AS Roma v Inter Milan: Serie A matchweek 5 preview, team news and prediction
AS Roma will host Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico on September 19 in their Serie A 2026-27 matchweek 5 fixture, with both sides unbeaten in the league so far this season.
AS Roma arrive having won each of their first four Serie A matches, their most recent league victory a 2-0 result over Torino, and the squad is coached in the report by Gian Piero Gasperini; the article notes Roma have not beaten Inter at home in a league game in almost 10 years. Playing at the Stadio Olimpico gives Roma home advantage, but the preview emphasises the challenge posed by Inter.
Inter are described in the source as the Christian Chivu-led side and have also claimed four wins from four Serie A matches; their only defeat this season came against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. The preview highlights Inter’s defensive issue, saying they have kept only one clean sheet in four games.
Donyell Malen is credited with a strong start to the campaign for AS Roma, with six goals in four Serie A appearances and having opened the scoring in the 2-0 win over Torino, details that the article flags as a source of concern for Inter’s backline.
Marcus Thuram is identified as a 29-year-old French forward who produced a notable performance in Inter’s 5-3 comeback victory over Udinese, scoring one goal and providing an assist; the preview states he now has two goals and an assist in three league appearances this season.
On availability, the piece reports AS Roma have all players fit, while John Stones and Hakan Calhanoglu are unavailable for Inter due to injury and Djed Spence is back in training. The preview lists probable selections as: Svilar (GK); Mancini, Balerdi, Hermoso; Lulli, Cristante, Pisilli, Molina; Soule; Dybala, Malen Martinez (GK); Akanji, Pavard, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Zielinski, Mkhitaryan, Augusto; Thuram, Esposito
The preview predicts a competitive match with Roma expected to leverage home advantage and provides a scoreline prediction of AS Roma 3-2 Inter Milan; the clash is scheduled for September 19 at the Stadio Olimpico and in the UK the broadcast options listed are TNT Sports 1, DAZN UK and HBO Max, while Zee5 and Unite8 Sports are named as platforms to watch the match live.