PARTITA RINVIATA: Nuovi aggiornamenti su orario di inizio Roma-Inter, pronostici, novità sulle squadre e formazioni
PARTITA RINVIATA: Nuovi aggiornamenti su orario di inizio Roma-Inter, pronostici, novità sulle squadre e formazioni
Resuming their quest to defend the Serie A title, Inter Milan visit Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening, when mid-table Roma will seek to kick-start their season following the latest international break.
Inter finished with three straight wins before club football was put on pause, while their hosts continued to search in vain for consistency.
After winning both of their first two league games under new boss Ivan Juric, Roma’s mixed start to the season continued into early October, with a Europa League defeat to Elfsborg being swiftly followed by an underwhelming 1-1 draw in Monza.
Top scorer Artem Dovbyk was on target again as the capital club were forced to settle for a point from the latter, leaving them marooned in mid-table after seven Serie A matches.
With only one point on the board from two league-phase fixtures so far, the Giallorossi also have some catching up to do if they are to secure qualification for the Europa League’s knockout stage, starting with next week’s game against Dynamo Kyiv.
Despite all their woes – with former coach Daniele De Rossi recently following Jose Mourinho through the door, amid protests against club owners, the Friedkin family – Roma have scored in each of their last 24 top-flight home matches ahead of Sunday night’s contest.
Finding the net again would represent their best such streak since between December 2015 and September 2017, but Juric will surely be more concerned with trying to keep the back door shut.
Not only do Inter boast a formidable attack, but Roma come into the clubs’ latest meeting on a run of three straight defeats to the Nerazzurri at Stadio Olimpico; home or away, they have lost six of the last eight.
Inter’s last trip to the Olimpico resulted in a 4-2 win en route to securing the Italian title, with Marcus Thuram’s equaliser sparking a second-half comeback that secured maximum points.
In the champions’ most recent outing, Thuram helped himself to a hat-trick against in-form Torino, wrapping up a 3-2 victory over an away side reduced to 10 men midway through the first half.
The French striker has now scored seven goals in his first seven league matches this season, joining only two other men that have managed that feat for Inter this century: Christian Vieri in both 2001 (nine) and 2002 (eight), and Lautaro Martinez (nine) last year.
Though the latter has been off-colour for much of the current campaign – after being crowned Capocannoniere and then top scorer in the Copa America – Thuram and several others have picked up the slack, and the Nerazzurri average well over two goals per game.
Having bounced back from derby defeat to AC Milan by winning two domestic matches and one in the Champions League, Simone Inzaghi’s side are intent on using that momentum to unseat early pace-setters Napoli, now managed by their former boss Antonio Conte.
Recently linked with a possible future role at Manchester United, Inzaghi will be more concerned about his team’s recent defensive lapses: Inter have conceded at least twice in each of their last three Serie A matches, equalling their worst such run since 2017.
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