Rome: Inter Milan slumped to a 1-2 defeat to Sassuolo at the San Siro Saturday which ensured that Roma get to play Champions League football next season.
Matteo Politano and Domenico Berardi scored in either half with Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli proving heroic for the visitors to severely undermine Inter’s slim hopes of elite European action.
The defeat means third-placed Roma, coached by former Sassuolo boss Eusebio Di Francesco, are sure to finish in the top four and return to the Champions League after losing in the semifinals to Liverpool this month.
Roma host champions Juventus Sunday with the Turin giants needing just a point to seal a seventh-straight Scudetto. Inter are two points behind fourth-placed Lazio who can rubber stamp their ticket to the Champions League if they beat lowly Crotone Sunday. If not, both Lazio and Inter go head-to-head next week in the Stadio Olimpico.
Politano found the way to goal after 25 minutes with a cleverly-taken free-kick under the wall. Berardi blasted in the second after 72 minutes before Rafinha pulled one back eight minutes later for Inter.
