Italian League Results – Lionel Messi’s Compatriot Scores, Inter Milan Wins Narrowly Over AS Roma

Italian League Results

Lionel Messi’s compatriot, Lautaro Martinez, managed to score the only goal that made Inter Milan successfully defeat AS Roma with a narrow score of 1-0.

The grande partita match took place in the 8th week of the 2024-2025 Italian League.

The duel between AS Roma and Inter Milan was the main attraction of this matchday which took place at the Stadio Olimpico, Sunday (20/10/2024) or Monday morning WIB.

Three points belonged to the away team after Inter Milan managed to win narrowly 1-0.

The only goal for I Nerazzurri’s victory over AS Roma was scored by Lionel Messi’s compatriot and team captain, Lautaro Martinez, in the 60th minute.

That was Lautaro’s third goal in the Italian League this season from the 7 matches he has played with Inter Milan.

Inter Milan took the initiative to attack from the start after the kick-off whistle was blown.

In the 5th minute, Inter Milan got the first chance to shoot on target through Marcus Thuram’s long-range shot.

The one-two between Lautaro Martinez and Thuram ended with a powerful shot from outside the penalty box.

However, his effort was successfully blocked by AS Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar and only resulted in a corner kick.

Italian League Results – Lionel Messi’s Compatriot Scores, Inter Milan Wins Narrowly Over AS Roma

The intense pressure given by Inter Milan again presented a ripe opportunity in the 14th minute.

A volley shot from outside the penalty box was released by Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but his effort was still thwarted by the crossbar.

However, the duel between the two teams remained deadlocked until the end of the first half.

The fierce match between Roma and Inter Milan remained with a goalless score of 0-0 at halftime.

In the second half, Inter Milan’s dominance over AS Roma was maintained.

Despite the repeated pressure given, in fact I Nerazzurri were only able to score in the 60th minute.

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez scored the opening goal for his team through a counter-attack.

Leading by 1 goal did not make the away team relax their attacks on the hosts.

On the other hand, AS Roma were frustrated by the wasted opportunities due to Inter Milan’s tight defense.

In the 76th minute, Denzel Dumfries’ long-range effort actually found the target, but his effort was still saved by Svilar.

The exchange of attacks between AS Roma and Inter Milan became more intense in the final minutes of the match.

I Giallorossi almost equalized the score 1-1 if a shot from substitute Matias Soule was not blocked by Yann Sommer in the 90+3 minute.

However, Inter Milan’s 1-0 advantage was ultimately maintained until the match ended.