by David on February 6, 2012
Big blow for AC Milan’s title hopes as striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three matches for his red card against Napoli, meaning he will miss the top-of-the-table clash with Serie A leaders Juventus.
Ibra was sent off midway through the second half of Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Napoli at the San Siro after he slapped opponent Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident.
The incident was spotted by an assistant referee, and Ibrahimovic was shown a red card. The Italian league has deemed the offence one of violent conduct, which carries an automatic three-match ban. Milan have already announced that they will appeal the decision. Read more... (257 words, 1 image, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)
So there were some very interesting results around Europe this weekend with the major stories making the headlines being Inter‘s 4-0 loss to Roma in the Serie A and Chelsea‘s surprising 3-3 draw at home with United.
Coming off the back of 3 poor results, Inter desperately needed a win to ensure they broke into the top 4 spot., however, a 13 minute goal by Juan set the ball rolling for the capital club who were looking to pick up their first win in three outings.
Inter Captain Javier Zanetti’s post match remarks say it all: Read more... (307 words, 1 image, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)
I was surprised when i learnt that Milan had signed Ghanaian Sulley Muntari on loan from cross town rivals Inter considering his form the past couple of seasons. Muntari who is on international duty with Ghana in the African Cup of Nations, will be with the Rossoneri until the end of the season when his current contract with Inter is set to expire.
Inter acquired Muntari from Portsmouth in 2008 for €14 million but he has never really lived up to his billing leading Inter to loan him to Sunderland. A statement from Milan read: Read more... (285 words, 1 image, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
I stumbled across this story when catching up on all the latest football news and thought i would highlight here not because it is one of the biggest transfer stories on this last day of the transfer window, but rather because of its almost near obscurity.
Frankly, speaking , i thought Toni had retired from the game so imagine my shock when i read that he had actually been with Juventus all this time. Many remember Toni for the phenomenal time he had with Serie A club Fiorentina. Read more... (330 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)
AC Milan continued where they left off last Wednesday by beating Cagliari 3-0 at the San Siro yesterday to take them to within a point of leaders Juventus. Juve on the other hand were 2-1 winners over Udinese on Saturday.
Both wins see them pull clear of there nearest challengers Udinese and Lazio to set up a rather interesting conclusion to the league this season. Meanwhile, Inter Milan suffered a shock defeat to relegation threatened Lecce.
Despite not leading the league the Rossoneri seem to be in cruise control and are favourites to defend their title. However, it will be interesting to see how the cope in their upcoming fixtures with their injuries piling up. Read more... (383 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)
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Swedish international and AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named Serie’s A’s best player for 2011. This comes as no surprise bearing the season he had with the Rossoneri.
The annual award ceremony which was held in Milan, is voted for by Serie A players and recognises the best player, best coach, best club and the best referee.
Ibra scooped both the best player in the league and the best foreign player award with Massimiliano Allegri winning the best coach award. Other winners on the night were Milan’s Thiago Silva who was named the best defender and Stephen El Shaarawy (now with Milan)who was given the best Serie B award in 2011. Read more... (346 words, 1 image, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)
Inter‘s slender 1-0 victory over their city rivals Milan last night threw them back in the title race. A 65th minute goal from Diego Milito was enough to hand Claudio Ranieri’s men win the 204th edition of the Derby Della Madonnina.
Juventus who were level on points with Milan before last night’s round of fixtures also failed to make most of their match against Cagliari as they were held to a 1 all draw at the Juventus stadium.
The hero of the night Diego Milito dedicated his goal to the Inter Fans whom he thanked for being behind the team during their disappointing past couple of months. Read more... (402 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)
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League leaders AC Milan host their cross city rivals Inter Milan in the 204th meeting between them at the San Siro. Though Milan leads with the most number of wins in all meetings, there really is nothing to separate both sides.
Milan have won 72 of all the 204 meetings just one more than Inter with the pair each having scored an 279 goals in all meetings. However, today’s meeting will be very different.
If history is anything to go by, then Inter should have the upper hand in today’s game. Of all their 176 meetings with Milan, Inter have won 64 to Milan’s 60. Read more... (495 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)
Italian league action resumed yesterday after a short break with a couple of interesting results. Inter Milan began the year with a resounding 5-0 hammering of Parma at the San Siro while high flyers Lazio were thrashed 4-0 by Siena.
In what he termed as his best display ever with the club, a visibly happy Claudio Ranieri praised his side for their 5 star performance. The win moves Inter up to 5th in the Serie A standings just a point behind Lazio.
Speaking after the match, Ranieri was quoted as saying that their result could be the one that starts their turn around. Read more... (404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)
Inter Milan play maker Wesley Sneijder has admitted that this could be his last season with the Italian giants. Sneidjer has been with the Nerrazzuri since 2009 and despite signing a 5 year contract extension last summer tying him to the club until 2015, the Dutch star has lately looked very unsettled with the team.
Latest reports link Sneijder with a move to Premier League side Manchester United and when questioned about his future, the 27 year old maintained that there was a 10% chance he could leave Inter. Read more... (372 words, 1 image, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)
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