Inter Milan v Roma

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The Italian top flight action continues on Sunday and features this upcoming clash in Serie A between the league leaders, Inter Milan, and their seventh placed visitors, Roma, when the two teams lock horns at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with a valuable three points at stake for both sides.

Inter Milan have produced an impressive start to this new Serie A campaign as the hosts have slipped to only one defeat in their opening nine games of this new term which came in the form of a surprising 2-1 loss at home to Sassuolo but otherwise, Simone Inazaghi's side have made themselves tough to beat and indeed, they have also collected no fewer than seven wins in the process.

Inter started out of the blocks in explosive fashion as the hosts racked up five wins on the trot which consisted of victories against Monza, Cagliari, Fiorentina, a 5-1 mauling of rivals AC Milan, and Empoli, and despite that slip-up to Sassuolo, the hosts have subsequently won two of their following three games as well.

Wins against Salernitana 4-0 and Torino 3-0, both of which were away from home, also extended Inter Milan's run of scoring in every league game so far this season, while six of Inter Milan's nine games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored.

Roma collected a third win on the trot last time out in the Italian top flight with a 1-0 home win against Monza and having registered victories over Frosinone 2-0 at home and a 4-1 thumping of Cagliari on the road, Jose Mourinho's side have lifted themselves up into seventh place in the Serie A standings ahead of this weekend's action.

The visitors had previously endured a slow and disappointing start to this new Serie A campaign as Mourinho's side managed to capture just one win from their opening six league matches which came in the shape of a resounding 7-0 thrashing of Empoli at their Stadio Olimpico but three defeats and two draws ensured an opening lean period for Mourinho's charges.

Losses to Verona, AC Milan and Genoa, the latter being a particularly heavy 4-1 defeat on their travels caused more than a few ripples amongst the Roma camp but the visitors have steadied the ship in recent times by putting together an impressive and most welcome three-match winning streak in subsequent games.

Goals have also featured as six of Roma's nine league games to date have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals scored.

Inter Milan v Roma Verdict

Inter Milan have enjoyed the lion's share of success against Roma in recent meetings as the hosts have won five of the last six encounters while four of the six meetings have also produced Over 2.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Inter Milan win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Inter Milan win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct score: Inter Milan 3-1 @ 13.00