Udinese made no mistake in tying down the final automatic Europa League place by condemning Inter Milan to one last defeat at the end of a miserable Serie A season at San Siro.
There was no prospect of continental competition for the Azzurri, who limped over the line to finish ninth tonight, but Udinese knew victory would bar Lazio from snatching fifth place.
Quickfire goals from Giampiero Pinzi and Maurizio Domizzi proved the visitors’ intent with Antonio Di Natale, Gabriel Silva and Luis Muriel later rendering efforts from Juan Jesus and Tommaso Rocchi mere consolations.
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Genoa secured their Serie A status with a goalless draw against Inter Milan, whose poor late-season form continued at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
The hosts posed the greatest goalscoring threat, but were ultimately content with a draw which, with Palermo beaten by Fiorentina, ensured their place in the top flight next season.
For Inter, the draw ended a three-game losing streak, but it was only their fourth point in the last seven matches, meaning they have little to play for when they host Udinese next weekend, on the final day of the season.
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Andrea Stramaccioni admits he is speechless after a 3-1 home defeat to Lazio in which Ricky Alvarez slipped while taking a penalty.
“It’s not easy to comment on a game like this, because we lost 3-1 and even Vladimir Petkovic will confirm Inter deserved to get something out of it,” said the Coach.
“We suffered yet another injury, a missed penalty, we hit the woodwork and then Eddy Onazi scored a stunning goal.
“Even in our current condition, we tried to play the game and take the initiative right to the end. I saw an improvement in terms of performance.”
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Strama Post Match Reaction: ‘What can I say?’
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Lazio earned their first victory at San Siro in 15 years in a dramatic match, as Inter missed a penalty and made some costly errors. Losing seven of the last nine rounds, the Nerazzurri are out of the race for Europe.
Both sides started with such high hopes and were now just desperate for the season to end as they slid down the standings. The Biancocelesti halted the rot with a 6-0 victory over Bologna on Sunday afternoon, in which Miroslav Klose became the first Serie A player since 1986 to score five in a single game. Ederson, Stefano Mauri and Cristian Brocchi were absent. Inter had lost six of the previous eight rounds and the injury crisis included the likes of Javier Zanetti, Rodrigo Palacio, Diego Milito, Antonio Cassano, Walter Gargano and Walter Samuel, so Tommaso Rocchi faced his former club.
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Edinson Cavani hit a hat-trick as Napoli consolidated second place in Serie A with victory over Inter Milan.
The Uruguayan striker was his typically clinical self in front of goal with poacher’s efforts in each half sandwiching a spot-kick.
It took Cavani’s tally for the campaign 33 and with it increased the advantage over AC Milan to seven points.
Ricky Alvarez had equalised for Inter after 33 minutes, but the visiting defence could not handle Cavani and Andrea Stramaccioni’s side are five points off a European place with three matches remaining.
by David on April 29, 2013
Inter left the Stadio Renzo Barbera with a defeat, but Andrea Stramaccioni’s first comments in the post-game rightly dealt with the injured Javier Zanetti. The coach explained to Sky Sport Italia:
“There’s an injury to the Achilles tendon of his left foot. It’s a big blow and we really didn’t need this injury to Javier. Losing him today certainly hurts us in a very difficult moment.”
The discussion then shifted to his analysis of the match:
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by David on April 18, 2013
Roma pushed past Inter 3-2 at San Siro with a Mattia Destro brace and Vasilis Torosidis stunner to set up a Coppa Italia Final against Lazio.
The Aquile had already qualified for the Final on May 26 at the Stadio Olimpico, but for Inter it’s another setback in a disastrous campaign.
The Giallorossi had won the first leg 2-1 on January 23, when Zdenek Zeman was still on the bench. Pablo Daniel Osvaldo and Nicolas Burdisso are suspended and Miralem Pjanic only fit for the bench, so Mattia Destro stepped in and Daniele De Rossi shook off an ankle injury. Inter were decimated, missing Antonio Cassano, Rodrigo Palacio, Diego Milito, Walter Gargano, Yuto Nagatomo, Dejan Stankovic and more, plus the suspended Alvaro Pereira and Fredy Guarin.
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Inter Lose To Roma 3-2 in Coppa Italia Semi-Final
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by David on April 7, 2013
German Denis completed an incredible comeback from 3-1 down to beat Inter 4-3 with his hat-trick despite Tommaso Rocchi’s first goal in 14 months, while Antonio Cassano went off injured.
The Nerazzurri were decimated, as the 2-0 midweek win at Sampdoria revived their recent results, but they lost Rodrigo Palacio for at least a month with a thigh strain. As Diego Milito, Cristian Chivu, Dejan Stankovic, Joel Obi, Luca Castellazzi and Gaby Mudingayi were also injured, plus Walter Gargano suspended, Coach Andrea Stramaccioni had precious few options.
by David on April 4, 2013
Andrea Stramaccioni confirms Rodrigo Palacio “has become a leader” for Inter after scoring both goals in their 2-0 win away to Sampdoria.
“It was important to win today and the lads knew that,” said the Coach after the rescheduled Serie A Week 29 fixture took them into joint fifth place.
“After Tottenham and Juventus, where we made steps forward in terms of performance, it was crucial to move forward in terms of result too. It is essential that we maintain consistency.”
Since Diego Milito’s season-ending knee injury, Palacio has been decisive and netted all of Inter’s last five Serie A goals.
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by David on April 4, 2013
Inter Milan kept their faint Champions League dreams alive as they won 2-0 at Sampdoria tonight in a rearranged Serie A game.
The win puts Inter on 50 points, level with Lazio in fifth and one point behind Fiorentina in fourth. Unfortunately for Inter, only three teams from Serie A qualify for the Champions League, and they are 7 points behind city rivals AC Milan, with 8 games to go.
The first 45 minutes were dominated by Sampdoria as Inter were content to sit back and hto Samp on the counter-attack.
