SportsMall previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Roma and Inter Milan, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Resuming their quest to defend the Serie A title, Inter Milan Visit the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night Roma They will look to start their season after the recent international break.
Inter finished with three consecutive wins before club football was suspended as their hosts sought in vain for consistency.
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After winning his first two league games under the new boss Ivan JuricRoma's uneven start to the season continued in early October, with a Europa League defeat to Elfsborg, followed by a 1-1 draw at Monza.
High scorer Artem Dovbyk Once again he was right, as the capital club was forced to settle for a point from last place, leaving them out. Garnet on the middle table After seven Serie A games.
With just one point from two league stage matches so far, the Giallorossi have some catching up to do if they are to qualify for the Europa League round of 16, starting with next week's match against Dynamo Kyiv.
Despite all his problems, with a former coach Daniel De Rossi Recently continued Jose Mourinho Out the door, amid protests against the club's owners, the Friedkin family – Roma have scored in their last 24 home games in the top flight before Sunday night's game.
Finding the net again would mark his best run since the period between December 2015 and September 2017, but Juric will surely be more concerned with trying to close the back door.
Not only does Inter have a formidable attack, but Roma enters the last club meeting on a three-game losing streak against the Nerazzurri at the Stadio Olimpico; Home or away, they have lost six of their last eight.
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In Inter's last trip to the Olympic team they won 4-2 and secured the Italian title. Mark DurhamThe tie sparked a comeback in the second half that allowed them to score maximum points.
In the champions' most recent match, Durham bagged a hat-trick against in-form Torino, securing a 3-2 win against a visiting team reduced to 10 men midway through the first half.
The French striker has scored seven goals in his first seven league games this season, joining two other men who have achieved that feat over a century: Christian Vieri 2001 (nine) and 2002 (eight), and Lautaro Martínez (nine) last year.
Although the latter has been in a bad mood for much of the current campaign (after Capocannonier graduated and then was the Copa America's top scorer), Durham and others have taken over and the Nerazzurri are averaging over two goals per game.
After recovering from the derby defeat against AC Milan, winning two domestic matches and one in the Champions League, Simone InzaghiThe team wants to take advantage of that momentum to dethrone Napoli, the first to set the pace now led by its former boss. antonio conte.
recently added A possible future role at Manchester UnitedInzaghi will be more concerned about his team's recent defensive lapses: Inter have conceded at least twice in each of their last three Serie A games, equaling their worst streak since 2017.
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A knee problem arose while on duty in Ukraine, which meant that Artem Tović was not only cleared to play, but Roma's other key striker was threatened. Paulo Dybala It will resume Sunday night.
Dybala joins (124) Gonzalo Higuain (125) Third highest Argentine scorer in Serie A, after Gabriel Batistuda (184) and Hernán Crespo (153). After failing to find the net in his first 10 league games against Inter, 'La Joya' has scored four of seven recently.
It's just that he's coming back Stephen Shaarawi AND Alexis Saliemakers are marginalized, with Enzo Lee Fee I hope I can recover from the hamstring problem in time to go to the bench.
Meanwhile, Inter's midfield maestro Nicolo Barella – who missed the UEFA Nations League clash against Italy – will return to the fold this weekend, but Piotr Zielinski He has now been sent to the treatment room for a thigh injury.
After some adjustments and changes while negotiating a busy autumn schedule, Simone Inzaghi is ready to select first-choice forwards Lautaro Martínez and Marcus Durham. Mehdi Taremi AND Marko Arnautovic The bench will be placed.
Of all the French players in the top five European leagues, only Kylian Mbappé He has been involved in more goals (40) than Durham (28: 20 goals and eight assists) since the start of last season.
Possible starting lineup for Roma:
Svilar; Mancini, Antica, beautiful; Selig, Christian, Little, Angelino; Pellegrini, Dybala; Dovbig
Inter Milan Possible starting lineup:
summer; Boward, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Durham, Martinez
We say: Roma 1-2 Inter Milan
Two more goals on Sunday would make Inter the first team to score 300 goals against the same opponent in Serie A, and the reigning champions could reach that number.
The Nerazzurri are yet to leave home this season, while Roma are still a work in progress in the early stages of their Ivan Juric era.
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