What was looking like a good season for Inter Milan and a possible title winning campaign, has fallen away disastrously in the past month. The Nerazzurri looked primed to make a challenge for the title this season but come into this crucial match with Roma sitting in third place. They are 8 points off second place Juventus and 9 points adrift of Serie A leaders Napoli. Roma travel to the San Siro in 5th place in Serie A and while they have a cushion over the teams below them, can close the gap on Inter Milan in third with a win. Roma also have a game in hand, so winning this and that game could see them move above Inter Milan.
Italian Serie A – Inter Milan v AS Roma – Giuseppe-Meazza-Stadion, Milan – Sunday 21st January 2018 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 11/5 at William Hill |
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Inter Milan
AS RomaInter Milan Form
Inter Milan ended 2017 in dreadful form and were hoping to start the New Year with a positive result. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina and that result means Inter Milan have failed to win their last 5 games in all competitions. They have also failed to win their last 5 Serie A games, with disappointing defeats to Udinese and Sassuolo plus draws with Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina. You must go back to the 3rd December to find the last time Inter Milan won a league game and that was a 5-0 home win over Chievo Verona. However, a look back further at their results, shows Inter Milan have lost only 1 of their last 11 home Serie A games.
Roma Form
Much like the hosts, Roma have been struggling of late and have failed to win any of their previous 4 matches in all competitions. They were eliminated at home in the Coppa Italia by Torino and defeated by Juventus and Atalanta in Serie A, the latter of which was a disappointing home defeat. However, away form home in Serie A, Roma have lost only 1 of their previous 15 matches and that came at the home of defending champions, Juventus. This shows Roma are still a force to be reckoned with on the road in Serie A, despite some poor recent results. Roma have failed to score only twice in their last 18 away league games.
Team News
Inter Milan must do without right-back Danilo D’Ambrosio and centre-back Zinho Vanheusden who are both suffering from knee injuries. Otherwise, they should be at full strength, with Mauro Icardi leading the line despite transfer speculation. Roma also have a couple of players missing for this match and Rick Kardsorp and Gregoire Defrel are unlikely to travel. The Giallorossi are also dealing with transfer issues and Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan has been linked with a big money move to China.
Betting Odds and Predictions Inter Milam v AS Roma
The pressure is piling on Inter Milan and they need to respond to recent bad results with a win. However, Roma have proven tough to beat away from home in Serie A and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see this one end level. The draw is 13/5 with William Hill. Both teams have seen under 2.5 goals in recent Serie A matches and with a closely fought contest in prospect, we could be in for more of the same in this game. Under 2.5 goals is 7/10 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip Inter Milam v AS Roma
Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi may be 2 goals behind Ciro Immobile at the top of the Serie A scorer’s chart but he has netted the first goal of the game 9 times, which is more than any other player. Icardi is 10/3 with William Hill to score the opening goal of the match.