🖐️ Five-star Inter, Serie A over? ThuLa show, Calha magic 🔙 Roma KO 5-2 💥 | OneFootball

Inter crush Roma 5-2 at San Siro and send a clear message in the Scudetto race.

Cristian Chivu’s team dominates the match and moves temporarily to +9 over Milan and +10 over Napoli, while waiting for the direct showdown between Allegri’s side and Conte’s tomorrow night at the Maradona.

The standout star was Lautaro Martinez, who scored a brace on his return from injury: El Toro moves past Boninsegna and takes sole possession of third place in Inter’s all-time scoring charts.

Hakan Calhanoglu, Marcus Thuram and Nicolò Barella also got on the scoresheet. The Frenchman produced one goal and two assists for Lautaro: the last Inter player to do that was Barella himself — who today scored again after 6 months — back in 2022.

For Roma, the goals from Gianluca Mancini and Lorenzo Pellegrini proved useless: Gasperini’s team collapsed under the blows of the Nerazzurri and remain on 54 points, 3 behind Como and level with Juventus ahead of tomorrow’s matches.

💥 Inter, ninth FIVE-GOAL HAUL against Roma and a RECORD

This is the ninth time Inter have scored at least five goals against Roma in Serie A.

As Opta reports, that is at least four more than any other opponent against the Giallorossi in the top flight (Juventus have done it five times).

⚽ Roma pull one back: Pellegrini!

Roma make it 5-2 against Inter through Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Malen creates the move and, after a rebound with Zielinski, the ball falls to the Roma captain, who beats Yann Sommer with a precise left-footed strike in the box into the corner.

🖐️ Barella scores after 6 months and Inter make it FIVE

MINUTE 63 - Inter run riot: Nicolò Barella gets on the scoresheet too.

The midfielder bursts through the middle, taking advantage of a defensive lapse from Evan Ndicka and a favorable deflection, then beats Mile Svilar decisively.

A goal that definitively kills off the match and marks Barella’s return to scoring, having not found the net since October 4.

👏 Bastoni KO: OFF and standing ovation

MINUTE 57 - Applause as Alessandro Bastoni is substituted. Chivu takes off number 95, who is treated to a long ovation from San Siro.

Bastoni sits on the bench with a large ice pack on his ankle: his condition will be assessed in the coming hours.

Thuram scores and it’s FOUR ⚫🔵

MINUTE 55 - Inter make it four: after his two assists, Marcus Thuram is back on the scoresheet!

From a perfectly delivered Hakan Calhanoglu corner, the French striker rises unmarked at the near post and directs the ball into the net. Roma’s defense is completely caught out: it’s 4-1 to Inter.

DOUBLE Thuram 🅰️🅰️ 4 years after Barella

Marcus Thuram creates, Lautaro scores: two assists for the Frenchman, two goals for El Toro.

It had been since March 4, 2022, that an Inter player had provided two assists for the same teammate in a Serie A match: on that occasion it was Nicolò Barella, again for Lautaro.

🔙 Thuram SHOW, Lautaro BRACE: the ThuLa is back!

MINUTE 51 - Inter make it three against Roma: Lautaro Martinez again!

A perfect Nerazzurri counterattack with Marcus Thuram winning back possession, beating Rensch in the duel and setting up the Argentine. Number 10 controls it and, with his right foot, beats the onrushing Mile Svilar.

🚑 Mancini STOPPED: muscle problem!

Gianluca Mancini cannot continue: the Roma defender pulls up and is forced to leave the field.

After halftime, Mancini stays in the dressing room due to a muscle issue that will be evaluated in the coming hours: Ghilardi comes on in his place.

Calha INCREDIBLE 😍 STUNNER at the death!

MINUTE 45+2' - What a goal from Hakan Calhanoglu! In the very last second of the first half, the Inter midfielder receives from Piotr Zielinski and unleashes a thunderous strike from very long range.

The ball swerves wickedly and deceives Mile Svilar, who stretches in vain: it’s 2-1 Inter, with an absolute masterpiece.

Inter defense 😴 Mancini equalizes: 1-1!

MINUTE 40 - Roma make it 1-1 against Inter in the 40th minute through Gianluca Mancini.

Matías Soule plays Rensch into space, giving him all the time he needs to cross into the middle: Mancini arrives unmarked, escapes Marcus Thuram’s marking and beats Yann Sommer with a header.

😠 Akanji HAND, Roma APPEAL for a penalty

MINUTE 38 - Roma protest for a possible penalty involving Mario Hermoso. After a move started from a Yann Sommer long ball, the Giallorossi defender shoots in the box but is blocked by Manuel Akanji.

Hermoso appeals for a penalty for an alleged handball, but the Inter defender’s arm is close to his body: the referee waves play on.

😱 Sommer MIRACLE save on Malen!

MINUTE 23 - Big chance for Roma, but Yann Sommer saves Inter.

From a Matías Soule free kick, Malen heads the ball toward the far post.

The Swiss goalkeeper produces an extraordinary save, hanging in the air and tipping it behind for a corner.

💥 THREE big chances, Inter so close to a second!

Inter made a flying start, immediately going close to doubling their lead in the opening minutes against Roma.

In the 5th minute, Hakan Calhanoglu tests Mile Svilar, who parries; from the rebound Federico Dimarco tries his luck but his left-footed shot goes out for a corner.

A minute later Alessandro Bastoni also tries with a curling effort (later ruled out for offside).

In the 12th minute another huge chance: Dimarco finds Lautaro, who shoots at the near post and again finds a decisive save from Svilar.

🔝 Lautaro MOVES PAST Bonimba and climbs onto the PODIUM

With tonight’s goal, Lautaro Martinez moves past Roberto Boninsegna in Inter’s all-time scoring rankings.

El Toro climbs onto the podium, behind Giuseppe Meazza and Alessandro Altobelli.

💪 39" Pio, Lautaro 60": Inter DEVASTATING from the start!

Inter immediately answer the criticism and break the deadlock against Roma after just 60 seconds through Lautaro Martinez, back from injury and instantly decisive.

A lightning-fast start that confirms a recent Nerazzurri trend: in the last match against Fiorentina, the opener had also come after just 39 seconds through Pio Esposito from a Barella assist.

Lautaro IS BACK 🔙 Goal after 60”: San Siro erupts 🔥

MINUTE 1 - Straight away Inter are in front after 60 seconds: the scorer is El Toro Lautaro Martinez. The Nerazzurri captain returns to the starting lineup and is immediately back among the goals.

Akanji sends Thuram through, he skips past Ndicka and squares for Lautaro, who swivels and fires past Svilar with his right foot. Inter lead!

🔥 Bastoni announced LAST

A special reception for Alessandro Bastoni ahead of Inter-Roma.

The Inter stadium announcer introduced him last during the lineup announcements, an unusual and distinctive choice, with the crowd shouting the defender’s name.

💣 Marotta: “Bastoni? Shameful lynching, the exit...”

Inter president Giuseppe Marotta spoke to DAZN before the match against Roma:

“There are still eight matches to go, and 24 points is a lot. But a win would give our team more motivation and confidence, so it’s important to get the full result. We are still in a transitional phase, though.”

On Bastoni:

“It’s shameful that he is exposed to this continuous lynching as if he were guilty of who knows what. The World Cup elimination has deeper roots, but beyond that, a boy his age does not deserve this treatment. People make mistakes in life, yet in Italy we all have to become psychologists and football experts without knowing what kind of man and professional we are dealing with. He made a mistake, we have all acknowledged it; but it is normal for a boy his age to end up in a situation like this. Bastoni is an asset for Inter and for Italian football, and that is how we consider him. I read that it is almost mandatory for him to leave this shirt, but there are no grounds for that. Then, as with all players, those are issues we will deal with later on.”

💥 Massara on Malen and Gasp’s FUTURE

Frederic Massara gave some comments to DAZN before Inter-Roma.

“Malen’s buy option? That right exists in Roma’s favor and it is a basis for keeping him in Rome for a long time. He has made an incredible impact in the league and we are happy to have him.”

“Does Gasperini have his place secured? That’s a certainty.”

🗣️ Decisive for the Scudetto and Champions? Calha and Soulé 🔥

Hakan Calhanoglu spoke to DAZN before Inter-Roma. 

“Decisive for the Scudetto? Everyone has their own view. I say that in our last match we didn’t win, so what we’re missing is victory, and that’s what we want and what we must give our fans.”

Then it was Roma player Matias Soulé’s turn:

“A very important match for us, for the standings. There are many teams there fighting for the Champions League, so it’s extremely important to play a great match. We know they are very strong and are fighting for the Scudetto, so it will be a beautiful game.”

On his condition: 

“As the days go by I feel a bit better. I spent two or three months playing with anti-inflammatories, then before the Napoli match I felt like that too, so that’s when I said I couldn’t keep playing like that. I worked during those weeks, I worked a lot on that area, and today I feel very good. Obviously it’s an injury that doesn’t go away completely, but I feel very good.”

📸 Inter fans fire up the team

Inter fans fired up the team just minutes before kick-off in Inter-Roma.

Outside the Meazza stadium, a banner appeared for the Nerazzurri: "Grit, heart and sweat... let’s win this Scudetto together!".

✅ Official lineups

Inter (3-5-2): Sommer, Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni, Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Dimarco, Lautaro, Thuram. Coach: Chivu

Roma (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, N'Dicka, Hermoso; Celik, Cristante, Pisilli, Rensch; Soulé, Pellegrini; Malen. Coach: Gasperini

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