- Lautaro Martínez scored the only goal for Inter Milan that beat Roma 1-0
- Martínez crashed the ball high from inside the area.
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Inter Milan earned a 1-0 victory against AS Roma on Sunday, thanks to a second-half goal from Lautaro Martínez in a closely contested Serie A match.
Martínez made the breakthrough on the hour, controlling the ball on the edge of the area before firing it into the net.
Inter are now second in the table with 17 points, two behind leaders Napoli, while Roma are tenth with 10 points.
There were numerous opportunities for both teams to break the deadlock in the first half, but Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar and his Inter counterpart Yann Sommer made several impressive saves to keep an intense first period scoreless.
Inter's Hakan Calhanoglu had to leave the field in the 12th minute due to an apparent injury and was followed shortly after by Italian international Francesco Acerbi.
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After Martínez's goal, both teams struggled to take advantage of the momentum.
Svilar made a one-handed save to deny Inter's Denzel Dumfries, while Sommer dived to block a powerful shot from Matias Soule in the dying moments of the match, securing all three points for Inter.
Roma coach Ivan Juric defended his team's performance despite the defeat.
“I think we started too timid, I didn't like the first 15 minutes, but then we did very well until the goal. The goal was just an accident and you pay a high price for that at this level,” he told DAZN.
“We had a lot of opportunities, but we also made too many technical errors and that was a gift for Inter.
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“We definitely need to raise the level of quality in the final third and that will make us more effective.”
Fiorentina cruised to a dominant 6-0 victory in Lecce on Sunday, marking the first time they have scored six goals in a Serie A away game since 1966.
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