Brescia-Inter Milano preview
In the first game of round 29 of the Series A Brescia will meet Inter Milan .
The game was scheduled earlier to give enough time for the recovery for Inter players before the return match with Bayern from Champions League, especially as Inter remained the only Italian team in European Cups.
Although the match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League is more important, Leonardo can not afford to make mistakes that will cost them victory in the match against Brescia.
Inter is now involved in fighting for the title in Serie A being 2nd place at just 5 points behind leaders AC Milan and a wrong step in this match would decrease Inter chances of rising to first position.
At first glance it seems an easy game for Inter because they play with a team ranked in a relegation position, but Brescia will try to take advantage of this match, especially as Inter players will be thinking more at the Champions League game.
Inter Milan is the only Italian team left in European Cups
After all Italian teams who were in Europa League have disappointed, narrowly missing qualification in the latter stages of the competition, came the turn for teams which played in Champions League to disappoint the Italian fans.
Although they were favorites in their matches, Milan and Roma, failed to qualify in the Champions League quarterfinals.They were defeated by Tottenham Hotspur from England and Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine.
The only Italian team left in European Cups is Inter Milan. Everybody expects that Inter will save the Italian football from the shame and will qualify for the quarter-finals.
But things would not be so simple for Inter Milan. Although started as the owner of the trophy and also as big favorite for winning the trophy, Inter have disappointed the fans into the knockout round, losing with 1-0 at home against Bayern Munich. Everything will be decided next week in the 2nd leg, where Bayern starts with the first chance, but Italians hope that Inter will go through into quarters.
Inter Milan have won the youth tournament from Viareggio
Inter Milan youth team have won the youth tournament at Viareggio after winning 2-0 in the final with youth players from Fiorentina. The goals were scored by Dell’Agnello in the minutes 4 and 70 .
After a fantastic tournament, Inter juniors have reached a notable performance, winning the tournament, performance which proves that Inter Milan have a great future and very soon some of this young players will make the big step towards the first team.
All players have played well in this tournament but some of them were marked out. They are Bardi, Alibec, Faraoni, Benedetti and Crisetig.
Inter Milan-Genoa 5-2 report
Inter Milan continue to hope for the title after the home victory against Genoa , a game they won with 5-2.
After a weaker first half, when Genoa was the team who scored, in the 40th minute from Palacio, Inter had a comeback like big team style in the second half. The second half was totally dominated by Inter Milan who managed to score 5 times.
Instead of Genoa scored only one time. In the 50th minute the striker arrived from Sampdoria in this winter, Giampaolo Pazzini, managed to score the equalizer goal. Then Samuel Eto’o scored twice, in the 51th and 57th minutes.In the 71 minute Goran Pandev scored fourth goal for Inter. Inter’s last goal was scored by Yuto Nagatomo in the 84th minute. Nagatomo is at the first goal for Inter.
Mauro Boselli managed to reduce the advantage in the 90th minute and the score ended 5-2.
After this match Inter still remains 2nd place at 5 points from the leader AC Milan, who managed to win the derby with Juventus with 1-0.
Inter have a lot of injured players
Inter managed to reach 2nd place with just 5 points behind rivals Milan, returning to title battle. If Inter play just like they did in previous matches is possible that soon to have a change of leader. After coming closer to 1 position, it seems that Leonardo is unlucky.
In this season Inter had many injured players and this thing may prevent them to reach the first place.
After defender Samuel and striker Milito, Leonardo must make do without three other players. Chivu, Cordoba and Kharja are doubtful for next match . If Cordoba has an old injury, it seems that Kharja and Chivu have problems after the last round match against Sampdoria.
Even if Leonardo has to do it without several players Inter must win the next game to not lose contact with the leader.
Inter Milan manages to maintain a top position in IFFHS.
Inter Milan is maintaining the top spot , with 304 points , in the top list of February set by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
This is surprising especially because they lost the Champions League match with Bayern Munich at home.
Inter is followed by the top two bigwigs from Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid. The other teams from the top are Bayern Munich, Internacional Porto Alegre from Brazil, Manchester United, Estudiantes La Plata from Argentina, FC Liverpool, FC Porto and English team Chelsea London is ranked 10th.
Sampdoria 0-2 Inter report
Inter Milan won Sunday, in away match,with 2-0 on the Sampdoria Genoa in a bout of stage-XXVII of the Series A.
After a equilibrated first half,in which nobody managed to score,then came the second half wich was won categorically by Inter,when they managed to score 2 times.
The first goal was scored in minute 73 by the Dutchman Wesley Sneijder. Since then Inter players tried to keep the result,and when nobody expected,Samuel Eto’o scored the second goal for Inter.
After this victory Inter Milan arrive in the second position in Seria A and they approach to just two points from leader AC Milan, but Inter have played one more match.
The leader Milan will play against the third place SSC Napoli Monday night ,in the last match of the round-Series XXVII A.
Inter Milan-Bayern Munchen 0-1
In a replay of the final champions league from last year, but now the match was played in the knockout round,Inter Milan and Bayern Munich played their qualification.
Last summer, with Mourinho on the bench, Inter Milan managed to win the Champions League trophy after a 2-0 win. Now, with Leonardo, Inter have not succed that game, even if they had great opportunities to score by Cambiasso and Samuel Eto’o.
This time the Germans have played better than Inter, and after they shoot twice in the bar, they managed to score in the last minute of the game.
After an action from Dutchman Robben which ended with a shot, Inter’s experienced goalkeeper Julio Cesar punch the ball in front and striker Gomez has made a mere formality, scoring in the empty goal.
Bayern won 1-0 in front of Inter, and they got a little revenge for the Champions league trophy who they lost last season.
The qualified team will be decided in Germany, and Bayern starting with the first chance.
Will Goran Pandev leave Inter Milano in summer?
There are speculations that Inter Milan will let some players to leave the club in summer to make room for other players.
After the attack was strengthened this winter and are expected other forwards in the summer probably some of them will have to leave Inter. Goran Pandev is the first striker who seems unhappy with his team status .
Pandev was brought to Inter Milan by former boss Jose Mourinho in January 2010 and was a regular first team player and helped the Nerazzurri to win another Serie A title as well as a Champions League . After Mourinho left, Pandev lost his place in the team.
Under the command of former Rafa Benitez coach and current coach Leonardo, Pandev has been more a substitute and the arrival of Giampaolo Pazzini from Sampdoria last month further limits his chances .
First team who wants Pandev is Liverpool and is ready to offer 10 million euros. The Macedonian international appears to be the kind of experienced player that Liverpool are looking.
Liverpool are the favorite to buy Pandev, but it seems like Tottenham also looking to bring Pandev to the Premier League.
Inter want Robin Van Persie and Andrei Arshavin
Although Inter Milan strengthened the squad this winter by bringing Sampdoria’s Giampaolo Pazzini and has quality players on this post as Samuel Eto’o, Diego Milito, or Goran Pandev, it seems that Leonardo is not satisfied with attack and wants more offensive players.
It seems that owner Massimo Moratti was persuaded by his coach to spent a considerable amount of money for the purchase of two players from Arsenal. The Nerazzurri want Robin Van Persie and Andrei Arshavin.
Inter Milan is ready to offer €50 million for this two players from Arsenal. If Robin Van Persie is probably at the best moment of his career, scoring 12 goals in all competitions in 2011 and would be harder to buy, Andrei Arshavin is at most delicate moment since he arrived at Arsenal losing the first eleven and would not say no to a new challenges.