Anyone else watching Inter-Roma? I started watching about 20 minutes in, currently 0-0 at HT.
Inter seem to have gone 3-4-1-2, with Sneijder in his preferred trequartista role behind Milito and Forlan. Forlan has been dropping deep in the buildup before pushing up on the last defender. Nagatomo has been bright on the right wing. Ranocchia is playing as the left of the centerbacks and has drifted too close infield to Lucio and Samuel several times and nearly paid for it.
I took me nearly the rest of the first half to figure out what Roma are doing, and I'm still not sure I've quite pegged it. It looks like a variation of 3-4-3, with Burdisso, De Rossi, and Kjaer at the back, from left to right. De Rossi pushes into the base of midfield in possession and drops back out of it. Perrotta on the right and Taddei on the left (?!) especially have left big gaps for Inter to exploit. Totti is just floating about, looking for trouble and finding it on occasion; he's played well today. Borini has been active, though lacking in composure in good positions on several occasions.
Been an odd sort of stalemate, with moves from both sides often breaking down about 30 yards from goal. Both teams look vulnerable to a quick counterattack, particularly Roma. I'd like to see Bojan and Borriello come on in the second half for Roma, and Pazzini for Inter. This seems like the sort of game where a tortured soloist like Mauro Zarate could make a difference.
