In the seventh round of Serie A, the most attention in the Italian championship will be drawn to the match between Roma and Inter Milan.
Roma - Inter League: Serie A (7th round) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Luca Banti Date and time: 2016-10-02, 21:45
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This season, Roma has been inconsistent in their matches. At the end of August, L. Spalletti's team suffered a fiasco in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Porto - a crucial match in front of their own fans was lost 0:3.
In the Serie A championship, the representatives of the Italian capital started fairly well (2 wins, 1 draw), but then lost to Fiorentina.
After a crushing 4-0 victory against Crotone, another fiasco followed in the match against Torino (1:3). In total, they have collected 10 points and are in 4th place.
This week in the Europa League, Roma showed no mercy to the Astrost team, winning 4:0.
The Milan team in Serie A has one point more, but they also cannot boast of stable play.
After an unexpected 2-1 victory against Juventus, they later spilled points in a match against Bologna. Furthermore, on Thursday in the Europa League match, they suffered a painful defeat against Sparta Prague (1:3).
Comments
Inter coach Frank De Boer hopes that his players will mobilize and show a high-level performance.
"We have the opportunity to play as we did against Juventus. We cannot show the same attitude as in the Europa League match in Prague. That's the only problem, so the match for us must start well before the referee's whistle, about a day earlier. We need to change," said the Dutchman.
"Against Roma, it might be easy to prepare to fight because it's a big match. However, I want to see my players fighting on the field against all opponents. I always talk to players about their improvement, so I don't get angry when they make mistakes. The problem arises when they don't understand why it happens and don't try to correct it.
"Roma has powerful players in all positions and is known for its high-level players. If we don't fight, we will have big problems. They have players who can determine the result in an instant," De Boer feared.
Roma manager Luciano Spalletti said:
"In the match against Inter, we will see the level of our team. We need to demonstrate teamwork, react properly to the situation on the field, and make the right decisions. Inter is a strong team - just like Roma. Sooner or later, they will prove their ability, so we cannot relax."
Predicted line-ups
Roma (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Peres; De Rossi, Strootman; Salah, Nainggolan, Perotti; Dzeko
Inter (4-2-3-1): Handanovic; Santon, Ranocchia, Miranda, Miangue; Kondogbia, Medel; Candreva, Banega, Perisic; Icardi
Prediction
Roma will break through the visitors' defense twice, while Inter will struggle to score. Another loss for the Milan club.
2:1
Guess how Serie A giants will end! The betting company "CBet" considers Roma as the favorite, what about you?
