Here is an interesting detail. If we were to look for promising Italian forwards for the National team, we are in deep trouble. Get this one, there is only 1 Italian player among the Serie A Top 6 scorers up to Round 13 and that is 37-years old Udinese forward Antonio Di Natale with 7 goals, we have 3 Argentinians: Tevez, Icardi, and Higuain. 1 from Spain: Jose Callejon, and 1 from France: Jeremy Menez
Is there a crisis among Italian forwards? Next higher Italian scorers in Serie A this season are Genoa forward Alessandro Matri with 6 goals, Parma forward Antonio Cassano with 5 goals. Juventus forward Pablo Osvaldo with 5 goals (born in Argentina, but getting his Italian citizenship through his great-grandfather).
Let’s see how the Italian forwards do in the next Serie A games and whether it is an alarm sign for Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte.
Note: Higuain still have to play on Monday 1 December and might increase his goals.
52% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 48% Ball Possession INTER AS Roma 4 – 2 Inter
21′ Gervinho 36′ Andrea Ranocchia
47′ Jesus Holebas 57′ Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
60′ Miralem Pjanic
92′ Miralem Pjanic
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 31 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Inter, 11th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Roma
13
10
1
2
25:9
16
31
11
Inter
13
4
5
4
20:19
1
17
Roma needed to win to keep up the race for the Scudetto with Juventus who are 3 points ahead with 34 points. Mission done. It’s the first lost for Inter coach Roberto Mancini since replacing coach Walter Mazzarri. Mancini had to be sent off in the 61st minute for protesting. Inter went down from the 9th to the 11 position while Roma keeping the second position with 31 points.
Stats continuing in favor of Roma unbeaten by Inter in the previous last 6 games with a combo of 3 wins, and 3 draws.
It is AS Roma to open the score in the 21st minute with forward Gervinho defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Inter equalizing in the 36th minute following a corner conceded by AS Roma defender Kostas Manolas. The corner assist is by Inter midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic to defender Andrea Ranocchia defeating Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a headed shot in the bottom left corner.
The Roman gladiators taking back the lead in the 47th minute. It is defender José Holebas to make a great goal overtaking Inter defenders Hugo Campagnaro and Andrea Ranocchia to finally deliver a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Seydou Keita.
Inter equalizing again in the 57th minute with ex Roma forward Pablo Daniel Osvaldo defeating Roma goalkeeper De Sanctis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by defender Dodo. Osvaldo celebrating with Inter fans
Just a crazy game witha give and take… Here it goes again AS Roma back in the leadership in the 60th minute with midfielder Miralem Pjanic defeating Inter goalkeeper Handanovic with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by Captain Francesco Totti.
Problems for Inter in the 61st minute because Referee Valeri sent off coach Roberto Mancini for protesting…. arguably the protest for a presumptive foul by Holebas on Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin before the goal of Pjanic.
AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia making 2 substitutions. In the 63rd minute midfielder Alessandro Florenzi replacing forward Adem Ljaic. In the 64th minute midfielder Daniele De Rossi replacing midfielder Seydou Keita.
Inter reinforcing the midfield by substituting in the 67th minute midfielder Mateo Kovacic with midfielder Yann M’Vila.
Chances for Inter in the 67th minute with forward Rodrigo Palacio providing the assist to midfielder Gary Medel challenging Roma goalkeeper De Sanctis with a left footed shot though saved in the bottom right corner.
The final nail in the coffin… in the 92nd minute, Roma midfielder Pjanic crushing Inter with the 4th goal of the game defeating Inter goalkeeper with a right footed free kick in the top left corner.
Roma archiving the draw against CSKA Moscow in Russia to fully concentrate at the Olimpico. Inter are flying high after a victory in Europa League.
There are 81 precedents at the Stadio Olimpico for AS Roma vs Inter. Stats seeing 32 wins for Roma, 27 wins for Inter, and 22 draws. Roma scoring 122 goals while Inter scoring 109.
Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Totti, Ljajić.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Macini:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Handanović; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Dodô; M’Vila, Medel, Kuzmanović; Guarín; Palacio, Osvaldo.
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Inter, 9th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
Goals
DIFF
Points
2
Roma
12
9
1
2
21:7
14
28
9
Inter
12
4
5
3
18:15
3
17
Here are AS ROMA vs INTER official formations – lineups for the Serie A Week 13 game on Sunday 30 November 2014 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Totti, Ljajić.
By Anna Italia
AS Roma 4 – 2 Inter
