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46% Ball Possession INTER and 54% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Inter 2 – 1 AS Roma 
15′ Hernanes 63′ Radja Nainggolan
88′ Mauro Icardi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Inter, 10th position with 42 points and a positive goal difference of +9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 31 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 42:23 | 19 | 58 |
| 10 | Inter | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 46:37 | 9 | 42 |
Inter battling to continue the hope for a spot in Europa League next season. It’s a tense game for the Roman gladiators because they lost the 2nd position to city rivals Lazio and risk losing even the 3rd position!
There are 81 precedents at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium with Inter – AS Roma. Stats showing Inter with 42 wins, 25 draws, and AS Roma with 14. It’s an uphill battle for the Roman gladiators who are looking to win to get back the second position.
Inter opening the score in the 15th minute. Midfielder Hernanes defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Rodrigo Palacio.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia substituting Captain Francesco Totti in the 52nd minute replacing him with midfielder Seydou Keita. Totti leaves the pitch among the applause of his fans.
A ray of hope for Roma in the 63rd minute equalizing the score! It is midfielder Radja Nainggolan to defeat Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Inter taking the lead again in the 88th minute with forward Mauro Icardi! What a goal, an agonizing ending….. Icarding defeating goalkeeper De Sanctis with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Lucas Podolski. It’s the 17th goal of the season by Icardi.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Guarin, Gnoukouri, Brozovic; Hernanes; Palacio, Icardi
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA(4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ibarbo, Totti, Gervinho
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 16 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 16 | 8 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Guarin, Fredy | 6 | 6 | Totti, Francesco |
| Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian | 6 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Kovacic, Mateo | 5 | 4 | Pjanic, Miralem |
| Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel | 5 | 3 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win, 2 draws
| 19/04/15 | SA | Inter – Milan | 0:0 | Round 31 | |||
| 11/04/15 | SA | Verona – Inter | 0:3 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Inter – Parma | 1:1 | Round 29 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 19/04/15 | SA | Roma – Atalanta | 1:1 | Round 31 | |||
| 12/04/15 | SA | Turin – Roma | 1:1 | Round 30 | |||
| 04/04/15 | SA | Roma – Napoli | 1:0 | Round 29 |
Photos of the match INTER vs AS ROMA courtesy of asroma.it
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 32
Inter 2 – 1 AS Roma
Saturday 24 April 2015
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – PRETI
Fourth Official : CARIOLATO
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: FABBRI
Goals: 15′ Hernanes (I), 63′ Radja Nainggolan (R), 88′ Mauro Icardi (I)
Official formations – lineups:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Vidic, Juan Jesus; Guarin, Gnoukouri, Brozovic; Hernanes; Palacio, Icardi
Subs.: Carrizo, Berni, Santon, Felipe, D’Ambrosio, Nagatomo, Dimarco, Kovacic, Obi, Palazzi, Podolski, Puscas, Shaqiri, Bonazzoli.
Coach: Roberto Mancini
AS ROMA(4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Ibarbo, Totti, Gervinho
Subs: Skorupski, Lobonț, Balzaretti, Cole, Spolli, Torosidis, Uçan, Keita, Ljajić, Paredes, Doumbia, Iturbe, Verde.
Coach.: Rudi Garcìa
Match Stats
| Inter | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 11 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 11 (4) |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 46% | Ball Possession | 54% |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |