A win tonight and Inter will be almost qualified
Tonight Inter are receiving the visit of Lille in a game that counts for the Champions League group stage. This is the fourth game and if they will manage to win The Nerazzurri will be almost qualified to the next round.
Despite the disastrous start of the season in Serie A, Inter are doing well in Champions League where they top the group with six points.
The former Champions League winners are clear favorites at Unibet Romania and all online betting agencies. This is due to the fact that Inter manage to win also at Lille 1-0, after a close game.
The fans who use to bet online will probably put their money on Inter but at this level everything is possible.
Inter came after a shameful defeat 2-1 at home against rivals Juventus.
Will Sneijder replace Scholes at Manchester United?
Wesley Sneijder is one of the best and one of the most expensive central midfielders in Europe, but that would not be a problem for a club like Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson declared at the end of last season that he is willing to change the midfield buy adding some quality players to the squad. More than that Hargreaves contract was not extended and Paul Scholes retired.
All this tings left Ferguson no option than spending on a quality midfielder and Wesley Sneijder is probably the best solution.
Inter would allow the player to leave for a fee of around €40 millions. If the clubs will agree on a price then Inter could use that sum of money to rebuild the ageing squad.
Inter won the treble in 2010 and many specialist considered that most of the players reached their best and a rebuild-ed squad is more than necessary.
If the move will be done Sneijder has the possibility to win the title in the fourth championship as he already won it in Holland, Spain and Italy.
Anyway the premier league betting experts do not give Manchester too many chances of signing him in the near future.
Inter Milan lose the derby with AC Milan
Few months ago Inter’s chances to win the Serie A were very small but with the arrival of Leonardo as coach, Inter miraculously returned to fight for the title. They arrived to just two points from the leader AC Milan.
Inter were the main favorites to win the championship, especially as they were champions from the last five editions of the Serie A, that until this stage when they met the leader AC Milan.Inter fans put their hope in this match, and in case of a victory they would have moved to first position.
But things were not so simple. AC Milan managed to win the derby on Saturday evening and also to strengthen their leading position, while Inter were overtaken by Napoli and dropped to 3rd position.Milan distanced to 5 points from Inter andInter’s chances to win Seria A have decreased dramatically .
AC Milan won 3-0 ,goals scored by Alexandre Patoin the first and 62′th minute and Cassano who scored in the 90th minute for a 3-0.
After this match Inter are trying to return title battle but chances are very small since there are only seven rounds to play.
Will Sneijder leave Inter for Manchester United?
Sneijder came at Inter Milan because of Mourinho. The Portuguese coach was the one who insisted to have him at Giuseppe Meazza.
When Mourinho left Inter for Real Madrid a few players also wanted to leave and Sneijder was one of them.
Sir Alex Ferguson is a declared fan of the Dutchman. Ferguson tried to take Sneijder at Old Trafford also last summer but Inter refused to let go one of his best men. Sneijder was one of the favorites for the Golden Ball but the trophy was won by Messi after all.
Fergusson declared that he intends to change the midfield line this year and considers Sneijder the perfect replacement for Scholes.
Massimo Moratti declared that he will let Sneijder go only if the player wants this and the offer is a good one for the club.
The Dutch international started his career at Ajax. He moved to Real Madrid in 2007 where he played for 2 seasons before joining Inter. Sneijder has 20 goals in 75 appearances for the national team
Inter Milan to play Schalke 04 in Champions League quarter-finals
Today was held in Nyon the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.
The remaining teams in competition were Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Chelsea Londra, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Şahtior Doneţk and Schalke 04.
Everyone expected that in the quarters to be at least one derby and this happened.
The most awaited and most balanced game seems to be between Chelsea and Manchester United, which is a remake of the UEFA Champions league final from the season 2007-2008 when Manchester United won the trophy after penalties. Real Madrid will play against Tottenham Hotspur and the spanish team seems to be favorite. FC Barcelona will play against Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan against the Germans from Schalke 04.
The game between Inter And Schalke seems to be the most unbalanced of all, where Inter Milan are the owners of Champions League trophy and Schalke are the lowest ranked team with chances to win the trophy.
Thus at first glance Inter have a great chance to move on, thing which is necessary to try to defend the trophy won last year.
Bari-Inter Milan preview
In the last Serie A game of round 23, Bari will play against defending champions Inter Milano. Everybody expects Inter to win,but the things will not be so simple in reality despite the opposite places inthe tables.
Both teams can not afford to lose points, because each team has completely different objective. Bari must win if they want to have a chance in avoiding relegations which seems to be far away at the moment . They are at 9 points from 17th place.
Inter are only 5th place at 10 points from firsth place, occupied by rivals Milan, but Inter have 2 games less than Milan. So this match is crucial for both teams.
It was a perfect round for Inter Milan, all top teams failed to win the 3 points. The first one was Tuesday when AC Milan and Lazio finish 0-0, Roma ending in a draw at the Olimpico in the company of Brescia and Napoli lost with Chievo.
So Inter must win if they want to come closer, especially as the next two games are with AS Roma and Juventus.
Giampaolo Pazzini has signed with Inter Milan
Although Inter Milan have many talented strikers in the squad,such as Samuel Eto’o, Diego Milito, Goran Pandev, David Suazo and even youngster Denis Alibec, it seems that Leonardo was not satisfied with the efficiency of his strikers. Leonardo looked for another striker to score more goals.
After hard negotiations, Inter Milan succeeded to give a blow on the transfer market and they brought the leading scorer from Sampdoria Genova,Giampaolo Pazzini. Inter payed for Pazzini 12 million plus Jonathan Biabiany.
Pazzini is 26 years old and he is an Italian international. He has 14 caps and scored 1 goal for the Italian national.Leonardo introduced Pazzini on the field after the break when the score was 2-0 for Palermo.The Italian forward managed to return the result after scoring a double and then was fouled in the box and Samuel Eto`o scored the winning goal.
After this phenomenal debut, everyone expects that Pazzini to earn a place in the first eleven very soon, maybe in the next match against Bari.
Javier Zanetti signed contract extension until 2013
Javier Zanetti, the Inter captain, has signed a new deal which will keep him at San Siro until 2013.
Javier Zanetti
The emblematic captain had a contract that was set to expire in 2011 but he was offered a new deal.
Zanetti came at Inter in 1995 and since then he made over 700 appearences with “The Nerazzurri”. The veteran player has the advantage that he can play on almost every position at midfield or in defence. His leadership qualities, his devotion for the club and not at last his work rate and skills have earned him a new contract.
Most of the Inter fans say that he never had a bad game and indeed that rarely happens.
The 36 years old was not included into Argentina squad for the World Cup by Maradona.
Rafa Benitez the new Inter coach
Inter confirmed the agreement with Rafa Benitez.
The Spanish coach signed a two years contract this morning that will keep him at Giuseppe Meazza until 30 June 2012.
Benitez replace Mourinho who left for Real Madrid after a fantastic season in which Inter won Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League.
Benitez trained so far Liverpool 2004-20010, Valencia 2001-2004 and Tenerife 2000-2001. During this time he won Primera Division two times,Uefa Cup, Champions League,FA Cup, Uefa Super Cup and FA Community Shield.
Benitez was also awarded with the Uefa Manager of The Year in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 seasons.
The Spanish will be officially presented on Tuesday 15 June.
Mourinho prepares a new era at Inter
Inter dominated the last couple of seasons in Serie A, winning the scudetto three time in a row and on course for the fourth one, but they failed every time in Champions League.
jose mourinho
This was the main reason why Mancini was sacked and Mourinho was brought in at the end of last season.
Bad luck and injuries have made Inter leave Champions League early again this season and Mourinho is determined to change that.
There were speculations that Mourinho will leave Inter at the end of the season and he will return to Premier League. But the Portuguese technician has dismissed the speculations and declared that he will stay for at least four or five years at Inter and build a long term successfully team.
The first step will be to ensure the future of the key players. Cambiasso signed a new contract these days and is expected that Ibrahimovic, Samuel and others to follow.
Another important step will be to improve youth department and training facilities. Mourinho gave Santon and Balotelli as examples and declared that would like to have four or five youth players with the same potential every year.
Also another important aspect will be reducing the squad. Mourinho wants to sell the old players and bring four world class players. Currently 12 of players from Inter squad are over 30 years old. Crespo, Cruz, Materazzi, Vieira are among the players that might leave at the end of the season.
Also changing players mentality is very important, but this task is one of the favorites for Mourinho.