It was a fantastic evening and a thrilling game at the Olimpico as Roma and Inter, the two leading teams in the Italian top flight, played out a draw. After the first half, everything seemed to be going the hosts’ way, but the champions showed their fighting spirit to erase the deficit, giving us a glimpse of just how exciting a season awaits us.Roma made a dream start against Inter and took the lead after just six minutes. Dybala played a clever ball towards the far post, where Molina managed to reach it and head it back into the middle. Manu Kone reacted brilliantly to beat Martínez and put the hosts in front.🟡🔴 | The moment Manu Koné celebrates his goal for Roma against Inter! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VAvZ9Hw1OR— The Moment Football (@themomentfooty) September 19, 2026 Roma continued to look dangerous, with Dybala involved in almost everything. His corner was flicked on by Cristante in the 13th minute, but nobody arrived at the far post, while Dybala himself fired over moments later after a chaotic move from Inter, with Federico Dimarco nearly putting his team in trouble inside his own box.Dybala went close again in the 20th minute, firing narrowly wide from distance after receiving the ball from Soule, before Malen finally had his first opportunity two minutes later. The Dutchman created some space inside the box but sent his effort well over the bar.Inter came within inches of an equaliser in the 26th minute. Bisseck found himself completely unmarked after a throw-in and raced through on goal, but Svilar produced a superb save to deny the German defender. A few minutes later, Lautaro Martinez also came agonisingly close when Svilar got a fingertip to Dimarco's low cross, taking the ball just away from the sliding Inter captain.##NAJAVA_MECA_9968600##The visitors continued to threaten, with Bastoni hitting the near post in the 33rd minute after a clever combination involving Dimarco and Curtis Jones. Roma, however, remained dangerous at the other end.Kone appeared to have doubled Roma's advantage in the 37th minute after finishing from close range, but the assistant referee initially ruled the goal out for offside. After a VAR review, however, the decision was overturned — Kone was behind the ball — and Roma were awarded the goal.After a long attacking move, Dybala's cross was flicked on by Gianluca Mancini, allowing Kone to volley home at the back post and complete a stunning first-half brace.⏸️👉#RomaInter pic.twitter.com/1bntt1nm9k— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) September 19, 2026 Inter came flying out of the dressing room and immediately gave themselves hope of completing the comeback. Just one minute into the second half, Lautaro Martínez pulled one back after a superb combination with Marcus Thuram. The Frenchman returned the ball into the Argentine's path with a clever left-footed cross, and Lautaro made no mistake to reduce the deficit to 2-1.The Nerazzurri continued to push forward and came desperately close to an equaliser in the 59th minute. Barella sent Augusto down the left, and his low cross found Thuram, whose backheel flick from just six yards went narrowly wide of the near post.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Roma still had their moments, with Malen coming close to restoring the two-goal advantage in the 68th minute. The Dutchman controlled the ball with his back to goal, turned his marker and unleashed a powerful effort from point-blank range, but Martínez was in the right place at the right time to make a brave save.Inter were now piling on the pressure. Luis Henrique created a promising opportunity and delivered a dangerous cross, only for Hermoso to clear it acrobatically. Moments later, Svilar was forced into another big save, this time denying a thunderous long-range strike from Diouf.The pressure finally paid off in the 79th minute. Inter won a corner, and Svilar produced a sensational save to deny Thuram from point-blank range. The danger was far from over, though, as Lautaro's follow-up header crashed against the crossbar.Roma still could not clear their lines, and Bisseck eventually laid the ball off to Lautaro. The Argentine controlled it with his thigh before smashing a volley into the net from eight yards to complete his brace and bring Inter level at 2-2.Lautaro Martínez again! We're level at the Olimpico! 🤯#RomaInter 2-2 pic.twitter.com/QeEAl5nQqC— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) September 19, 2026 After trailing by two goals at half-time, Inter produced a remarkable comeback in the second half, with Lautaro emerging as the hero who rescued a point for the Nerazzurri.This is a point that leaves both teams on the same number of points, but it was also a game that gave us a glimpse of what promises to be a fantastic Serie A season.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 5FridayMonza – Sassuolo 2-1 (0-0)/Varela 51, 63 pen – Adzic 88/SaturdayBologna – Torino 1-1 (1-0)/Bernardeschi 14 – Kulenovic 77/Udinese – Cagliari 0-1 (0-0)/Maldini 54/Roma – Inter 2-2 (2-0)/Kone 6, 37 – Lautaro 46, 79/21.45: (3.80) Venezia (3.50) Lazio (2.00)Sunday13.30: (3.20) Fiorentina (3.40) Napoli (2.25)16.00: (6.00) Frosinone (4.30) Como (1.53)16.00: (3.05) Parma (3.10) Genoa (2.50)21.45: (1.30) Milan (5.50) Lecce (10.0)***odds are subject to change***
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