Rome, Italy – E be like say na time for serious ball game as Roma and Inter go face each other on Sunday. Predictions don dey fly like small pikin wey dey try to catch butterfly. E no go easy o, but bookies don talk say Inter fit carry the day with 2-0 win.
Roma don dey shine under their new gaffer, Gian Piero Gasperini. Since he take over, na six wins out of eight matches dem don chop. E be like say dem dey prepare for big things this season (who no like better jollof?). With five wins out of six matches, dem dey follow Napoli for second place, and dem no wan lose ground.
Inter, on the other hand, don change manager after dem waka come back from PSG dem don suffer one big loss of 5-0. Now, Christian Chivu don take charge, and e get small mixed results. Out of 12 games wey e don play, e don win eight and lose three (abeg, no be bad record at all!). Inter need to win this one if dem wan catch up with Roma and Napoli.
Coming into this match, Roma dey defend strong. Dem don only concede two goals for six matches (see as dem dey shine!). For home, na just one goal dem don allow pass enter their net. But, make we no forget say Inter sabi break defence well-well; dem don score 17 goals in six games. So, things fit turn e be like see-saw depending on who fit break the other side.
But make we no deceive ourselves, both teams get their wahala. Roma dey find am hard to score; only seven goals dem don manage for league, and na only three times dem don see both teams score for their matches. E mean say defensive work dey for inside this clash.
For Inter, dia back line don dey solid too, but dem don carry two losses before dem engage grind down to five wins. The last time wey dem come Stadio Olimpico, na dem carry the three points, and na two goals dem use chop just for that match. E mean say Inter dey ready to show Roma pepper.
For those wey dey look for who go score, make you keep eye on Lautaro Martinez. Him don dey hot recently, with six goals for club and country in five matches (e be like say person don catch fire!). If Marcus Thuram no fit show face because of thigh injury, na him go carry the pressure of scoring for the day.
So, as we dey prepare for this clash, e go better make both teams sharp, because na win e go determine who go lead the Serie A table for now. Na real oko this, and we dey wait for the show to begin!
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