Rome: Inter Milan rejoined Lazio in third place in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 win over a Catania squad that threatened to draw until the final five minutes. Antonio Cassano opened the scoring in the 28th minute at the San Siro by easily heading in a pass from Esteban Cambiasso, and Rodrigo Palacio secured the win with an expert chest control and volley in the 85th. Sergio Almiron,...
11:48 PM, Oct 21, 2012
Turin: Defending champion Juventus needed two late goals from substitutes for a 2-0 win over Napoli in a top-of-the-table clash to take control of the Serie A and extend its league unbeaten streak to 47 matches on Saturday. Uruguay defender Martin Caceres scored in the 80th minute and French teenager Paul Pogba added another goal two minutes later. It was their first goals this season, and 19-year-old Pogba's first in...
12:20 AM, Oct 21, 2012
Milan: Ten-man Inter Milan hung on to beat crosstown rival AC Milan 1-0 Sunday in a bad-tempered Serie A derby that saw the hosts have a goal disallowed and a late penalty appeal waved away as they chased an equalizer. Walter Samuel headed Inter in front in the fourth minute following a howler from goalkeeper Christian Abbiati as the Nerazzurri's quick start seemed to surprise Milan. Milan improved but had...
08:23 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Rome: AC Milan and Inter need to switch their focus to Sunday's Milan derby in a hurry following lengthy midweek trips to eastern Europe. Milan stifled a Zenit St. Petersburg comeback for a 3-2 win in an action-packed Champions League match in Russia on Wednesday, while Inter beat Neftchi 3-1 in a Europa League game in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday. After slow starts to the season, both clubs are starting...
01:32 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan club president Massimo Moratti admitted that his side and their cross-city rivals AC Milan are not as strong as before. "Milan have sold some important players, while we are gradually introducing youngsters," said Moratti. "Neither Milan nor ourselves have a super squad anymore, though we still hope that results arrive. Unfortunately, we can no longer allow ourselves to sign a player who costs 20 million euros or...
12:31 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Rome: Defending champions Juventus moved atop Serie A with a 4-1 win over 10-man Udinese on Sunday that extended the Bianconeri's unbeaten streak in the Italian league to 41 matches, while AS Roma thwarted Inter Milan's challenge with a 3-1 win. The Juventus match turned hot when Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic was sent off for a foul on Sebastian Giovinco, leading to a penalty kick that Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal...
08:52 AM, Sep 03, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City have completed the signing of Brazil defender Maicon for an undisclosed fee from Italian side Inter Milan. City say on their website Friday that Maicon "will meet Blues manager (Roberto) Mancini and his new teammates when he returns from international duty next week." The 31-year-old Maicon, a right back, has played for his country 66 times and made 235 appearances for Inter, scoring 20 goals. He has...
10:02 PM, Aug 31, 2012
London: Queens Park Rangers agreed terms to sign Brazilian international goalkeeper Julio Cesar from Inter Milan on Wednesday. The four-year deal will keep him at Loftus Road until 2016. The transfer is subject to him receiving international clearance and obtaining a visa. The 32-year-old's recruitment was another coup for the West London club who have brought in nine new faces during the transfer window, including former Manchester United midfielder Park...
10:06 AM, Aug 30, 2012
AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano and Inter Milan striker Giampaolo Pazzini were discussing personal terms on Monday over a surprise swap deal. Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani confirmed the possible exchange between the rival clubs after the Rossoneri's 3-2 defeat by Serie A champions Juventus in the Berlusconi Trophy friendly on Sunday. "Talks are ongoing. Antonio has asked to be sold; let's see what happens. The most probable scenario is...
06:08 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has announced that Andrea Stramaccioni will remain in charge of the Nerazzurri after this season and become the club's permanent coach. The 36-year-old was appointed as interim boss until the end of the season after the departure of Claudio Ranieri in March, and Inter have now made the decision to hold on to Stramaccioni beyond the 2011-12 campaign. "I will confirm Stramaccioni as the...
10:10 AM, May 08, 2012
Milan: Andrea Stramaccioni held his first news conference as Inter Milan's coach on Tuesday, describing the job as a dream and an honour. The 36-year-old is Inter's third coach of a rocky season. Claudio Ranieri was fired on Monday after six months in charge. He had taken over from Gian Piero Gasperini, who lasted only five games at the start of the season. Stramaccioni was promoted from his position as...
07:51 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri was coy about his chances of remaining at the club after the 2-2 draw against Catania at San Siro on Sunday. The Nerazzurri found themselves down 2-0 at half-time, but goals from Diego Forlan and Diego Milito in the last 20 minutes allowed them to scrape through for a point. Sunday's draw extends Inter's winless streak to nine matches in all competitions, amidst speculation...
08:37 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Milan: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti will meet with coach Claudio Ranieri in a bid to sort out the Serie A side's miserable season, as he evaluates the 60-year-old's position at San Siro. The Roman is under pressure after a run of five successive defeats in all competitions but the Nerazzurri supremo insists he will not make any rash decisions on the coach's future. Inter have lost seven of their...
05:08 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Marseille: Inter Milan have lost five of their past six games and pressure is mounting on coach Claudio Ranieri to get a win in Wednesday's Champions League match at Marseille. Inter, the 2010 champions, are looking to the Champions League to rescue their season following a dramatic drop in form. Inter had started talk of resurrecting their title chances after a streak of eight successive victories, but have now gone...
12:10 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Milan: It is a buoyant AC Milan side which heads to Cesena on Sunday as they turns their attention back to Serie A following a dominant Champions League victory against Arsenal. Milan are all but through to the quarter-finals after humiliating the Premier League side 4-0 in the first leg. They also remain top of Serie A after Juventus drew 0-0 at Parma on Wednesday. "We can win both the...
02:31 PM, Feb 17, 2012
Rome: Inter Milan's woes deepened on Sunday as they slipped to a 1-0 loss at home to bottom-placed Novara in Serie A, despite having a man advantage for the final 10 minutes. On-loan Genoa striker Andrea Caracciolo scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute to inflict more misery on Inter, who lost 4-0 at Roma last weekend. Novara midfielder Ivan Radovanovic was dismissed for a second...
11:38 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Milan: Fabio Capello plans to relax rather than return to coaching in Italy after blaming a "misunderstanding" for his exit from the England job. The Italian quit on Wednesday after being overruled by his employees at the English Football Association, who decided to strip John Terry of the captaincy due to his pending trial for alleged racial abuse of a player. "I haven't run away. I left because there was...
02:32 PM, Feb 12, 2012
