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Roma's record run ends after 1-1 draw with Inter
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-03-06 08:57
ROME, March 5 (Reuters) - AS Roma's record-breaking run in Serie A was ended
when a late goal by Marco Materazzi gave Inter Milan a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
AS Roma's Olivier
Dacourt (L) challenges Inter Milan's Alvaro Recoba during their Italian
Serie A soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Rome March 5, 2006.
[Reuters] | The result interrupted Roma's sequence of 11 consecutive league wins.
Inter are third in the table with 59 points from 28 matches, three points
ahead of Fiorentina who climbed to fourth with a 2-1 win over Siena. Roma
slipped to fifth on 55.
Juventus (73 points) and AC Milan (63) occupy the top two places after
respective wins over Sampdoria and Empoli on Saturday.
"We didn't take advantage of one or two of the chances we created on the
break, but the result is a fair reflection of the match," Roma coach Luciano
Spalletti told Italy's SKY television.
"We are still in the race for fourth place. There are 10 matches to go and a
lot can change between now and the end of the season."
Roma and Inter had early chances at the Olympic Stadium.
Home keeper Doni dived to his near post to stop an Alvaro Recoba shot while
at the other end Francesco Toldo palmed out Rodrigo Taddei's free kick.
Roma broke the deadlock in the ninth minute when Brazilian winger Mancini
dribbled into the area, rounded defender Materazzi and cut the ball back for
Taddei to score.
Inter steadily grew in confidence and went close to equalising before the
interval when Doni saved a volley from Esteban Cambiasso.
The visitors kept up the pressure after the break although Roma almost made
it 2-0 when Mancini, alone on goal, fired over.
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As they did in the first half, Inter finished the second period on the attack
by winning a series of corners and pushing Roma back to the edge of their area.
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