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European roundup: Roma beat Inter as Dortmund slump to Cologne defeat

01-Oct-2022 19:14:15 | The Guardian

• Chris Smalling’s header gives Jose Mourinho’s side victory
• Dortmund blow chance to climb to top of the Bundesliga

A second-half header by Chris Smalling helped Roma to seal a 2-1 victory at Inter in Serie A on Saturday. The England international headed home in the 75th minute after a brilliant free kick by Lorenzo Pellegrini from about 45 yards.

Federico Dimarco opened the scoring for Inter in the 30th minute when Nicolò Barella met him with a pass in the middle of the box, with his low strike taking a deflection off Rui Patrício but still reaching the corner of the net. Edin Dzeko had scored in the 11th minute as Roma’s defence faltered but his goal was chalked off by VAR for offside.