Serie A Gameweek 5

AS Roma 2 - 2 FT Inter

Stadio Olimpico

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Futmetrix Verdict
91
FT
Sat, Sep 19
Italiano
AS Roma
2-2
Inter
⚡ Intensity 70
⚖️ Balance 66
🏆 Stakes 100
🎲 Upset 10
Top-of-the-table thriller ends level.

Win Probability

  • AS Roma 36%
  • Draw 28%
  • Inter 36%

Futmetrix AI estimate

Heavyweight Title Clash Ends in Breathless Olimpico Draw

Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 91/100. This blistering four-goal thriller serves as the ultimate early-season statement that the title race will be fought to the bitter end.

The Opening Act

The Stadio Olimpico was an absolute cauldron as this top-of-the-table clash kicked off. With the Stakes higher than ever in these early weeks of the season, AS Roma wasted absolutely no time asserting their authority. Just six minutes in, the deadlock was broken when Nahuel Molina carved out a precise opportunity for Manu Koné, who fired home a stunning opener. The sheer Intensity of the hosts' pressing game suffocated the visitors, preventing them from finding any early rhythm. A barrage of 34 combined shots across the afternoon turned the pitch into a shooting gallery, but it was the home side dictating the early tempo. Every tackle and interception felt magnified, setting the stage for a classic encounter between two heavyweights desperate to claim outright leadership of the division.

The Pivot

The momentum seemed firmly locked in the hosts' favour when Koné doubled his tally in the 37th minute, this time finishing off a sharp move orchestrated by Gianluca Mancini. However, football is a game of fine margins, and the tactical Balance shifted violently immediately after the interval. Emerging from the tunnel with renewed venom, Inter struck back in the 46th minute. A perfectly weighted delivery from Marcus Thuram found Lautaro Martínez, who buried the chance to halve the deficit. This lightning-fast response completely altered the psychological landscape of the fixture. The visitors suddenly edged possession, putting immense pressure on the home defence. The initial comfort of a two-goal cushion evaporated, replaced by a tense, end-to-end spectacle where the next goal would inevitably decide the ultimate narrative of this ferocious contest.

Resolution

Refusing to lie down, the away side completed their relentless push for an equaliser in the 79th minute. Yann Bisseck produced a moment of immense quality to set up Martínez for his second goal of the afternoon, cementing his own hero status in this thrilling draw. As the clock wound down, both sides chased a dramatic winner, but heroic interventions kept the scoreline deadlocked. Mile Svilar was instrumental in preserving the point, registering three crucial saves during the most frantic spells of late pressure. When the final whistle blew, the shared spoils left both clubs tied on 12 points at the summit of the league. While neither secured the ultimate bragging rights, this explosive encounter thoroughly justified its billing, proving these two juggernauts are fully equipped for a marathon title fight.

Key Questions

What made Manu Koné the Man of the Match?

He set the pitch alight with a sensational first-half brace, driving the midfield and establishing early dominance.

How did AS Roma complete the comeback from behind?

Roma actually set the pace by taking a 2-0 lead; it was Inter who mounted the comeback to draw.

What does this mean for AS Roma's season?

It solidifies their position at the summit of the table, proving they are genuine contenders in the title race.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
49%
51%
AS Roma 49%
Inter 51%
Shots
18
16
AS Roma 18
Inter 16
Shots on Target
4
5
AS Roma 4
Inter 5
Expected Goals (xG)
1.69
2.37
AS Roma 1.69
Inter 2.37
Passes
459
465
AS Roma 459
Inter 465
Pass Accuracy
84%
86%
AS Roma 84%
Inter 86%
Corners
4
2
AS Roma 4
Inter 2
Fouls
12
7
AS Roma 12
Inter 7
Yellow Cards
3
3
AS Roma 3
Inter 3
Red Cards
0
0
AS Roma 0
Inter 0

Match Events

6' M. Kone (N. Molina)
N. Barella 🟨 11'
37' M. Kone (G. Mancini)
M. Akanji 🟨 45'+4
HT
L. Martinez (M. Thuram) 46'
F. Dimarco Carlos Augusto 🔄 54'
C. Jones P. Sucic 🔄 54'
A. Bastoni 🟨 57'
60' 🔄 G. Mancini E. Ndicka
60' 🔄 N. Molina D. Rensch
60' 🔄 M. Kone N. Pisilli
A. Bastoni Luis Henrique 🔄 63'
66' 🔄 L. Balerdi D. Ghilardi
73' 🟨 E. Ndicka
L. Martinez (Y. Bisseck) 79'
81' 🔄 M. Hermoso K. Koulierakis
82' 🟨 K. Koulierakis
89' 🟨 D. Ghilardi
M. Thuram A. Bonny 🔄 90'
L. Martinez F. Esposito 🔄 90'
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

AS Roma

Goalkeepers
Mile Svilar
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
1
Fouls Won
1
Fouls Won
1
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Defenders
Gianluca Mancini
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
1
Key Passes
6.2
Rating
Evan Ndicka
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Mario Hermoso
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
9
Late Mins
9
Late Mins
81
Total Mins
81
Entry
Midfielders
Nahuel Molina
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
1
Assists
1
Assists
2
Key Passes
6.9
Rating
Bryan Cristante
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
89
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Manu Koné
HITMAN
HITMAN
2
Goals
2
Goals
2
On Target
9.2
Rating
Wesley
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
Cleanups
3
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
0
Blocks
Forwards
Paulo Dybala
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
6
Key Passes
6
Key Passes
0
Assists
39%
Pass Acc
Matías Soulé
MAGNET
MAGNET
59
Activity
59
Activity
50
Passes
9
Duels
Donyell Malen
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
19%
Pass Acc
BENCH
Giorgio De Marzi
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Pierluigi Gollini
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Konstantinos Koulierakis
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
8
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Daniele Ghilardi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
23
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonardo Balerdi
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
4
Cleanups
4
Cleanups
3
Interceptions
1
Blocks
Emanuele Lulli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Devyne Rensch
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Marten de Roon
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Niccolò Pisilli
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rodrigo Mora
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lorenzo Pellegrini
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Santiago Castro
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Inter

Goalkeepers
Josep Martínez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
89
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Yann Bisseck
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
2
Key Passes
2
Key Passes
1
Assists
36%
Pass Acc
Manuel Akanji
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Alessandro Bastoni
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Midfielders
Andy Diouf
DRIBBLER
DRIBBLER
3
Dribbles
3
Dribbles
3
Attempts
100%
Success %
Nicolò Barella
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
Key Passes
3
Key Passes
0
Assists
37%
Pass Acc
Piotr Zieliński
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
89
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Curtis Jones
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
54
Entry
Federico Dimarco
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
54
Total Mins
54
Entry
Forwards
Marcus Thuram
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
Fouls Won
4
Fouls Won
8
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Lautaro Martínez
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
BENCH
Ivan Provedel
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Raffaele Di Gennaro
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Benjamin Pavard
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Carlos Augusto
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Leonardo Bovio
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Aleksandar Stanković
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Petar Sučić
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
35
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luis Henrique
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ange-Yoan Bonny
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Pio Esposito
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mattia Mosconi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
04/05/2026 Inter 5 - 2 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/18/2025 AS Roma 0 - 1 Inter Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/27/2025 Inter 0 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/20/2024 AS Roma 0 - 1 Inter Serie A Stadio Olimpico
02/10/2024 AS Roma 2 - 4 Inter Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/29/2023 Inter 1 - 0 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
05/06/2023 AS Roma 0 - 2 Inter Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/01/2022 Inter 1 - 2 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
04/23/2022 Inter 3 - 1 AS Roma Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
02/08/2022 Inter 2 - 0 AS Roma Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
04/05/2026
5 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/18/2025
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
04/27/2025
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
10/20/2024
0 - 1
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
02/10/2024
2 - 4
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/29/2023
1 - 0
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
05/06/2023
0 - 2
Serie A Stadio Olimpico
10/01/2022
1 - 2
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
04/23/2022
3 - 1
Serie A Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
02/08/2022
2 - 0
Coppa Italia Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
AS Roma Win
Inter Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 AS Roma 5 13 14 3 +11 DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)WLecce 0 - 4 AS Roma (31-08-2026)WAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (24-08-2026)
2 Inter 5 13 15 8 +7 DAS Roma 2 - 2 Inter (19-09-2026)WInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)WInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)WCagliari 0 - 1 Inter (30-08-2026)WInter 4 - 1 Monza (22-08-2026)
3 Lazio 5 13 8 3 +5 WVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)WUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WLazio 1 - 0 Genoa (30-08-2026)WBologna 0 - 1 Lazio (24-08-2026)
4 Cagliari 5 12 5 2 +3 WUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)WCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LCagliari 0 - 1 Inter (30-08-2026)WParma 0 - 1 Cagliari (22-08-2026)
5 Como 4 10 9 4 +5 WComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)WGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)WNapoli 1 - 2 Como (30-08-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Como (22-08-2026)
6 AC Milan 4 8 7 4 +3 DLazio 2 - 2 AC Milan (12-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WAC Milan 2 - 0 Venezia (28-08-2026)WTorino 1 - 2 AC Milan (23-08-2026)
7 Frosinone 4 7 7 4 +3 DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)WFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)WFiorentina 0 - 3 Frosinone (29-08-2026)LFrosinone 0 - 1 Juventus (23-08-2026)
8 Juventus 4 7 6 4 +2 LSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DJuventus 1 - 1 AC Milan (06-09-2026)WJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)WFrosinone 0 - 1 Juventus (23-08-2026)
9 Sassuolo 5 7 9 9 0 LMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)WSassuolo 3 - 2 Juventus (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)WSassuolo 2 - 1 Torino (29-08-2026)LAtalanta 2 - 1 Sassuolo (23-08-2026)
10 Napoli 4 6 6 5 +1 WNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)LInter 3 - 2 Napoli (05-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 2 Como (30-08-2026)WGenoa 0 - 2 Napoli (22-08-2026)
11 Atalanta 4 6 5 5 0 LAtalanta 1 - 2 Cagliari (12-09-2026)LAS Roma 2 - 1 Atalanta (05-09-2026)WAtalanta 1 - 0 Bologna (31-08-2026)WAtalanta 2 - 1 Sassuolo (23-08-2026)
12 Lecce 4 6 5 7 -2 WLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)LCagliari 1 - 0 Lecce (07-09-2026)LLecce 0 - 4 AS Roma (31-08-2026)WVenezia 0 - 2 Lecce (23-08-2026)
13 Udinese 5 4 8 11 -3 LUdinese 0 - 1 Cagliari (19-09-2026)LInter 5 - 3 Udinese (14-09-2026)LUdinese 1 - 2 Lazio (07-09-2026)WMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)DUdinese 1 - 1 Como (22-08-2026)
14 Torino 5 4 5 8 -3 DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LTorino 0 - 2 AS Roma (14-09-2026)WFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LSassuolo 2 - 1 Torino (29-08-2026)LTorino 1 - 2 AC Milan (23-08-2026)
15 Monza 5 4 8 12 -4 WMonza 2 - 1 Sassuolo (18-09-2026)LLecce 3 - 2 Monza (13-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LMonza 2 - 3 Udinese (29-08-2026)LInter 4 - 1 Monza (22-08-2026)
16 Fiorentina 4 3 5 11 -6 WVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFiorentina 1 - 2 Torino (05-09-2026)LFiorentina 0 - 3 Frosinone (29-08-2026)LAS Roma 4 - 0 Fiorentina (24-08-2026)
17 Bologna 5 2 3 6 -3 DBologna 1 - 1 Torino (19-09-2026)LNapoli 1 - 0 Bologna (13-09-2026)DBologna 2 - 2 Sassuolo (06-09-2026)LAtalanta 1 - 0 Bologna (31-08-2026)LBologna 0 - 1 Lazio (24-08-2026)
18 Parma 4 1 2 6 -4 LComo 2 - 1 Parma (14-09-2026)DParma 1 - 1 Monza (06-09-2026)LJuventus 2 - 0 Parma (29-08-2026)LParma 0 - 1 Cagliari (22-08-2026)
19 Genoa 4 1 2 8 -6 DGenoa 1 - 1 Frosinone (12-09-2026)LGenoa 1 - 4 Como (04-09-2026)LLazio 1 - 0 Genoa (30-08-2026)LGenoa 0 - 2 Napoli (22-08-2026)
20 Venezia 5 0 4 13 -9 LVenezia 0 - 2 Lazio (19-09-2026)LVenezia 2 - 4 Fiorentina (11-09-2026)LFrosinone 3 - 2 Venezia (06-09-2026)LAC Milan 2 - 0 Venezia (28-08-2026)LVenezia 0 - 2 Lecce (23-08-2026)

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