Serie A
Inter – Roma 1-2: Dybala and Smalling signed the big surprise
Roma had their backs to the wall after Dimarco’s 30th-minute goal, but they turned the tables with Dybala and Smalling to celebrate a superb 2-1 win at the Meazza, four points behind Inter.
Roma started at Meazza after savoring away win against Inter since February 2017, but in the final between them on Saturday night (1.10), Jose Mourinho’s team (suspended, not on the bench) celebrated a great win in the frame of the eighth game of Serie A.
This came 2-1 and even a spin, with Milan taking the lead with Dimarco after half an hour, but the Romans responded twice, with Dybala leveling the game in the 39th minute and Smalling equalizing the Romans with victory an elusive header in the 75th minute.
That marks the Giallorossi’s five wins in this season’s Serie A after eight games, while Simone Inzaghi’s side suffered their second consecutive defeat and fourth overall (after Lazio, Milan and Udinese) since the start of this year’s Campionato.
The match
Inter got into the game better and luckily took the lead in the 30th minute after Dzeko’s goal was initially ruled out for offside. Federico Dimarco slipped behind the Roma defense after Barela’s assist and scored with Platz Patrisio (he also took over). long to fall into the right corner of his gate).
That goal made Roma react stubbornly, however, and responded immediately with the equalizer in the 39th minute: Spinazzola crossed from the left, catching the opposition defense disorganized and Dybala catching the shot from inside the box to defeat Hadanovic and beat the home team’s lead “Clear”.
In the second half, Inter was better until the 70th minute and had two excellent chances to regain the lead, but first Tsalhanoglou sent the ball over the bar with a direct free kick in the 63rd minute and then Aslani’s missed penalty sent the ball The ball narrowly misses Patricio’s left post (67′).
Roma stayed alive through those two stages and punished the home side in the 75th minute. Smalling shot through the heart of the Nerazzurri defense after captain Pellegrini was fouled and flicked a header past Hadanovic to follow the pressure from Inter, who had no counterattack and Roma made a great turn in the final which put them on -4 brought by the pioneer Napoli.
It is noted that Nikos Botis was on the Inter bench, with the 18-year-old Greek goalkeeper being used for the first time in a Milan team in his career.
IN BETWEEN: Hadanovic, Skriniar, Acerbi, Bastoni (82′ Gozens) Dumfries (81′ Belanova), Barela, Aslani (78′ Mikitarian), Tsalhanoglou (78′ Korea), Dimarco (88′ Carboni), Dzeko, Martines
Roma: Patricio, Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez, Celik, Cristante, Matic, Spinazola, Gianiolo (86′ Belotti), Dybala (58′ Abraham), Pellegrini (82′ Camara)
The results of the 8th round:
Saturday October 1st
- Naples – Turin 3-1 (6′ 12′ Angisa, 37′ Kvaratthelia / 43′ Sanabria)
- Inter-Roma 1-2 (30′ Dimarco / 39′ Dybala, 75′ Smalling)
- Empoli – Milan 21:45
Sunday October 2nd
- Lazio – Spezia 1:30 p.m
- Sassuolo-Salernitana 16:00
- Lecce – Cremonese 16:00
- Samdoria-Monza 16:00
- Atalanta – Florence 19:00
- Juventus-Bologna 21:45
Monday October 3rd
- Verona – Udinese 21:45
The best phases
Napoli – Torino 3-1
The table of the series A:
The game plan for the 9th matchday:
- 08/10 16:00 Sassuolo – Inter
- 08/10 19:00 Milan – Juventus
- 08/10 21:45 Bologna – Samdoria
- 09/10 13:30 Torino – Empoli
- 09/10 16:00 Udinese – Atalanta
- 09/10 16:00 Monza – Spezia
- 09/10 16:00 Salernitana Verona
- 09/10 19:00 Cremonese – Naples
- 09/10 21:45 Rome – Lecce
- 10.10. 21:45 Florence – Lazio
Source: sport 24
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