Mancini's late goal earns Roma a point in a 2-2 draw with Inter. The hosts took the lead with Pellegrini's first-half strike, but Inter came out strong in the second half. Skriniar levelled with a good header following a corner before Hakimi gave the visitors the lead with a great goal that went in off the bottom of the crossbar. They couldn't hold on though and Mancini equalised when Villar's cross went in off his back.
Inter miss out on the chance to close the gap back to one point at the top of the table and now sit three points behind rivals Milan. Their attention now turns to the Coppa Italia when they face Fiorentina in the round of 16. Roma stay third, still three points behind today's opponents. Next up for them is a derby against Lazio.
That's all for today, goodbye!
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90'+6'
FULL-TIME: ROMA 2-2 INTER.14:27
90'+5'
Perisic slid in late on Mkhitaryan in his attempt to try and win the ball back and he's shown a yellow card.14:26
90'+3'
Before Hakimi, the last Inter defender to score six goals in a Serie A campaign was Maicon in 2009-10.14:25
90'+1'
Inter are trying to move it upfield quicker now and De Vrij plays a good throughball into Brozovic. He tries to lay it off to Young on the left, but it's a poor pass from him and he puts it straight out of play.14:23
88'
Third change for Roma now and it's Dzeko that's making way for Mayoral.20:56
88'
Roma are keeping Inter penned back in their own half still and they are looking to try and find a late winner. The visitors are sitting deep though and making it difficult for them to get into the final third.14:21
86'
It was a great cross into the middle from Villar on the right to set up the goal for Roma.14:30
86'
ROMA EQUALISE! The corner was taken short but when the cross did come into the box from Villar, Mancini rose highest. The ball actually hits his back and curls over Handanovic and into the back of the net. 2-2!
GOOD SAVE! Inter can't get out of their own box and Roma continue to keep the pressure on. Dzeko's cross is blocked but it comes to Mancini and his first-time shot is well saved by Handanovic.14:18
84'
Roma are still searching for the equaliser and Cristante finds himself in a pocket of space just inside the box. He keeps his shot low, but it's straight down the middle and it's a comfortable save for Handanovic.14:16
82'
Hakimi is also making way, with Kolarov on in his place.14:14
82'
Double change for Inter now and Vidal isn't coming back onto the field, so Gagliardini replaces him.14:13
81'
Vidal has stayed down after he was accidentally caught by Cristante when he put his cross into the box. The stretcher has come onto the field, but he doesn't need it and he limps off the field with the medical team.14:12
79'
Another change for Roma now and it's Cristante that's coming on to replace Veretout.14:10
77'
Inter make their second change of the game and it's Martinez that's making way for Perisic.14:09
76'
Villar jumps into his tackle on Vidal when he tries to win the ball back and is booked.14:08
74'
CHANCE! Pellegrini knocks the ball into Mkhitaryan and he tries to lift his shot over Handanovic and into the far-top corner but sends it wide. He's claiming he should have a penalty after Hakimi ran into him, but the referee points for a goal-kick.14:06
73'
First change of the game for Roma now and it's Peres that's coming on in place of Spinazzola.14:05
71'
It's a great tackle by Pellegrini on Bastoni to win the ball back for Roma in midfield and he sets Mkhitaryan on the attack. He cuts inside from the left and chooses to go for goal himself, but it's blocked by Skriniar.14:04
69'
Roma break quickly on the counter and Pellegrini makes a driving run through the middle. He tries to play in Dzeko when he gets to the edge of the box, but De Vrij blocks his cross and Handanovic collects it.14:00
67'
Bastoni is shown a yellow card after he pulled back Mkhitaryan to stop his run.13:59
65'
Martinez was breaking quickly for Inter and Mancini stepped across him to block him off and earns himself a booking.13:57
63'
It was Brozovic that spotted Hakimi in space down the right and picked him out with a good pass.13:56
63'
INTER LEAD! Hakimi cuts inside from the right and just takes a second to get his head up and see his options. He pulls away from Smalling before firing his shot off the bottom of the bar and into the back of the net. 2-1 Inter!
Mkhitaryan is one of two players, along with Harry Kane, to have already provided eight assists and scored eight goals this season in the top 5 European leagues.13:53
59'
Roma are struggling to keep hold of the ball at the moment and they can't cope with Inter's high press. Mancini carries it out from the back, but he can't pick out Karsdorp and instead puts it straight out of play.13:52
57'
SAVE! Inter are on the attack again here as they try to take the lead for the first time. Martinez pulls away from Smalling to get into the box and tries to catch out Lopez at his near post with a drilled shot, but the keeper gets a strong hand to it.13:49
56'
It's a great cross from Brozovic from the corner as he spotted Skriniar's run into the middle.13:52
56'
INTER EQUALISE! It's another corner for Inter and Skriniar just isn't picked up in the middle of the box. He rises highest to get on the end of it and heads the ball past Lopez and into the bottom corner. 1-1!
Martinez stayed down after that shot and it looks like he has a problem with his knee after the Roma players tried to close him down. He's received treatment for it and limped off the field, but he's going to carry on.13:46
52'
GREAT SAVE! Lukaku makes a driving run into the box after getting away from Mancini and he squares the ball to Martinez in the middle. He hits the shot first time, but Lopez got across quickly to block it from close range.13:44
51'
Martinez is in space in the box, but he gets the ball caught under his feet and he's closed down before he can get a shot away. He squares it to Lukaku, who lays it off to Brozovic, but he fires his first-time shot high over the bar.13:42
49'
Roma break quickly after winning the ball back deep in their own half. Mkhitaryan tries to thread a throughball into Dzeko in the box, but Handanovic rushes off his line to reach it first.13:41
47'
CLOSE! Young is unmarked on the left and he swings a deep cross into Lukaku at the far post. He gets in front of Mancini and heads it on towards goal, but it bounces just wide of the target.13:40
46'
Roma get us back underway for the second half! 13:36
Despite having the lead, Roma struggled to get in behind Inter for most of the first half and they need to push forward quicker if they want to try and keep their lead. As for Inter, they've created some good chances for themselves, but they need to be more clinical if they want to get back into the game.13:27
Roma take a 1-0 lead over Inter into half-time. It was the visitors who had the better chances at the start with Martinez and Lukaku both forcing Lopez into making saves. But, it was Roma that took the lead with their first shot of the game when they won the ball back and Pellegrini hit his first-time shot into the bottom corner after wrongfooting Handanovic.13:23
45'+3'
HALF-TIME: ROMA 1-0 INTER.13:19
45'+1'
Smalling tugged back Lukaku to try and stop his run and he's booked for the challenge.13:18
45'
Ibanez intercepts Barella's pass and he makes a driving run down the left wing. He sets himself to put a cross into the box but has it nicked off him by Skriniar and Inter come away with it.13:17
43'
The Inter players are not happy with the referee after he gives a free-kick Roma's way. They're saying Lukaku got the ball, which he did, but he caught Smalling with the follow-through, and he's shown a yellow card.13:15
41'
Inter are closing Roma down much higher up the field now, but they're struggling to keep hold of the ball when they win it back. Hakimi nicks it off Spinazzola but fouled him in the process to give away a free-kick.13:13
39'
OFFSIDE! Lukaku flicks on Brozovic's pass and Martinez is one-on-one with Lopez as he runs into the box. He takes a touch before slotting his effort into the bottom corner, but he set off too early and the flag goes up against him.13:11
38'
Some of the Inter players are asking for a penalty as they feel that it struck Smalling on the arm when the cross went past him. He shifted out the way quickly though and the referee waves the claim away as there was nothing in that.13:10
36'
Martinez plays in Young down the left before continuing his run into the box so he can get on the end of the substitute's cross. He's unmarked in the middle but gets caught under the ball and his header sails high over the bar.13:08
34'
Darmian stayed down after another awkward landing on his back and after receiving more treatment, he goes off with the medical team, and Young is on for him.13:06
33'
Inter swing another corner into the middle of the box and Lopez jumps in front of Lukaku to punch it away. He gives away another one and Lukaku does get onto this one, but he can't direct his header on target.13:05
31'
Darmian still looked to be in some pain when he went off the field after receiving his treatment, but he's coming back onto the field to carry on.13:03
29'
Darmian is down for Inter and it looks like he has a problem with his back after landing heavily when Karsdorp dispossessed him. The medical team are on the field now to give him some treatment.13:02
27'
GREAT CHANCE! Vidal plays a quick one-two with Hakimi to open up a pocket of space just inside the box. He hits the shot first time when he gets the return pass, but curls his effort wide of the far post.13:00
25'
Roma break quickly again and Mkhitaryan plays in Dzeko, who is one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Handanovic rushes off his line to smother the shot, but it wouldn't have counted anyway as Dzeko was offside.12:57
23'
GOOD SAVE! Spinazzola's cross is over Dzeko's head in the middle and De Vrij's clearance falls straight to Veretout on the edge of the box. It's a powerful first-time shot from him and Handanovic gets across well to punch it away.12:56
21'
Barella turns away from Villar in the middle and drills a low throughball forward to try and pick out Martinez. He came back from an offside position to get on the end of it though and the flag goes up.12:53
19'
Roma aren't in any hurry to push forward with the ball at the moment as they try to open up the visitors once again. It's slow from them, but Inter are happy for them to keep possession on the edge of their half for now.12:52
17'
Mkhitaryan turned away from Skriniar on the edge of the box before squaring the ball to Pellegrini to set up the goal.12:50
17'
ROMA LEAD! It came from Inter losing possession and the visitors just couldn't get back quickly enough. Mkhitaryan picked out Pellegrini on the edge of the box and he took it first time, wrongfooting the goalkeeper, to send his shot into the bottom corner. 1-0 Roma!
Roma are keeping the ball well at the moment, but they're struggling to get in behind Inter. They're patiently trying to play it through midfield, but they can't find any space to get into the final third.12:47
13'
GREAT SAVE! The corner is swung in for Inter and Martinez flicks it onto Lukaku in the middle. He sends his header straight down the middle and Lopez gets his hand to it to tip it over.12:46
12'
SAVE! It's a great pass into Martinez down the right from Skriniar and the forward holds off Mancini to get into space. It's a tight angle near the byline but he manages to fire his shot on target and Lopez punches it away at the post.12:44
10'
Roma are unbeaten in their last 12 home games in Serie A (W9 D3), their longest streak since February 2017 when they went 24 games without losing.12:42
8'
Pellegrini pulls away from Vidal has space down the right and he curls a great cross into Karsdorp at the near post. He reaches it on the stretch but Handanovic comes off his line to collect it.12:41
6'
It's patient from Roma as they play out from the back and try to open up some space in behind Inter. Karsdorp cuts inside from the left and Veretout tries to pick him out with a throughball, but it's cut out by Bastoni.12:38
4'
Roma just can't get a touch on the ball at the moment as Inter push forward again. Lukaku holds it up before the visitors switch it out to Darmian on the left. He can't find any space for a cross though and they're forced to go backwards.12:36
2'
Martinez does really well to hold off Ibanez as he latches onto Bastoni's throughball and he takes it to the byline on the right. He tries to play in Hakimi in the box, but his pass is cut out by Smalling.12:34
1'
Vidal gets the game underway for Inter!12:31
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.12:28
Inter have won only one of their last 11 Serie A away games against Roma (D5 L5), winning 3-1 in August 2017 under Luciano Spalletti.12:25
Antonio Conte makes just three changes to the team that started against Sampdoria. Lukaku returns from injury to come back into the starting line-up, with Vidal and Darmian also coming in. Young, Gagliardini and Sanchez start on the bench.12:22
Paulo Fonseca makes four changes to the side that beat Crotone last time out as he brings in Spinzzola, Veretout, Pellegrini and Dzeko. Peres, Cristante, Perez and Mayoral drop to the bench.12:19
INTER SUBS: Roberto Gagliardini, Ionut Radu, Alexis Sanchez, Daniele Padelli, Christian Eriksen, Stefano Sensi, Ashley Young, Ivan Perisic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Andrea Ranocchia.12:16
INTER STARTING XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Arturo Vidal, Matteo Darmian; Lautaro Martinez, Romelu Lukaku.12:13
ROMA SUBS: Bryan Cristante, Juan Jesus, Bruno Peres, Amadou Diawara, Ruben Providence, Marash Kumbulla, Daniel Fuzato, Borja Mayoral, Simone Farelli, Carles Perez, Suf Podgoreanu.12:10
ROMA STARTING XI (3-4-2-1): Pau Lopez; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Ibanez; Rick Karsdorp, Gonzalo Villar, Jordan Veretout, Leonardo Spinazzola; Lorenzo Pellegrini, Henrikh Mkhitaryan; Edin Dzeko.12:07
Inter have the chance to close the gap back to one point at the top of the table with a win today after Milan's victory over Torino yesterday. They were on an eight-match winning streak in Serie A, but that was ended on Wednesday when they lost 2-1 to Sampdoria. They face a Roma side who have lost just one of their last seven league games (W6) but have won their last three outings.12:03
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A meeting between Roma and Inter at the Stadio Olimpico!12:00
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Stadio: Olimpico Città: Roma Capienza: 72698 spettatori12:00
Roma - Inter is a match of 17 day of the season Serie A 2020/2021. The match will be 10 january at 15:00 in the stadium Olimpico in Roma. Referee of Roma - Inter will be Marco Di Bello with the help of Fabiano Preti e Daniele Bindoni. At VAR there will be Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni.
Currently Roma is 3° in the standings with 34 points (thanks of 10 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats); while Inter is 2° in the standings with 37 points (thanks of 11 wins, 4 pareggi and 2 sconfitte). Roma scored 37 goals and conceded 26; Inter scored 43 goals and conceded 23.
At home Roma scored 21 points (6 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). Away Inter scored 17 points (5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss). Roma in the last three matches of the season challenged Sampdoria, Crotone and Inter obtaining 7 points thanks to 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Inter in the last three matches of the season challenged Verona, Crotone and Sampdori obtaining 6 points thanks to 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. In the last match Roma was against Inter evening 2-2 while Inter was against Sampdoria losing 2-1.
Roma and Inter competed 174 times in the league. In the previous matches Roma won 49 times, Inter won 72 times while the number of draw was 53.
These are the statistics of the two teams in the matches played in the season:
Where to see Roma-Inter You can see the live match Roma-Inter here on Virgilio Sport starting 15:00 CET of 10 january. Discover who will broadcast live Roma - Inter between Sky and Dazn.
