Inter Milan 3-1 Roma: Nerazzurri go top of Serie A with comfortable win against Jose Mourinho's Roma

Inter Milan ran out comfortable 3-1 winners over Roma in a match which could have a big bearing on the top positions in Serie A. After an uneventful first half-hour, Inter took the lead when Hakan Calhanoglu slid a ball through bisecting the Roma high line, picking out Denzel Dumfries' diagonal run and the Dutch wing-back then slotted past Rui Patricio.

Ad/> Ten minutes later the lead was doubled when Marcelo Brozovic turned inside Gianluca Mancini and hit an unerring effort inside the top right hand upright. FootballMartinez steers Inter to Coppa Italia final with double against rivals AC Milan19/04/2022 AT 18:12 The game was over as a contest seven minutes into the second half when Lautaro Martinez headed home Calhanoglu's corner.

Roma got scant consolation five minutes from time when Henrikh Mkhitaryan smashed home substitute Eldor Shomurodov's smart cut back from the by-line. The win lifts Inter a point above city rivals AC Milan at the top of the table, with the same amount of game played, and with only bottom-half sides in opposition in their final five games it is difficult to see them not winning another Scudetto.

Jose Mourinho's side's hopes of catching Juventus, who are five points clear in fourth place, look forlorn after this reverse. Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers TALKING POINT SEASON-DEFINING RESULT? Both sides came into the game in fine form but it was Inter who showed themselves to be a class above after the tepid first half an hour.

With Lautaro Martinez backing up his midweek brace in the Coppa Italia semi-final Inter now have their best forward in form ahead of the last five games of the season. In fact, every line of the Inter side looks in fine shape and with the title