4-2, 7 consecutive wins! Inter Milan soared, 54% possession of the ball and 10 shots, 7 points to lead, the championship is secure
The 2023/24 Serie A season continues, and the title race for Serie A this season was broken by Inter Milan, who beat Juventus in the last round of the Italian national derby, and the initiative to win the title is in their own hands. In the 24th round of Serie A, Inter Milan challenged the strong rival Roma away from home, Lukaku in the first half, Pellegrini sent two assists, Shaarawy and Mancini's goals helped Roma overtake the score, in the second half, Thuram Jr. equalized and created an own goal, Bastoni sealed the win, and finally Inter Milan defeated Roma 4-2 away, winning 7 consecutive victories in all competitions.
Although Inter Milan missed out on striker Romelu Lukaku this season, after the introduction of Thuram Jr., he developed chemistry with Lautaro Martinez and became the strongest attacking duo in Serie A. Inter Milan started to build momentum in the second half of the season, and after winning the Italian Super Cup, their morale peaked, and they played a wave of consecutive wins to gradually extend their lead in the table. On the other hand, Roma's form bottomed out after the change of manager, winning three consecutive victories and approaching the Champions League zone.
In this key game, the new coach De Rossi lined up a 4-3-3 attacking formation at home, with Dybala, Lukaku and Shaarawy coming together, and the midfielders were Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini combined, Karlsdorp, Mancini, Wyson, Angulino formed a defensive line, and Patricio guarded the gate. For Inter Milan, Inzaghi Jr. lined up in a 5-3-2 formation, with Lautaro Martinez and Thuram Jr. partnering up front with Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu and Barella in midfield and Sommer in the open.
The game was full of twists and turns, in the 19th minute of the first half, Inter Milan got a corner kick opportunity on the right side, Dimarco took a corner kick, Acerbi headed a shot, Lukaku returned to his own penalty area to participate in the defense when he grabbed the point and cleared the ball accidentally put the ball into his own goal, Roma fell behind Inter Milan 0-1 at home. After conceding the goal, Roma launched a counterattack and finally equalized in the 28th minute, Pellegrini took a free kick, and Mancini Jr. scored with a header in the penalty area, and Roma chased the score to a 1-1 level.
After the goal, the morale of the Roma players was greatly boosted, before the end of the first half, Roma counterattacked the opportunity, Pellegrini broke through with the ball and divided the ball, Shaarawy in the penalty area stepped forward and pushed the neutral post from a small angle to bounce into the goal, Roma 2-1 overtook the score. However, it didn't take long for the Roma fans to be happy, just 4 minutes into the second half, Inter Milan sent a quick free kick, Barella plugged through, Darmian on the right side stepped forward and then crossed, Thuram Jr. outflanked and scored the goal, and Inter Milan tied the score at 2-2.
In the 56th minute, Inter Milan's attack made a comeback, Mkhitaryan received a direct pass from his teammates on the left side and swept in front of the goal, Thuram Jr. followed up to grab the point, Angelino accidentally touched the ball into his own goal when defending, and Roma fell behind Inter Milan 2-3 at home. In the 70th minute, the Roma midfielder launched a counterattack with a long pass, and Lukaku successfully formed a super single knife in the overtaking position, but Lukaku burst into the penalty area to get past Sommer but was unsuccessful, and Sommer stopped the ball and missed a good opportunity to equalize.