De Rossi suffers first defeat since replacing Mourinho as Inter take giant leap toward Serie A title

De Rossi suffers first defeat since replacing Mourinho as Inter take giant leap toward Serie A title

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 20:10 - 10.02.2024

Inter Milan took a giant step towards the Serie A title with a well-deserved 4-2 win over AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

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Serie A - Inter's title to lose

In rainy Rome, Inter took an early lead when Francesco Acerbi headed in a slippery corner from Romelu Lukaku. A VAR check raised questions of offside, but the goal stood. 

Roma quickly responded quickly as Gianluca Mancini headed in Lorenzo Pellegrini's free-kick.

 The turnaround continued with Stephan El Shaarawy's fortunate shot off the woodwork. 

However, the visitor's Inter regained control, with Marcus Thuram scoring twice, the second of which was later credited as an own-goal by Angeliño. 

Alessandro Bastoni's injury-time strike secured a 4-2 victory to put Simeone Inzaghi's men seven points clear of Juventus, 

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