Inter edges Roma to create deadlock in Serie A
Inter Milan earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Roma thanks to an early strike from Ange-Yoan Bonny, tightening the race at the top of Serie A.
The result denied Roma the chance to take the outright lead at the top of the table, instead leaving it level on 15 points with Inter and Napoli at the summit.
Earlier in the evening, Napoli fell to a 1-0 away defeat to Torino, suffering its second league loss of the season.
It took six minutes for Inter to break the deadlock, with Bonny racing on to an incisive pass from Nicolo Barella and burying his finish past keeper Mile Svilar.
After the break, Roma pushed forward with greater intent, forcing Inter keeper Yann Sommer into a fine save from Paulo Dybala’s free-kick.
Just before the hour mark, Roma's Artem Dovbyk headed a corner under pressure just over the bar.
It was an even contest in the final minutes, with both sides creating chances and Inter went closest when Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s strike rattled the woodwork.
