Perisic slid in late on Mkhitaryan in his attempt to try and win the ball back and he's shown a yellow card.
90' +1
Inter are trying to move it upfield quicker now and De Vrij plays a good throughball into Brozovic. He tries to lay it off to Young on the left, but it's a poor pass from him and he puts it straight out of play.
89'
Third change for Roma now and it's Dzeko that's making way for Mayoral.
88'
Borja Mayoral enters the game and replaces E. Džeko.
Roma are keeping Inter penned back in their own half still and they are looking to try and find a late winner. The visitors are sitting deep though and making it difficult for them to get into the final third.
86'
G. Mancini has scored a goal for Roma! Assist by Gonzalo Villar.
It was a great cross into the middle from Villar on the right to set up the goal for Roma.
ROMA EQUALISE! The corner was taken short but when the cross did come into the box from Villar, Mancini rose highest. The ball actually hits his back and curls over Handanovic and into the back of the net. 2-2!
84'
Roma are still searching for the equaliser and Cristante finds himself in a pocket of space just inside the box. He keeps his shot low, but it's straight down the middle and it's a comfortable save for Handanovic.
82'
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces A. Vidal.
A. Kolarov enters the game and replaces A. Hakimi.
Double change for Inter now and Vidal isn't coming back onto the field, so Gagliardini replaces him.
Hakimi is also making way, with Kolarov on in his place.
79'
B. Cristante enters the game and replaces J. Veretout.
Another change for Roma now and it's Cristante that's coming on to replace Veretout.
77'
I. Perišić enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Inter make their second change of the game and it's Martinez that's making way for Perisic.
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76'
Gonzalo Villar gets yellow.
Villar jumps into his tackle on Vidal when he tries to win the ball back and is booked.
73'
Bruno Peres enters the game and replaces L. Spinazzola.
First change of the game for Roma now and it's Peres that's coming on in place of Spinazzola.
71'
It's a great tackle by Pellegrini on Bastoni to win the ball back for Roma in midfield and he sets Mkhitaryan on the attack. He cuts inside from the left and chooses to go for goal himself, but it's blocked by Skriniar.
69'
Roma break quickly on the counter and Pellegrini makes a driving run through the middle. He tries to play in Dzeko when he gets to the edge of the box, but De Vrij blocks his cross and Handanovic collects it.
67'
A. Bastoni gets yellow.
Bastoni is shown a yellow card after he pulled back Mkhitaryan to stop his run.
65'
G. Mancini gets yellow.
Martinez was breaking quickly for Inter and Mancini stepped across him to block him off and earns himself a booking.
63'
A. Hakimi has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by M. Brozović.
It was Brozovic that spotted Hakimi in space down the right and picked him out with a good pass.
INTER LEAD! Hakimi cuts inside from the right and just takes a second to get his head up and see his options. He pulls away from Smalling before firing his shot off the bottom of the bar and into the back of the net. 2-1 Inter!
59'
Roma are struggling to keep hold of the ball at the moment and they can't cope with Inter's high press. Mancini carries it out from the back, but he can't pick out Karsdorp and instead puts it straight out of play.
56'
M. Škriniar has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by M. Brozović.
It's a great cross from Brozovic from the corner as he spotted Skriniar's run into the middle.
INTER EQUALISE! It's another corner for Inter and Skriniar just isn't picked up in the middle of the box. He rises highest to get on the end of it and heads the ball past Lopez and into the bottom corner. 1-1!
51'
Martinez is in space in the box, but he gets the ball caught under his feet and he's closed down before he can get a shot away. He squares it to Lukaku, who lays it off to Brozovic, but he fires his first-time shot high over the bar.
49'
Roma break quickly after winning the ball back deep in their own half. Mkhitaryan tries to thread a throughball into Dzeko in the box, but Handanovic rushes off his line to reach it first.
46'
Roma get us back underway for the second half!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: ROMA 1-0 INTER.
45' +1
C. Smalling gets yellow.
Smalling tugged back Lukaku to try and stop his run and he's booked for the challenge.
45'
Ibanez intercepts Barella's pass and he makes a driving run down the left wing. He sets himself to put a cross into the box but has it nicked off him by Skriniar and Inter come away with it.
43'
R. Lukaku gets yellow.
The Inter players are not happy with the referee after he gives a free-kick Roma's way. They're saying Lukaku got the ball, which he did, but he caught Smalling with the follow-through, and he's shown a yellow card.
41'
Inter are closing Roma down much higher up the field now, but they're struggling to keep hold of the ball when they win it back. Hakimi nicks it off Spinazzola but fouled him in the process to give away a free-kick.
38'
Some of the Inter players are asking for a penalty as they feel that it struck Smalling on the arm when the cross went past him. He shifted out the way quickly though and the referee waves the claim away as there was nothing in that.
36'
Martinez plays in Young down the left before continuing his run into the box so he can get on the end of the substitute's cross. He's unmarked in the middle but gets caught under the ball and his header sails high over the bar.
34'
A. Young enters the game and replaces M. Darmian.
Darmian stayed down after another awkward landing on his back and after receiving more treatment, he goes off with the medical team, and Young is on for him.
33'
Inter swing another corner into the middle of the box and Lopez jumps in front of Lukaku to punch it away. He gives away another one and Lukaku does get onto this one, but he can't direct his header on target.
25'
Roma break quickly again and Mkhitaryan plays in Dzeko, who is one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Handanovic rushes off his line to smother the shot, but it wouldn't have counted anyway as Dzeko was offside.
21'
Barella turns away from Villar in the middle and drills a low throughball forward to try and pick out Martinez. He came back from an offside position to get on the end of it though and the flag goes up.
19'
Roma aren't in any hurry to push forward with the ball at the moment as they try to open up the visitors once again. It's slow from them, but Inter are happy for them to keep possession on the edge of their half for now.
17'
L. Pellegrini has scored a goal for Roma! Assist by H. Mkhitaryan.
ROMA LEAD! It came from Inter losing possession and the visitors just couldn't get back quickly enough. Mkhitaryan picked out Pellegrini on the edge of the box and he took it first time, wrongfooting the goalkeeper, to send his shot into the bottom corner. 1-0 Roma!
Mkhitaryan turned away from Skriniar on the edge of the box before squaring the ball to Pellegrini to set up the goal.
15'
Roma are keeping the ball well at the moment, but they're struggling to get in behind Inter. They're patiently trying to play it through midfield, but they can't find any space to get into the final third.
8'
Pellegrini pulls away from Vidal has space down the right and he curls a great cross into Karsdorp at the near post. He reaches it on the stretch but Handanovic comes off his line to collect it.
6'
It's patient from Roma as they play out from the back and try to open up some space in behind Inter. Karsdorp cuts inside from the left and Veretout tries to pick him out with a throughball, but it's cut out by Bastoni.
4'
Roma just can't get a touch on the ball at the moment as Inter push forward again. Lukaku holds it up before the visitors switch it out to Darmian on the left. He can't find any space for a cross though and they're forced to go backwards.
2'
Martinez does really well to hold off Ibanez as he latches onto Bastoni's throughball and he takes it to the byline on the right. He tries to play in Hakimi in the box, but his pass is cut out by Smalling.
1'
Vidal gets the game underway for Inter!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Serie A meeting between Roma and Inter at the Stadio Olimpico!
Inter have the chance to close the gap back to one point at the top of the table with a win today after Milan's victory over Torino yesterday. They were on an eight-match winning streak in Serie A, but that was ended on Wednesday when they lost 2-1 to Sampdoria. They face a Roma side who have lost just one of their last seven league games (W6) but have won their last three outings.
ROMA STARTING XI (3-4-2-1): Pau Lopez; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Ibanez; Rick Karsdorp, Gonzalo Villar, Jordan Veretout, Leonardo Spinazzola; Lorenzo Pellegrini, Henrikh Mkhitaryan; Edin Dzeko.
ROMA SUBS: Bryan Cristante, Juan Jesus, Bruno Peres, Amadou Diawara, Ruben Providence, Marash Kumbulla, Daniel Fuzato, Borja Mayoral, Simone Farelli, Carles Perez, Suf Podgoreanu.
INTER STARTING XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Achraf Hakimi, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Arturo Vidal, Matteo Darmian; Lautaro Martinez, Romelu Lukaku.
INTER SUBS: Roberto Gagliardini, Ionut Radu, Alexis Sanchez, Daniele Padelli, Christian Eriksen, Stefano Sensi, Ashley Young, Ivan Perisic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Andrea Ranocchia.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
Despite having the lead, Roma struggled to get in behind Inter for most of the first half and they need to push forward quicker if they want to try and keep their lead. As for Inter, they've created some good chances for themselves, but they need to be more clinical if they want to get back into the game.
Inter miss out on the chance to close the gap back to one point at the top of the table and now sit three points behind rivals Milan. Their attention now turns to the Coppa Italia when they face Fiorentina in the round of 16. Roma stay third, still three points behind today's opponents. Next up for them is a derby against Lazio.
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