At 0:00 am on October 2, Beijing time, the 8th round of Serie A officially started. This round ushered in a focus battle. Inter Milan faced Roma, coached by Mourinho at Meazza Stadium. In the first half, Dzeko scored a goal and Dimarco was the first to break the deadlock. Dybala volleyed and equalized the score. Smallin scored a goal in the second half. In the end, Inter Milan lost 1:2 to Roma at home, suffering two consecutive defeats in the league.
In this summer window, both Inter Milan and Roma have made obvious reinforcements. Inter Milan welcomed Lukaku and signed Onana, Mkhitaryan , Aslani and other players. Roma also signed Matic , Dybala, Celic and others one after another, but the two teams were not very stable after the start of the season. Inter Milan only ranked 7th in the standings in the first 7 rounds, and in the last round, the Nerazzurri was reversed by Udinese away. Roma, 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in 7 games, ranking 6th in the standings. The Red Wolves lost 0:1 to at home to Atlanta . Because Mourinho was also expelled by a red card, he missed the opportunity to stand on the Meacha Stadium to direct the game.
Both sides used a 3-5-2 formation. Inter Milan: Handa continued to defend the goal, Bastoni , Archerbi and Sk built three central defenders, Dimarco and Dumfries flew together, Aslani replaced the injured Brozovic and Barrera, Cialjaoglu partnered with the midfield, and the two forwards were Dzeko and Lautaro. Roma: Patricio guards the empty goal, Ibanes, Smallin, Mancini Jr. is 3 central defenders, Spinazola is separated from Celic, Cristant, Matic and Pellegrini form 3 midfielders, and the forward duo is Dybala and Zaniolo .
In the 3rd minute, Cialhanolu free kick passed into the penalty area, Lautaro's header was confiscated by Patricio; in the 11th minute, Dzeko turned around and shot to score, but unfortunately the goal was invalid because he was judged to be offside. In the 20th minute of , Cialhanoglu tried a long shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball missed the side net. In the 30th minute, Barrera made a straight pass in the frontcourt, and Dimarco kept pushing the ball and directly broke the net, 1:0! Dimarco also scored at Inter Milan after scoring for Italy in the national team.
In the 39th minute, Spinazola intercepted Barrera, and then pushed the ball with the ball, and after he pushed the ball from the left, Dybala, who inserted from the right, directly volleyed and shot. Although Handanovic was in position at and saved the ball, the ball was too fast, and Handa failed to block Dybala's world wave, 1:1! Roma equalized the score in less than ten minutes. At the same time, this is also the fourth goal Dybala has scored against Inter Milan in the last five games. In addition, in the 10 games representing Roma in the new season, Dybala has contributed 5 goals and 2 assists.
In the 57th minute, Dybala was accidentally injured in the fight, and then Argentina forward was replaced by Abraham. In the 62nd minute, Lautaro won an excellent free kick for Inter Milan in the frontcourt, and Cialjaoglu hit the crossbar with a direct free kick! In the 66th minute, Barrera passed the cross from the right, Cialjaoglu scored with a point, and Aslani made a curve ball in front of the penalty area and passed by. In the 75th minute, Roma got a free kick in the frontcourt, Pellegrini took a free kick, and Smallin at the back point headed the ball with no one to guard the goal, 2:1! Roma completed a reversal away!
In the 82nd minute, Dzeko leaned against the defender in the middle of the penalty area, and Belanova shot over the crossbar with anger. In the 88th minute, Roma counterattacked, and Abraham drove straight in, facing Sk's defense and pushed it directly.
Finally, with a goal scored, Roma relied on Dybala and Smalling's goals to reverse Inter Milan 2:1, temporarily rushing to the top four in the standings. Mourinho also ended his three-game losing streak against Inter Milan last season. Last season, Mourinho was defeated by Inter Milan and Italian Cup was eliminated. This is the first time Roma has taken away 3 points at the Meazza Stadium in five years. As for Inter Milan, after being reversed by Udinese in the last round, it is now reversed by Rome. After 8 rounds, Inter Milan won 4 wins and 4 losses, and has already fallen behind the top , Napoli 8 points. Inzagi's coaching position once again sounded the alarm bell.
