Key Takeaways
- Inter Milan fought back from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3.
- Both Inter Milan and AS Roma have 12 points from four matches and share the top spot in Serie A.
- Roma secured a 2-0 victory over Torino with goals from Malen and Pisilli.
Inter Milan staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Udinese 5-3 on Monday, maintaining their perfect Serie A start alongside AS Roma, who won 2-0 against Torino. Both teams are currently tied at the top of the league with 12 points each after four matches.
The match began with a shock for Inter Milan as Udinese took a 2-0 lead in just 16 minutes. James Abankwah headed home unmarked after nine minutes, and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp doubled the visitors' advantage with a close-range finish seven minutes later.
Inter Milan, however, rallied back with three goals in quick succession. Carlos Augusto scored from a long-range effort, Nicolo Barella levelled 10 minutes before halftime, and Marcus Thuram netted from inside the box in the 59th minute after Andy Diouf’s cutback from the byline.
Francesco Esposito added a fourth goal in the 78th minute, and Ange-Yoan Bonny made it 5-2 with 11 minutes remaining. Udinese pulled one back in stoppage time through Idrissa Gueye, but it was too little, too late.
AS Roma, meanwhile, kept their perfect start to the season with a 2-0 victory over Torino. Donyell Malen broke the deadlock five minutes before halftime after pouncing on a misplaced pass from goalkeeper Lucas Perri, intercepted by Paulo Dybala. Pisilli sealed the win in stoppage time, firing home from an angle after Gianluca Mancini kept the ball in play near the byline.
Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini praised the understanding between Malen and Dybala, stating, 'Clearly, these are two players who are very talented individually, but they also complete each other as a pair. They combine beautifully to create goals in many games.'
Looking ahead to Saturday’s meeting with champions Inter, Gasperini added, 'It is an opportunity for us to measure up against the best and show we can do better than in recent performances.'
Elsewhere, Como followed up their winning Champions League debut against RB Leipzig with a 2-1 home win over Parma, with Jacobo Ramon and Kaiki Bruno scoring for Cesc Fabregas’s side.
Fabregas expressed satisfaction with the victory, saying, 'This is an important victory for me as a coach, because I am starting to realise what team we could become.'
Clearly, these are two players who are very talented individually, but they also complete each other as a pair. They combine beautifully to create goals in many games.
Gian Piero Gasperini, Roma coach
This is an important victory for me as a coach, because I am starting to realise what team we could become.
Cesc Fabregas, Como coach
