 Darmian, 23 Barella, 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco; 9 Thuram, 10 Lautaro. |
1' | Inter will take the pitch at 20:45 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for Matchday 8 of Serie A, facing off against Juric's Giallorossi. |
Minute | Text commentary |
49' | IT'S ALL OVER!!! INTER CLAIMS VICTORY AT THE OLIMPICO AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT MATCH! The decisive goal comes from Lautaro Martinez, who becomes the top foreign scorer in Inter's history! FORZA INTER! |
49' | Soule tries to bend one in from the edge of the box! Sommer stretches out and makes the save! COME ON, LADS! |
46' | Dumfries sprints down the right and passes to Barella, who trails behind. The exhausted midfielder takes a long-range shot, but the ball sails way over the bar |
45' | Four minutes of added time |
39' | Once again, it's Denzel! Dumfries receives the ball from Dimarco, but Svilar is once again brilliant, coming out to close down the angle on the Dutchman: another chance for the 2-0! |
34' | Soule (Dybala) |
34' | Hermoso (Angelino) |
34' | Le Fee (Cristante) |
33' | Correa |
33' | Thuram! The Frenchman bursts down the right, ignoring Frattesi in the middle. A deflection seemed to work in his favour, but Svilar managed to block the shot |
31' | Dumfries comes close to doubling the lead! Denzel gallops down the right and attempts a curled shot, but Svilar makes a fantastic reflex save to deny him! |
30' | Roma has adopted a much more offensive setup in these closing minutes, looking for the equaliser |
27' | Baldanzi (Zalewski) |
26' | Correa (Lautaro) |
26' | Dumfries (Darmian) |
26' | Bisseck (Bastoni) |
25' | A header from Dovbyk goes over |
24' | Dybala strikes a venomous shot, but Pavard makes a sliding intervention that deflects the ball out for a corner |
23' | Darmian |
20' | A brilliant pass from Frattesi to Thuram, who attempts a chip shot! The ball heads towards Dimarco, but he's thwarted by a miraculous intervention from Celik! What a chance! |
17' | Pisilli |
15' | GOOOOOOOOOOOOL! GOOOOOOOOOOOL! LAUTAROOOOO! Frattesi steals the ball from Zalewski and leads Inter's counter-attack: his pass through the middle is deflected by Mancini, and then Lautaro fires a powerful right-footed shot into the net! 1-0 for us! |
15' | Lautaro |
13' | The match is fragmented and very physical, with both teams relying on quick counters |
8' | Pisilli (Koné) |
6' | Barella unleashes a long-range shot, but the ball goes well wide of the target |
4' | Cristante commits a late challenge on Thuram and is shown a yellow card |
4' | Cristante |
3' | Massa whistles a very questionable foul against Bastoni. Barella receives a yellow card for protesting the decision. |
3' | Barella |
1' | The second half is underway, with no further changes. Inter kick-off. FORZA INTER!!! |