Inter reclaim Serie A top spot with 1-0 win against Roma

MILAN, Italy: Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram struck late for a deserved 1-0 home win over AS Roma as they reclaimed Serie A's top spot on Sunday (Oct 29).

With nine minutes left Federico Dimarco made a run down the left before delivering a low cross into the box where Thuram outpaced his marker and calmly tapped the ball into the net.

Roma offered little aside from a second-half Bryan Cristante header that tested goalkeeper Yann Sommer, while the hosts struck the crossbar twice.

Roma forward Romelu Lukaku made a return to San Siro after leaving Inter in the close season but had little impact as the home defence effectively marked him out of the game.

Inter have 25 points from 10 games ahead of second-placed Juve on 23. Roma are eighth with 14 points.