AS Roma came to Milan with an incredible run under Ranieri. He started his third term with three defeats. Since December he has put the team back on track. Before the match against Inter, Ranieri had amassed 17 matches without defeat in Serie A (12 wins and 5 draws).
On the other hand, Simone Inzaghi needed a win to keep Inter in the title race. He had lost to Bologna in extra time (0-1), lost the Coppa Italia derby to rivals AC Milan (0-3), and the match against Roma had become a decisive match.
Inter didn’t start badly, and even scored quickly, but the goal was disallowed, much to the fans’ disappointment.
However, it was the Romans who broke the ice. Pellegrini’s 16-meter shot in the 22nd minute bounced like a billiard ball into the Inter box, reaching Soule, who took advantage of the chance to be alone with Sommer and executed it for 0-1.
In the second half, Inter rushed towards Roma’s goal, but Calhanoglu, Barella and then Dumfries could not find the way to the net. However, Roma also came closer to scoring, but Ukrainian Dovbyk missed in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.
It ended 0-1 and Inter dropped to 3 points below title rival Napoli.
