Lautaro Martinez led Inter to valuable win over Roma

Inter prevailed over Roma 1:0 in the big derby of the eighth round in the Italian Serie A.

Argentinian striker Lautaro Martinez became a hero for the champions, scoring after exactly an hour of play. Until the end, the Wolves were unable to respond to the challenge and so Simone Inzaghi's Inter recorded an important victory in the battle for a new championship title.

The Nerazzurri are second in the standings with 17 points, two adrift of leaders Napoli, who beat Empoli 1:0. Roma is in 10th position with 10 points.

In their next matches, Roma host Dynamo Kyiv in the Europa League and then visit Fiorentina in the local championship. Inter has a visit against Young Boys in the Champions League and after that the team host Juventus in Serie A. | BGNES