Antonio Conte urged Inter fans to back his side and was disappointed to hear them whistle Friday's lacklustre 0-0 Serie A draw against Roma.
Inter had moved to the top of the table thanks to last week's 2-1 win over SPAL, while Italian champions Juventus were held 2-2 by Sassuolo.
Their stay at the summit is set to be short-lived after Inter pair Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez endured a rare off-night in front of goal at San Siro.
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Juve can return to their familiar position by beating Lazio on Saturday and head coach Conte was keen to remind the Inter faithful that his men are punching above their weight by most reasonable measures.