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AS Roma v FC Internazionale - Serie A 2026/27Getty Images Sport
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Roma-Inter 2-2 LIVE: Lautaro Martinez again! Svilar produces a miracle save from Thuram and Lautaro hits the crossbar

The standout fixture of the opening stretch of the 2026/2027 Serie A season will officially kick off at 6pm at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. On the pitch will be the two sides who have set the pace so far, with Roma-Inter offering far more than a simple head-to-head.

Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma, driven by the Malen-Dybala pairing, boast the best defence in the league with just one goal conceded and 12 scored. More than that, they are increasingly starting to look like a true Gasperini side on the pitch. Cristian Chivu's Inter, the reigning champions, responded to the defeat to Real Madrid and arrive with the best attack in the competition on 13 goals, even if they still need to iron out a few defensive lapses.

Whoever wins will head into the long break with enthusiasm, freedom and serenity. Whoever loses will have work to do as they try to chase and deal with criticism and doubts.


ROMA-INTER 2-2

SCORERS: 6' Kone (R), 36' Kone (R), 47' Lautaro (I), 80' Lautaro (I)



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    80' GOAL - A cross from the left finds Bisseck, who gets in front of his defender and unintentionally tees up Lautaro. He hits a right-footed shot into the corner. Svilar gets a touch but can't keep it out.


    78' MIRACLE FROM SVILAR AND CROSSBAR - Inter crank up the pressure from a corner. Thuram climbs highest and beats everyone in the air, but Svilar pulls off a miracle save on the line. The loose ball drops to Lautaro Martinez, who heads against the crossbar from two yards out.


    70' Diouf makes room for himself and hits a left-footed shot from the edge of the box. Svilar saves low.


    67' CHANCE - What a save by Martinez! Malen controls the ball with his back to goal from a corner, then turns and shoots in one movement, finding the target. Pepo Martinez spreads himself in a star shape to cover more of the goal and blocks it with his face to keep the scoreline intact.


    59' Down the left again, Carlos Augusto breaks through and picks out Thuram's run with a low ball. The Frenchman tries a backheel and the ball drifts just wide.


    47' GOAL - Mancini loses the ball to Thuram, who breaks away on the counter with Lautaro. The Argentine then sends the Frenchman through again, and once he reaches the edge of the area he looks for his team-mate with a low pass. The first-time shot is scuffed across goal and beats Svilar.


    36' GOAL - Dybala swings in a cross from the right and finds Mancini and Kone free in the area. The defender gets a touch and controls it for the midfielder, who scores one-on-one with Martinez. The linesman rules it out, but VAR eventually awards it. Massa's announcement: "Following a review, Roma's number 17 is in a regular position, goal awarded".


    33' POST - Inter work it nicely down the left with Jones, who uses a backheel to pick out Bastoni's run. One-on-one with Svilar from a tight angle at the corner of the six-yard box, the defender gets his shot away and it crashes off the outside of the post and goes out.


    29' CHANCE - Another huge Inter miss. A low cross from Dimarco finds Lautaro Martinez completely alone at the far post. He slides in on an open goal and sends the ball over.


    26' CHANCE - Bisseck makes a huge mistake, wins a challenge with Soulé and charges through alone into the Roma area. One-on-one with Svilar, though, the German centre-back is denied and it stays 0-0.


    24' CHANCE - Dybala slips a vertical pass through to Malen, who gets away from his marker with his first touch and instantly lets fly with a powerful shot. Ball over.


    20' - Dybala lets fly with a powerful left-footed effort from distance. The ball whistles just past Josep Martinez's left-hand post and goes a metre wide.


    13' CHANCE - Roma break again and Soulé reaches the byline on the left before crossing into the middle, where Dimarco completely fluffs his intervention and effectively lays it on for Dybala. His left-footed volley goes just over.


    6' GOAL - Inter make a mess of their build-up and leave themselves exposed. Dybala switches play from right to left and finds Molina, who controls in space and pulls it back for Manu Kone. He takes a touch and shoots in the area, beating Martinez.


    3' - Balerdi tries to get in front of Thuram and ends up on the ground complaining of an elbow. Massa gives the foul, but no card.


    0' Kick-off at 18:00 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.


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  • Roma-Inter: the match report

    Roma-Inter 2-2


    Scorers: 6' Kone (R), 36' Kone (R), 47' Lautaro (I), 80' Lautaro (I)


    ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini (60' Ndicka), Balerdi (66' Ghilardi), Hermoso; Molina (60' Rensch), Cristante, Koné (60' Pisilli), Wesley; Dybala, Soulé; Malen.

    On the bench: De Marzi, Gollini, Koulierakis, Pellegrini, Castro, De Roon, Lulli, Mora, Ghilardi.

    Manager: Gasperini.


    INTER (3-5-2): Martinez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni (63' Luis Henrique); Diouf, Barella, Zielinski, Jones (54' Sucic), Dimarco (54' Carlos Augusto); Lautaro, Thuram.

    On the bench: Di Gennaro, Provedel, Stankovic, Bonny, Mkhitaryan, Pavard, Bovio, Mosconi, Esposito.

    Manager: Chivu.


    Referee: Massa

    Booked: Barella (I), Akanji (I), Bastoni (I), Ndicka (R)

    Sent off: -

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