Match Report


RomaRoma     Inter MilanInter Milan
Se RiSe Ri Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Graziano BertiG. Berti63
G
1captain
G
71Laurent BaL. Ba
Ian HulmeI. Hulme61
D
2
D
69Andre BianchiA. Bianchi
Pier G. MaccaroneP. Maccarone65
D
captain3
D
73Mauricio OrtegaM. Ortega
Marcus HitchcockM. Hitchcock66
D
4
D
71Gregorio DominguezG. Dominguez
Kewullay DilisoK. Diliso57
D
5
M
66Alessandro ZanonA. Zanon
Sven GerlachS. Gerlach75
M
6
M
69Martin NicolaM. Nicola
Clive LawrenceC. Lawrence69
M
7
M
67Claudio PonzoC. Ponzo
Martin GhirardelloM. Ghirardello69
M
8
M
69Rocco R. ScottiR. Scotti
Rocco R. VialiR. Viali64
A
9
A
65Giampaolo OliviG. Olivi
Martin CalvoM. Calvo70
A
10
A
66Fabiano BelliniF. Bellini
Mariano OliveM. Olive67
A
11
A
66Alejandro VendrameA. Vendrame
 
Davide ContehD. Conteh67
M
12
D
66Aniello ChianeseA. Chianese
Zoltan DesaillyZ. Desailly70
M
13
M
71Alberto ArgilliA. Argilli
Paolo MuzziP. Muzzi56
A
14
A
67Dario StradaD. Strada

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 18,079 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessio Colonnello.


0.00
Inter Milan start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.20
Andre Bianchi flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Ponzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Ponzo flicks a high ball forward to Giampaolo Olivi who takes it down. Giampaolo Olivi lofts in a cross ball towards Fabiano Bellini. With a superhuman jump, Fabiano Bellini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
4.22
Andre Bianchi flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Zanon controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Zanon flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi plays a scrappy one-two with Alejandro Vendrame and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Giampaolo Olivi provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
6.26
Martin Nicola brings the ball forward. Martin Nicola plays a one-two with Alejandro Vendrame and rushes in on goal... Martin Nicola comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Graziano Berti with no chance!! Goal for Inter Milan!
12.22
Gregorio Dominguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Ponzo. Claudio Ponzo chips the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini chips the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
20.41
Martin Ghirardello passes the ball forward to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.22
Ian Hulme threads the ball through to Martin Ghirardello. Martin Ghirardello knocks the ball forward to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali runs straight at the defence! Rocco R. Viali shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.27
Pier G. Maccarone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Lawrence. Clive Lawrence flicks a high pass forward to Martin Calvo who brings the ball under control. Martin Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.59
Claudio Ponzo sees Alejandro Vendrame in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from outside the area but somehow Graziano Berti manages to keep it out.
28.56
Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward to Rocco R. Viali who brings the ball under control. Rocco R. Viali flicks a high pass forward. Martin Calvo controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Martin Calvo shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.11
Rocco R. Scotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabiano Bellini but he's offside!
33.28
Pier G. Maccarone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Gerlach. Sven Gerlach makes a beautiful solo run. Sven Gerlach puts a great ball through. Martin Calvo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.45
Martin Nicola kicks a strong pass forward to Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.14
Kewullay Diliso barges into Alejandro Vendrame. The referee brings Kewullay Diliso to one side and gives him a warning! Alejandro Vendrame hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Martin Nicola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Milan also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Roma start the second half!
51.30
Martin Nicola flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Vendrame who takes it down. Alejandro Vendrame plays a one-two with Fabiano Bellini and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Vendrame makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Graziano Berti easily gets down and covers it.
60.10
Pier G. Maccarone chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ghirardello. Martin Ghirardello darts forward. Martin Ghirardello shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
65.16
Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward to Rocco R. Viali who brings the ball under control. Rocco R. Viali shoots from long range. It's there!! Laurent Ba has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.31
Mauricio Ortega flicks the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Scotti. Rocco R. Scotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.43
Mauricio Ortega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Nicola. Martin Nicola makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Nicola knocks in a cross ball towards Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
79.47
Rocco R. Scotti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini whips in a cross ball towards Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball strikes Pier G. Maccarone's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
80.00
Claudio Ponzo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Alejandro Vendrame shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
81.35
Andre Bianchi flicks a high pass forward. Rocco R. Scotti collects the pass. Rocco R. Scotti kicks a strong pass forward to Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.45
Marcus Hitchcock hacks Alejandro Vendrame from behind! The referee calls over Marcus Hitchcock and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Vendrame gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.18
Ian Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Lawrence. Clive Lawrence plays the ball forward to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
90.00
Claudio Ponzo threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcus Hitchcock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Inter Milan
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
33.3%
43.1%
23.6%

Scorers
Rocco R. Viali 65
Martin Nicola 6
Alejandro Vendrame 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Nicola of Inter Milan

Match Ratings