After a long period of lame play and poor results, Inter crushed AS Roma 5-2 on Sunday night and moved 9 points clear of rivals AC Milan. The Nerazzurri’s disappointing run has ended, coincidentally or not, with the return of captain Lautaro Martinez, scorer of two goals against the Giallorossi.
The Argentinian scored after just one minute of play, but the Romanians equalized 5 minutes before the end of the first half. The psychological moment of the game happened in the extra minutes, when Chalhanoglou scored with a superb shot and Inter took the lead in the locker room.
In the second part of the match, Cristi Chivu’s students had 9 magical minutes, in which Lautaro (52), Marcus Thuram (54) and Barella (63) took the score to 5-1, AS Roma limited it humbly thanks to Pellegrini (72), but could not do more. Inter has moved 9 points clear at the top of the Serie A standings and is eagerly awaiting the result of tonight’s match between champions Napoli and AC Milan, the two teams that support it.
Breath of air for Cristi Chivu
For Cristi Chivu, the victory comes as a breath of fresh air. Even if the official statements of the managers were always supportive and reliable towards him, the Romanian coach felt the pressure of the weaker results. He had been told through the Peninsular press that all eyes were on him and that if Inter continued their poor run, the Chiefs’ credit could expire.
Everything ended well for the team of the technician from Resisi, who took a big step towards winning the championship. The Milanese have two more strong matches, with the revelation of Como (the first on Sunday, in the championship, the other on the 21st, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Italian Cup), after which games with approachable opponents follow, so that the light at the end of the tunnel can be seen – the title in Serie A.
