Following the ruling made this afternoon by the Prefect of Rome – that the adverse weather conditions in the Rome area meant it was unsafe for the Roma v Inter match to go ahead on Saturday 4 February 2012 at 15:00 – the Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A has rescheduled the match for Sunday 5 February 2012 at 15:00.
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Here are some of Claudio Ranieri’s comments after tonight’s 1-1 draw with Trabzonspor meant that Inter will qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League as group winners.
“We mustn’t forget that by losing to Trabzonspor in the first match we started the campaign on zero points… We started off with a handicap and finished on top. I’m pleased. The lads played well and put in a great effort to win the match. It was a strange game because we already knew we had qualified before the kick-off, but the team’s attitude was positive and they did what they had to. It is never easy to win a point here. And I have to congratulate the lads again on this because they really deserved to qualify here, especially if you consider it was an away game. I’ll say it again, I’m happy: it was a good match. A draw was a fair result and I’m pleased with the performance of the team.”
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With the announcement yesterday that the postponed Genoa match will be played on December 13, Inter will now play six games in 18 days leading into the winter break. That is a recipe for disaster.
Inter open up the month at home to Udinese on Decenber 3 and end at home to Lecce on December 21. Included in those six games is a midweek Champions League encounter against CSKA Moscow at home.
Inter’s December Schedule
3 Dec, 19:45 Inter v Udinese Series A
7 Dec, 19:45 Inter v CSKA Moscow Champions League
Dec 10, 19:45 Inter v Fiorentina Series A
Dec 13, 19:45 Genoa v Inter Series A
Dec 18, 14:00 Cesena v Inter Series A
Dec 21, 19:45 Inter v Lecce Series A
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Genoa CFC president Preziosi says Genoa Vs Inter has been rescheduled to Tuesday, December 13.
Speaking on his way out of Serie A league meetings, Enrico Preziosi explained that “given that we have no European cup commitments, and given that UEFA fixtures are played on Wednesday, we accepted the match’s rescheduling to Tuesday.” The match was cancelled due to bad weather.
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I case you missed our tweets on it yesterday (@intermilan) the Genoa v Inter match on Sunday has been postponed due this the flooding in Genova this week.
Massive storms hit northwestern Italy on Friday, leaving at least seven dead, including several children. The flooding comes just a week after at least ten people were killed in Liguria (the region where Genova is located) and Tuscany, as storms ravaged the coastal regions. Out thoughts and wishes go out to all those in the Liguria who have lost loved ones this week.
There is no word yet on when the match will be rescheduled.
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The 2011-12 fixture list has finally been released and a potentially decisive ‘Derby della Madonnina’ between the two Milan sides is set to take place on the second-last day of the season.
The new season kicks off on Saturday 27 August, and Inter begin their season on the Sunday at home to Lecce.
After that, the teams will take an immediate break for International games before resuming play on 11 September when Inter will travel to Palermo.
What are some of the big dates for this coming season?
On 30 October Inter plays Juventus at home in the Derby of Italy. The first ‘Derby della Madonnina’ will take place on 15 January.
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The upcoming Serie A football season will begin on Sunday 28 August and finish on 13 May.
In making the announcement Thursday the league announced the Serie A calendar will include five midweek fixtures on Wednesdays (21 September, 26 October, 1 February, 11 April, 2 May).
The traditional winter break will take place from 25 December to 1 January 2012. There are also four scheduled international dates next season which are Sunday 4 September, 9 October and 13 November for Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick says they will be treating their Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Inter as if it is starting goalless. “It’s half-time now,” he said. “We may be 5-2 up, but the game isn’t over.” Nerazzurri counterpart Leonardo echoed that sentiment – “anything is possible”, he stressed – though if his team are to be beaten he insists they go down fighting.
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Inter‘s win over Bayern Munich last night has forced the top-of-the-table clash with AC Milan to be brought forward to the beginning of April.
The Champions League quarter-finals first-leg matches are scheduled to take place on April 5 and 6, and the second legs on April 12 and 13.
Inter’s game against Milan, was initially set to take place on Sunday April 3, but it has been moved forward to Saturday 2 April with a late evening kick-off kick-off (20:45CET).
The game against Chievo that was scheduled for 10 April has now been move to 9 April with a 18:00CET kick-off.
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In a repeat of last years memorable Champions League final, Inter will face Bayern Munich in the first knockout round of this years competition.
Neither club has so far replicated last season’s good form with Inter in seventh place in the Italian league standings while Bayern languishing in a distant sixth place in Germany.
“We’re looking forward to these games,” Bayern vice chairman Karl Hopfner said. “I think we’ve got to make up for the past and I think the players are up for it.”
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