Overview
- Inter routed Roma 5-2 at San Siro on Sunday, pushing the lead to nine points over Milan and ten over Napoli before Monday’s Napoli–Milan match.
- Lautaro Martínez came back from a calf issue and scored twice, striking inside the first minute and then again early in the second half.
- Marcus Thuram set up both of Martínez’s goals and later scored with a header, while Hakan Çalhanoğlu restored the lead with a long-range shot before the break.
- Nicolò Barella smashed in Inter’s fifth to cap a commanding display that coach Cristian Chivu said reflected a more mature team and a healthier second‑half approach.
- Roma lost defender Gianluca Mancini to an adductor problem at halftime, and a season already marked by frequent defeats drew fierce fan criticism as Champions League hopes dimmed.