Ange-Yoan Bonny‘s beautiful goal (VIDEO HERE) gives the Nerazzurri the win in Roma-Inter and allows Cristian Chivu‘s team to continue their winning streak. After an international break that, as always, can bring some uncertainties, Inter was not caught unprepared and reached the top of the standings with this great victory.

As usual here on Passione Inter we try to analyze the most important takeaways from Chivu‘s team’s matches, and here are five things we learned from the Nerazzurri’s win in Roma-Inter, the match of the 7th round of the Serie A championship.

  1. This is Inter‘s sixth consecutive victory and it was the most significant given the opponent they faced. Away from home, after a tough break, against the league leaders who also boast the best defense in Europe. Putting in such a solid, aggressive, and convincing performance on Roma’s pitch was by no means a given. The Nerazzurri take first place in the standings, at least for one night, waiting for the others, and now it’s full steam ahead.
  2. All Nerazzurri fans enjoy it even more against Gasperini, who always has a grudge against Inter but always finds huge difficulties. He got the initial reading wrong by conceding the first half to Inter, but then he managed to correct himself and take control of the match. The result is a finale that leads to a victory that further cements the Inter group. Great teams also win like this, once again without conceding a goal.
  3. Bonny scores a decisive goal and the ultra-intelligent entrance of Pio Esposito are two signs of how they are two talents for the future but already ready today for this kind of high-level match. We will repeat it endlessly: having extended the attack really matters a lot.
  4. Mkhitaryan may lack finishing, but there is really little to criticize. If he keeps playing all the time, it’s because as an intelligent balancer he remains a player of another category, and at the end of the match he receives applause from Chivu and the entire Nerazzurri staff.
  5. The international break weighed on the legs of players like Lautaro, Dumfries, and Calhanoglu, who could have done more. Chivu made some brave choices even with substitutions that didn’t fully pay off, but they keep almost the entire squad involved. The depth of options this year is helping the Romanian coach a lot, who deserves praise for a very intelligent management of the squad’s playing time.