Inter Milan moved into the Italian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over second-tier Verona on Tuesday. Inter's Italy striker Antonio Cassano and Colombia midfielder Fredy Guarin were on target in the second half for the 2011 cup winners. AC Milan, Juventus, Catania and AS Roma had already booked their places in the last eight. The quarter-final lineup will be completed on Wednesday when Lazio host Siena, Udinese welcome Fiorentina...
08:25 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Milan: Defending champion Juventus strolled to a 3-0 win over 10-man Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, scoring the opening goal after just 80 seconds. Mirko Vucinic, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio all scored before Thomas Manfredini was sent off after picking up a second yellow card, leaving Atalanta with 10 men for nearly an hour. AC Milan also got off to a fast start on their way to a...
10:18 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Milan: Lazio continued their impressive run of late with a 1-0 win over title rival Inter Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Miroslav Klose scored the only goal eight minutes from time to extend Lazio's unbeaten streak to nine in all competitions. Inter hit the post twice in quick succession in the second half, through Fredy Guarin and Antonio Cassano. Lazio dominated the first half but was frustrated by the...
08:20 AM, Dec 16, 2012
Milan: After beating Napoli to move into second place in the Serie A last weekend, Inter Milan faces another direct rival in fourth-placed Lazio on Saturday. Inter has impressed against the top teams this season, also beating defending champion and leader Juventus. It's the teams down the table it has struggled and dropped points against, teams such as relegation-threatened Genoa which it faces next week. "We're progressing game after game...
09:22 AM, Dec 15, 2012
Rome: Dutch footballer Wesley Sneijder is reportedly set on his way to Paris Saint-Germain following a contract renewal row with Italian giants Inter Milan. The Dutchman has been told he won't play until he signs a new contract which lowers his six million euro per season wages, reports Xinhua. According to SportMediaset, a deal has already been struck with PSG to sell the midfielder next month when the transfer window...
12:20 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Milan: Juventus coach Antonio Conte will be back on the bench following a four-month suspension as the defending champions visit Palermo on Sunday in Serie A. Conte was banned for failing to report match-fixing when he coached Siena two seasons ago. It comes as a timely boost for Juventus, with Napoli and Inter Milan just behind them in the league. Those two teams meet at the San Siro on Sunday....
11:11 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Milan: Still in the middle of a contract dispute with Inter Milan, playmaker Wesley Sneijder is injured again. Inter say on their website that the Netherlands international sat out training Friday with a leg muscle problem. Sneijder hasn't played for Inter since September. First he was sidelined for two months with another injury, but then Inter technical director Marco Branca said last month that Sneijder wouldn't play again until he...
11:07 PM, Dec 07, 2012
London: Five-times European champions Liverpool survived a late scare to move into the last 32 of the Europa League with a 1-0 win over Italian side Udinese on Thursday. The Premier League club were joined by compatriots Tottenham Hotspur, former European champions Steaua Bucharest, VfB Stuttgart and Basel as the last five clubs through to the knockout stages. Inter Milan, already qualified, were astonishingly held to a 2-2 draw at...
08:14 AM, Dec 07, 2012
Milan: The future of Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder at Inter Milan remains uncertain following a meeting with the club Monday in an apparently failed attempt to resolve a contract dispute. "We're trying to see if we can reach an agreement on another basis, otherwise he'll stay and play," Inter president Massimo Moratti said. "The important thing is that he's in form and will play as soon as he can. ......
10:29 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Milan: Inter president Massimo Moratti has insisted that he in no way "wants to force" Wesley Sneijder into signing a new contract, so the Dutch midfielder could possibly be released on a free transfer. The Nerazzurri have made it clear they do not intend to keep paying the Dutchman's six million euros per season as wage, reports Xinhua. The club announced Sneijder would not play until he had agreed to...
12:45 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni says his decision to keep Wesley Sneijder out of the squad is not linked to the player's dispute over a new contract. The Netherlands playmaker is set for talks with club officials on Monday over a deal which reportedly requires him to take a pay cut. Stramaccioni says after Inter's 1-0 win over Palermo that "the president didn't tell me not to use him....
11:16 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan struggled to beat Palermo 1-0 with an own goal from Santiago Garcia in the 74th on Sunday to keep their third position in the Seria A standing. At the San Siro, Inter struggled without creative forward Antonio Cassano, who served the second match in a two-game ban for insulting the referee. Also, playmaker Wesley Sneijder was again left off the squad as his dispute with club management...
10:59 PM, Dec 02, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti has urged parties concerned to use common sense while sorting out Dutch football star Wesley Sneijder's contract row. Sneijder has been told he will not play again for the Italian football giants unless he takes a pay cut, reports Xinhua. He could be sold in January, with reports suggesting Schalke and Manchester United were interested. But the Argentine defender has admitted that the club...
12:18 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan will consider selling Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder after talks over accepting a wage cut stalled. Sneijder, a standout player in their 2010 treble season but who media reports say is newly-frugal Inter's top earner with a six million euro annual salary, again looks set to be left out of their match with Palermo on Sunday. "Sneijder isn't playing because the coach doesn't think he's at his best,...
05:26 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Milan: Napoli jumped to second place in Serie A thanks to a laboured 1-0 win at lowly Cagliari while fellow title hopefuls Inter Milan suffered a 1-0 defeat at Parma in Monday's late game. Napoli are within two points of leaders Juventus thanks to Marek Hamsik's second-half goal which moved them above an Inter side undone by Nicola Sansone's fine individual late strike. Juventus, who lost 1-0 at AC Milan...
08:20 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan's 10-game winning run in all competitions was ended Sunday with a 3-2 loss at Atalanta in Serie A. After ending Juventus' 49-game unbeaten run in Serie A last weekend, Inter have slipped four points behind the leaders and defending champions. They is also only a point ahead of Napoli, who beat Genoa 4-2. Lazio came from behind to beat Roma 3-2 in a rain-drenched derby, and AC...
08:45 AM, Nov 12, 2012
London: Inter Milan and Lyon were among the six teams to qualify for the Europa League's knockout stage on Thursday but defending champion Atletico Madrid were made to wait after their 16-match winning run in European competition was ended. Liverpool's qualification hopes took a dive by losing 1-0 at wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala in Group A while Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani produced the best individual performance of the round,...
08:23 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Milan: Defending champions Juventus scored a stoppage-time winner to beat Bologna 2-1 on Wednesday and extend their unbeaten Serie A run to 49 games, while Inter Milan recorded their sixth successive victory by beating 10-man Sampdoria 3-1. Paul Pogba headed in the winner to cap an excellent game from the young midfielder, who showed exactly why Manchester United were so desperate to keep him before his move to Italy in...
08:52 AM, Nov 01, 2012
