was left out of Inter's clash with Roma due to Roberto
Mancini's gameplan.
Roberto Mancini has stated dropping Mauro Icardi for Inter's
clash with Roma was a purely tactical decision.
After ending the 2014-15 Serie A season as joint-top scorer, the
striker has only found the net three times in nine league outings
this term.
Although Icardi's most recent strike came in the 1-0 win over
Bologna on Wednesday, Mancini left him out of his starting line-
up for the victory over Roma on Saturday.
It was a decision solely based on a gameplan to cause Roma
problems with more technical players, with Stevan Jovetic
taking his place.
"It was our decision because we did not want to give Roma
reference points, we needed technical players who could attack
them down the flanks. That is all," Mancini told Sky Sport Italia.
"I needed a fresh player to attack the space, as [Stevan] Jovetic
had worked hard and I wanted someone who could attack the
space.
"Jovetic did very well, he really sacrificed himself for the team."
Gary Medel scored the only goal of the game at San Siro and
believes Inter can compete for the Serie A title after knocking
Roma off top spot.
"I think we've got a great team that can challenge for the title
and we can be in the top spots, but we have to take it one step
at a time," the Chilean told Sky Sport Italia.
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