After last week’s 1-0 win over Juventus, main candidates for the Serie A title Inter Milan are facing another big challenge – Roma in Rome. Tonight’s duel could be the most important in the entire season when it comes to the fight for the title. Namely, if Inter passes the Olimpico test, then it is hard to imagine that anyone or anything can stop Simone Inzaghi and his players from winning the Scudetto. However, if Daniele de Rossi and the Giallorossi stop the leaders in the table, Juventus could get another chance to get back into the title game.Inter’s owner is walking on the edge: His team is winning, but he has to come up with $375 million by MayFebruary is, along with January, the most critical month for Simone Inzaghi. The coach of Inter went flawlessly through the most turbulent part of the season for him so far: the Nerazzurri won the Italian Super Cup in January, and at the beginning of February came the victory over Juventus, which has the taste and smell of the Scudetto. Tonight, against Roma, Inzaghi should put the icing on the cake with his players and definitely open the highway to the 20th Scudetto and the second star above the Inter crest. The match between Roma and Iner will be, above all, a match between two attacking tandems. Dybala and Lukaku scored 24 goals together this season (in all competitions), while the pair of Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram scored 32 goals. It is interesting that Thuram assisted Lautaro six times, and the Argentine assisted none of the French. On the other side, Dybala played Lukaku three times for a goal, and Big Rom once to Hoy.Eighth season at Stadio Maradona will be his last: Polish ace will join Inter in JulyInter’s key advantage is in defense and midfield. The trio of Niccolò Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrik Mkhitaryan is among the best in Europe. Daniele De Rossi admits that Inter is the strongest team in Serie A and deserves to win the Scudetto, but for tonight he announces a battle. Roma will have Chris Smalling and Sardar Azmoun available after a long time. The Englishman will be on the squad for one Serie A match after more than five months as the Iran international made an express return from the Asian Cup to assist the new manager. The match with Inter has a special attraction for De Rossi, because the Nerazzurri bench will include Inzaghi and his deputy Faris, with whom he had several heated arguments during the Roman derbies when they were at the helm of Lazio. For the new coach of Roma, tonight’s test is the first big test, since in the first three matches he had teams fighting for survival (Verona, Salernitana, Cagliari).Arabs in Italy to discuss Roma saleDe Rossi has only one line-up dilemma and that concerns Stephane El Shaarawy and Edoardo Bove. So far, ‘the Pharaoh’ is the favorite to be among the starters, since with him on Roma’s pitch, he can transform the offensive 4-3-3 into a defensive 5-3-2, dropping El Shaarawy to the fullback position. During the reign of Jose Mourinho, Inter was a “nightmare” for Roma: five wins and only one loss, while at Olimpico they have not lost since October 2016: since then, three wins and three draws. Plus, the Giallorossi not only lost in the last two matches, but also failed to score a goal. On the other hand, the Nerazzurri have regularly rattled Roma’s net in Serie A for ten years. In the previous 19 meetings, the Milan club did not score a goal only once.De Rossi, Instagram live videos and baseball bat ‘to th teeth’It is interesting that this season Inter could equal Roma’s record from the 2003/2004 season for the number of goals conceded in the first 23 rounds, only ten. Of course, under the condition that Yan Sommer saves his net tonight as well. Inter not only has the best defense in Europe, that is in the five strongest leagues, but also has the most convincing goal difference, as much as +41. In second place is Bayern with +40. Another indication of how much Simone Inzaghi managed to change Inter for the better. The common characteristic of Roma and Inter in this championship is that they score a lot of goals in the last 15 minutes of the match. Roma scored 15, and Inter 14. Daniele De Rossi has had an excellent start on the Roma bench. Tonight, he could become the first coach in 11 years to record four straight wins by stepping into his colleague’s place during the championship. In general, only seven coaches can boast of such a performance.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 24FridaySalernitana – Empoli 1-3 (0-1)/Wissman 69 – Zanoli 23 og, Niang 88 pen, Cancellieri 90+4/Saturday17:00: (3.60) Cagliari (3.35) Lazio (2.20)20:00: (4.40) Roma (3.50) Inter (1.95)22:45: (3.35) Sassuolo (3.40) Torino (2.30)Sunday14:30: (1.55) Fiorentina (4.20) Frosinone (7.00)17:00: (1.73) Bologna (3.50) Lecce (5.20)17:00: (2.05) Monza (3.35) Verona (3.80)20:00: (3.70) Genoa (3.45) Atalanta (2.15)22:45: (2.00) AC Milan (3.60) Napoli (4.00)Monday22:45: (1.43) Juventus (4.30) Udinese (8.00)***odds are subject to change***
