In the early morning of April 24, Beijing time, the 34th round of serie A ushered in a focus battle, Inter Milan sat at home, ushered in the challenge of Rome, mourinho returned to Meazza!
Both teams are in pretty good shape, with Inter beating Milan 3-0 in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final in midweek to achieve four consecutive wins in all competitions and are currently unbeaten in 10 matches.
Before this match, Inter had reached 69 points, just two points behind Milan at the top of the table, but Inter played one game less than Milan.
Last weekend's league match, Roma drew 1-1 away to Napoli. Mourinho is already well versed in Roma's tuning, with the last 12 league games having gone unbeaten in 7 wins, 5 draws and 12 rounds, the team's longest unbeaten run since May 2016. Before this game, Roma were temporarily fifth, five points away from fourth-place Juve.
In addition, Roma are inter's most numerous teams in Serie A, scoring 287 goals combined. In the last nine Serie A meetings, Inter have won 3 and drawn 6 to remain unbeaten. The last time Roma won away to Inter was in the distant 16-17 season.
After the opening, Inter took the initiative in the scene. However, after 15 minutes, Inter conceded possession and Roma's attack improved slightly.
From the effect point of view, Inter's move has some taste of enticing the enemy to go deeper, giving up possession and starting a defensive counterattack, inter's two goals have benefited from this tactic.
Throughout the first half, Inter had 6 shots on goal and 4 on target, while Roma had just 2 shots on goal and didn't have any decent chances.
In the finale of the second half, Mkhitaryan pulled back a city. In the end, Roma lost 3-1 away to Inter, facing their old club, Mourinho had no choice. After this match, Inter surpassed Inter by one point to reach the top of the table after playing 33 games with Milan.
Roma, on the other hand, stood still, five points behind fourth-placed Juventus with four league games remaining, and one more game than their opponents. That is to say, Juventus' next 5 league games, as long as they get 8 points, Roma will not be able to qualify for next season's Champions League places.
Contest Review:
In the opening 6th minute, Inter sent a free kick and Di Marco's shot was confiscated by Patricio.
In the 15th minute, there was once again an open field in front of the Roma penalty area, and in the face of Char khanoglu's shot, Patricio once again contributed a brave save.
The Roman attack finally picked up, and Mkhitaryan's long-range shots swept through the column.
In the 30th minute, Inter suddenly picked up the pace in a casual stroll, Char Khanoglu sent a scalpel-like direct pass, Andrès Dumfries single-handedly scored, and Inter took a 1-0 lead.
In the 40th minute, Inter's second goal arrived, which was quite wonderful, Brozovic dribbled horizontally in the box, and then burst into the corner, and Roma's three tall defenders were helpless.
Just five minutes into the second half, Inter extended their lead again, taking advantage of the corner when Lautaro scored with a hammer that was completely undefended and the score became 3-0.
In the second half, Roma made a series of mistakes in the backcourt, and the danger in front of the goal was fraught with danger.
In the 85th minute, Roma played a clever combination, Kartidopp deftly missed, and Mkhitaryan scored.
For the rest of the game, neither team had more chances, and the score was fixed at 3-1.