Defeating AS Roma, Inter Milan Reclaim The Throne Of The Standings From Juventus

Striker Marcus Thuram (right) with Lautaro Martinez celebrated Inter Milan's victory over AS Roma. (inter.it)

JAKARTA - Inter Milan won three important points in their 1-0 win over AS Roma in the big match Serie A Italy at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Monday, October 30 in the morning WIB. This result led Inter to reclaim the throne of the standings which was previously controlled by Juventus.

The competition for the top position of the standings is still tight. Juve, previously, won the ball after a 1-0 win over Verona.

However, Juve could only occupy it for 24 hours because their position had been taken over again by Inter. The victory of one goal also brought the Nerazzurri back to the top.

Victory over Roma made Inter pocket point 25. A two-point lead from the Bianconeri who dropped to second place. Even Juve could return to third place if AC Milan picked up points against Napoli.

Meanwhile, Roma are still in the middle of the board after losing points in that big game. They are ranked eighth with 14.

In that duel, Roma was not accompanied by coach Jose Mourinho. The coach, who had successfully handled Inter and brought him to a treble, was absent from accompanying the team after receiving a red card when Roma won 1-0 over Monza. Meanwhile, striker Romelu Lukaku for the first time this season returned to Inter. Last season, Lukaku was still with Inter and actually achieved success despite his loan player from Chelsea. This is Inter's consideration to make him permanent.

It's just that Lukaku, who had expressed his desire to stay at Inter, turned to Juve. In fact, he had already negotiated with Juve, which irritated Inter. But Juve canceled signing him. Lukaku himself was then accommodated by Roma.

Lukaku's arrival was also greeted by the 'warm' of the ultras Inter tifosi. They have prepared the whistle for Lukaku. However, supporters are not allowed to bring the whistle because it can interfere with the referee's duties. However, Lukaku remains the target of ridicule from the host supporters

Whether mentally stressed or not throughout the match, Lukaku failed to show his best abilities in the match.

Previously, the former Manchester United striker broke into the opponent's goal when Roma beat Cagliari 4-1. Likewise, when Roma beat Slavia Prague 2-1 in the Europa League. Lukaku contributed a goal.

Inter themselves performed optimally despite difficulties in facing the Giallorossi. The hosts played offensive games and Hakan Calhanoglu immediately threatened the Roma goal in the first minute of the match. However, hard kicks from outside the penalty box still bounced narrowly over the crossbar.

Furthermore, striker Marcus Thuram's shot was saved by goalkeeper Rui Patricio. Likewise, Federico Dimarco's shot only crossed in front of the visitors' goal.

Roma really had difficulty dealing with the host's corrugation attack. Their attack always failed to penetrate the Inter defense. Moreover, Lukaku was successfully turned off by Inter's backline so that he didn't move at all.

However, Roma can still withstand Inter attacks. So the score did not change until the end of the first half.

In the second half, Inter continued to exert pressure. Thuram again threatened Roma's goal. But his header that continued Calhanoglu's free kick still soared.

The visitors actually got up. They had a good chance through Bryan Cristante in the 66th minute. It's just that his header could still be thwarted by goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

Inter have begun to be frustrated because their attack could not penetrate Roma's goal. In the midst of the deadlock, Thuram finally managed to break into Roma's goal in the 81st minute.

The goal started with Dimarco's action combing the left wing. He then released a short cross to Thuram.

The son of the legendary French and Juve defenders, Lilian Thuram, had tricked the defender who was guarding him and calmly fired a shot into the net.

The score changed 1-0. Inter teta put pressure even though they were already superior. However, no more goals were created in the remaining time. Inter also closed the match with a one-goal victory.