Roma vs. Inter: the complete guide
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After winning their opening four league matches, Inter travel to the Stadio Olimpico for a top-of-the-table clash with Roma at 18:00 CEST on Saturday 19 September. The sides are level on twelve points ahead of a fixture that has often produced goals and entertainment over the years. The Nerazzurri head into the game after completing their second consecutive comeback from two goals down. Having overturned Napoli, Chivu’s side repeated the feat in a 5-3 victory over Udinese. Gasperini’s Roma, meanwhile, won 2-0 away to Torino last time out.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Roma and Inter have met 186 times in Serie A. Saturday’s match will be the 187th meeting between the sides, making it the most-played fixture in Italian top-flight history. The head-to-head record favours the Nerazzurri, who have recorded 81 wins to Roma’s 51, with 54 draws.
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No fixture has produced more goals in Serie A history, with 540 scored across those 186 meetings: 305 by Inter and 235 by Roma, an average of 2.9 per match. Inter are also the only team to have scored at least 300 Serie A goals against a single opponent.
Recent history has largely favoured the Nerazzurri. Inter are unbeaten in 16 of their last 18 league matches against Roma (W10, D6) and have won nine of the most recent eleven (L2), scoring 24 goals at an average of 2.2 per game.
Inter have taken all three points at the Olimpico in each of the past five seasons, outscoring Roma 11-2. This is the longest run of consecutive home defeats the Giallorossi have suffered against a single opponent in their Serie A history. Roma’s most recent home win in this fixture came on 2 October 2016, while Inter have scored in each of their last twelve league visits, netting 24 goals at an average of exactly two per match.
INTER’S FORM
Inter have made a perfect start to the season, winning their opening four league matches. Only four times have the Nerazzurri begun a Serie A campaign with five consecutive victories: 2023/24, 2019/20, 2015/16 and 1966/67. Looking back to last season, Inter are unbeaten in 29 of their last 30 league games (W23, D6), scoring 76 goals at an average of 2.5 per match.
Roma have also enjoyed an excellent 2026. Inter (2.42) and the Giallorossi (2.08) are two of the three teams with the highest points-per-game averages in Serie A this calendar year, alongside Como (2.08).
Roma vs. Inter brings together the two highest-scoring teams in Serie A this season, with 13 and twelve goals respectively. They also lead the league for shots on target (Inter 32, Roma 31), touches in the opposition box (Roma 183, Inter 177) and Expected Goals (11.6 and 11.2).
The Nerazzurri’s attacking style is also reflected in Inter leading Serie A for possession (65.8%), shots attempted (100), big chances (21), different goalscorers (nine), passes made (2,574) and duel success rate (60%).
The 5-3 victory over Udinese was the fourth time Inter have scored at least five goals in a Serie A match in 2026. Across Europe’s five major leagues, only Bayern Munich (six) have done so more often this calendar year, while Barcelona had also achieved the feat four times before the midweek fixtures on 16 September.
Carlos Augusto opened the scoring against Udinese with a superb left-footed strike from distance. Only Bayern Munich (13) have scored more goals from outside the box than Inter (11) across Europe’s five major leagues in 2026. The Nerazzurri lead those competitions for headed goals during the same period, with 15.
THULA VS. ROMA
Marcus Thuram heads to the Olimpico having scored in each of his last two matches, playing a decisive role in both Inter comebacks. The Frenchman netted the equaliser against Napoli before scoring the goal that put the Nerazzurri ahead against Udinese. More broadly, Thuram has been involved in twelve goals in his last nine league appearances, scoring eight and providing four assists. He has also registered five goal involvements in four Serie A matches against Roma (three goals and two assists), only recording more against Torino (seven).
Lautaro Martínez, meanwhile, has scored three goals in his last four Serie A meetings with Roma. Both forwards found the net in the teams’ most recent encounter, Inter’s 5-2 win at San Siro on 5 April, with El Toro scoring twice and Tikus contributing one goal and two assists.
DISCIPLINARY SITUATION
SUSPENDED
Roma: None Inter: None
ONE BOOKING AWAY FROM SUSPENSION
Roma: None Inter: None
REFEREE
Davide Massa will referee Roma vs. Inter on Matchday 5 of Serie A.
Referee: Massa Assistants: Meli, Berti Fourth official: Maresca VAR: Mazzoleni AVAR: Di Paolo
ROMA VS. INTER: WHERE TO WATCH ON TV
Roma vs. Inter, on Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 Serie A season, will kick off at 18:00 CEST on Saturday 19 September. In Italy, the match will be shown live exclusively on DAZN. It can be watched through the DAZN app on smart TVs or streamed on PCs, smartphones and tablets.
UPDATES ON INTER TV
As always, Inter TV will provide updates and live coverage in the build-up to the match, with the latest news from the Olimpico ahead of kick-off. Our Roma vs. Inter pre-match Livematch show will begin at 16:45 CEST and also be available on the Club’s official YouTube channel until 17:50 CEST. After the match, there will be full analysis, reaction and interviews.