Serie A (Week 26) : Roma defeats Inter 3-1
ITALY, Feb. 26, 2017 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 26: Four wins in a row for AS Roma. After their success against Fiorentina, Crotone and Torino, the Giallorossi continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Inter Milan this Sunday.
Radja Nainggolan scored dual goals
AS Roma dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan in the 12th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Giallorossi further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Nainggolan '56 and Perotti '85/penalty).
AS Roma remains in second place with 59 points from 26 games, 7 points behind Juventus.
View : Full Serie A table (as of February 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 66 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 34 | 59 |
| 3 | Napoli | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 54 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Lazio | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 50 |
| 6 | Inter Milan | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 48 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Chievo | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Cagliari | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Bologna | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Genoa | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Empoli | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 22 |
| 18 | Palermo | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 50 | -28 | 15 |
| 19 | Crotone | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 45 | -24 | 13 |
| 20 | Pescara | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 57 | -30 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Inter Milan
- Position: 6 -2
- Best performance of the season:Inter Milan 3-0 Pescara (28 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bologna 0-1 Inter Milan (19 Feb.)
- Next game:Cagliari - Inter Milan (5 Mar.)
AS Roma
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 4-0 Fiorentina (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:AS Roma 4-1 Torino (19 Feb.)
- Next game:AS Roma - Napoli (4 Mar.)
Inter Milan
1:3
AS Roma
1:3 (0:1)
- 26 February 2017
- 20:45
- Milan
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 66 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 59 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 54 |
| 4 |  Atalanta | 51 |
| 5 |  Lazio | 50 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 25 February 2017 | ||||
| Napoli | 0-2 | Atalanta | |
| Juventus | 2-0 | Empoli |  |
| Sunday 26 February 2017 | ||||
 | Palermo | 1-1 | Sampdoria |  |
| Lazio | 1-0 | Udinese |  |
 | Chievo | 2-0 | Pescara |  |
 | Genoa | 1-1 | Bologna |  |
 | Crotone | 1-2 | Cagliari |  |
 | Sassuolo | 0-1 | AC Milan |  |
| Inter Milan | 1-3 | AS Roma | |
| Monday 27 February 2017 | ||||
 | Fiorentina | 20:45 | Torino |  |