Romelu Lukaku

Roma –

Inter Milan won 2-0 over AS Roma in Week 34 of the Italian League this season. The results above have made the Nerazzurri back into the top four zone.

Playing at the Olimpico, Saturday (6/5/2023), Inter opened the scoring through Federico Dimarco’s shot in the 32nd minute which hit Bryan Cristante before nesting in the Roma goal. In the 74th minute, the visitors added advantage.

Lautaro Martinez took advantage of Roger Ibanez’s mistake to send a pass for Romelu Lukaku who scored the second goal in this match. Inter also returned to Milan with three points.

This result made La Beneamata rise again to fourth in the standings with 63 points, equaling Juventus who are in third place but have a head-to-head lead and have one match saved. Rome is in seventh position with 58 points.

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The course of the match

Roma have been threatening since the 2nd minute, but Lorenzo Pellegrini’s long-range shot has not been on target. The Giallorossi captain made a similar attempt again in the 18th minute, but this time it was saved by Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Inter put the pressure on in the 23rd minute. Denzel Dumfries managed to meet Alessandro Bastoni’s cross, but his header went wide to the right. In the 28th minute, Hakan Calhanoglu’s shot was saved by Roma goalkeeper, Rui Patricio.

Inter finally managed to take the lead in the 33rd minute. Dumfries’ cross from the right side was completed by Federico Dimarco with his strike into the right corner of the Roma goal. The ball was tried to be blocked by Bryan Cristante, but failed and still went in.

Score 1-0 lasted until halftime.

In the second half, Roma tried to equalize the score. Nicola Zalewski’s long-range shot in the 49th minute made it to the goal, but it didn’t pose much of a threat to Onana. The Cameroon goalkeeper also successfully thwarted Roger Ibanez’s shot in the 57th minute.

In the 60th minute, Inter brought on Lautaro Martinez to replace Joaquin Correa. It was the right decision as the Argentine striker provided the assist for the Nerazzurri’s second goal in the 74th minute.

The goal process was created by Ibanez’s blunder. Intending to sweep the ball back, the ball instead headed for Martinez, who immediately sent the bait to Lukaku. In an unguarded free state, it was easy for him to strike the ball past Patricio.

In the remaining time, Roma tried to catch up, but the score lasted 2-0 until the fight was over.

Player lineup

AS Roma: Rui Patricio, Gianluca Mancini, Bryan Cristante, Roger Ibanez, Nicola Zalewski (Filippo Missori 90+3′), Mady Camara (Niccolo Pisilli 90+3′), Nemanja Matic (Benjamin Tahirovic 90+3′), Edoardo Bove (Paulo Dybala 71′), Leonardo Spinazzola, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Andrea Belotti (Tammy Abraham 75′).

Inter Milan: Andre Onana, Alessandro Bastoni, Francesco Acerbi, Matteo Darmian, Federico Dimarco (Stefan de Vrij 71′), Hakan Calhanoglu (Henrikh Mkhitaryan 71′), Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella (Roberto Gagliardini 82′), Denzel Dumfries (Raoul Bellanova 60′), Joaquin Correa (Lautaro Martinez 60′), Romelu Lukaku.

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