Vidic Scores on Debut as Inter sink Roma

Inter Milan defeated their domestic rivals Roma 2-0 in the International Champions Cup friendly, with goals from Nemanja Vidic and Yuto Nagatomo doing the damage.

The first half was almost entirely chance-free, with both sides reduced to speculative shots from distance. 

However, Inter were able to draw a number of fouls from Roma on Roma's right side, and put in a number of crosses from free kicks. It was from here that Dodo was able to set up the only goal of the half as VIdic glanced in a cross just before half-time.

Roma's plans were disrupted early as Leandro Castan was substituted in the first 15 minutes for Mehdi Benatia with an injury, and in the second half the pace of the game remained largely the same, with few chances save for Mattia Destro's header wide from just a few yards out.

Just after the hour mark both sides made numerous changes, which saw the quality of the match dip yet further, and Nagatomo took advantage of the disarray to grab Inter's second.

Both sides failed to truly spark as they are preparing for a season that remains relatively far off compared to the English sides in the competition, and that showed in the lack of urgency from both sides. Inter Milan were the better side, clearly, but that says little in a match of such questionable quality.