This Roma team, led by Jose Mourinho, simply does not have the quality or strength to fight with the biggest clubs in Italian football. Roma did not win any of the derbies this season, they were defeated by Lazio, Juventus (twice), Inter and Milan, and drew against Napoli, and tonight they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup by Nerazzurri – 0: 2 (0-1).##EDITORS_CHOICE##Roma’s chances to fight for the semifinals disappeared in the first minute, when former Giallorossi striker Edin Džeko reacted well to Ivan Perišić’s cross. All uncertainty was gone in the 68th minute, when Alexis Sanchez sent a long distance rocket projectile from more than 20 meters away and tore the net of the helpless Rui Patricio.Mourinho was greeted at Meazza as a great hero from the past, which will be the case whenever he appears in front of Inter fans, but there is a lot of speculation about his future in Roma, and those rumours will become even louder after tonight’s obvious helplessness againt the table toppers.The team from the Eternal City, as always in the course of the season so far, showed glimpses of quality. On a couple of occasions, the guests threatened through Nicolo Zaniolo, but just when they were getting ready to go all or nothing, Sanchez ruined it for the guests.🗣️𝐆⚽𝐋 𝐃𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑‼️👤 Dzeko⏱️ 3’Inter 1️⃣🆚0️⃣ Roma#CopaItalia 🇮🇹 🏆pic.twitter.com/cpehPMRwlk— El Forastero (@ElForadeportivo) February 8, 2022 Simone Inzaghi was certainly under pressure after the disappointing defeat by AC Milan in the city derby, but unlike the Derby dela Madonnina, this time he managed to close the game in the right way.Inter weren’t great tonight, they had bad periods during the match, but it seemed that the host completely kept the situation in their ‘feet’. Inzaghi’s plans were thwarted by the injury of Alessandro Bastoni, who twisted his ankle in the last minute of the first half, which certainly spoiled the mood of the Nerazzurri coach.Inzaghi shuffled the cards a bit compared to the Milan derby – Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu and Denzel Dumphries got their minutes at the end of the match, which speaks volumes about the great roster the Italian has at his disposal.🗣️𝐆⚽𝐋 𝐃𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑‼️👤 Alexis Sánchez⏱️ 68’Inter 2️⃣🆚0️⃣ Roma#CopaItalia 🇮🇹 🏆 pic.twitter.com/yjLsfExVq1— El Forastero (@ElForadeportivo) February 8, 2022 COPPA ITALIAQuarterfinalsThursdayInter – Roma 2-0 (1-0)/Dzeko 1, Sanchez 68/Wednesday23:00: (1.95) Milan (3.50) Lazio (3.90)Thursday20:00: (1.75) Atalanta (3.60) Fiorentina (4.90)23:00: (1.47) Juventus (4.40) Sassuolo (7.00)
