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Saturday February 16, 2008 Finished Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

Inter Milan 2 - Livourne 0

Internazionale

  • Suazo 14’, 18’

Livorno

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • Livorno
    • 90'+4 There goes the final whistle in Milan! And it's all three points to the champions, thanks to a David Suazo brace!
    • 90' Four minutes of added time is signalled...
    • 85' This game's just winding down to a close now... here comes Materazzi, on for Crespo.
    • 80' Filippini comes on for... De Vezze... that's a strange change...
    • 76' De Vezze - easily Livorno's most likely player today - fires off another shot! It's well wide though and Julio Cesar is not troubled at all...
    • 73' And here comes Figo for Inter, at the expense of Maicon...
    • 71' Here comes another Livorno change... Rossini will come on for Balleri.
    • 68' Maniche looks like he's coming on here... as a replacement for Stankovic. And Livorno make a change - Vailatti for Pulzetti.
    • 63' Suazo breaks for Inter - he's like Roadrunner when he gets going - he gets to the byline before stabbing the ball back to Cambiasso! Must be! No! What a save from Amelia! Chances at either end! Thrilling stuff!
    • 62' Seconds later the ball is pumped back into the Inter box and Julio Cesar pulls off a brilliant save to deny Vidigal a diving header! Great spell from Livorno!
    • 61' Off the post! Cracking effort by De Vezze from the free kick, only to be denied by the upright!
    • 60' Pele loses out to De Vezze, who advances forward before unleashing a shot! Pele impedes him though - his shot goes well wide, but no matter, it'll be a free kick to Livorno!
    • 59' Burdisso's there! But the Argentine meets the corner almost too well and his header flies over the bar!
    • 58' Zanetti accelerates away from Vidigal... down to the byline, where he wins another Inter corner...
    • 55' Off goes Suazo on one of his trademark bursts forward... he looks to have got the better of Galante... but the Livorno defender does really well to keep his eye on the ball and he makes the challenge! Top drawer defending, that...
    • 53' Which is duly cleared at the near post... not to worry, Inter are back on the attack soon enough, as Luis Figo warms up on the touchline...
    • 52' Suazo looks like he's going to get away from Galante here... but the Livorno man recovers well to make the challenge! Corner to the Nerazzurri!
    • 48' De Vezze tries to bustle his way through the Inter defence all on his own... but he's got a job on his hands and the ball is eventually cleared...
    • 47' No changes to tell you about at half-time...
    • 46' Back underway in Milan!
    • 45'+3 And there goes the whistle to bring to an end a very comfortable first half for the champions Inter!
    • 45' Great chance for a first half hat-trick for Suazo! But he completely misses the ball after Crespo centres for him! Admittedly, the presence of Knezevic puts him off, but it'll go down as a bad miss nonetheless...
    • 43' Great scenes in the stands at the Guiseppe Meazza... a flurry of red crossed flags on a white background are being waved about in admiration of Inter's assured first half display...
    • 40' Maxwell heads off the pitch to catch his breath after Diamenti whacked a ball right into his chest...
    • 37' Vidigal nearly gets on the end of a dangerous looking cross into the Inter box! But Burdisso is there to head clear for the hosts!
    • 34' Maicon outmuscles Vidigal on the far side to get the ball... the Brazilian lets off a first time effort, but it's off target and the ball flies into the stands behind Marco Amelia's goal!
    • 32' Suazo is quick. Very quick. He always seems to pick up loose balls that everyone else has already given up... blink and you miss him.
    • 30' Dear me, that's a terrible attempt at a through ball from Diamenti... his effort balloons up over Julio Cesar's crossbar, and if that's the best Livorno can offer today, they're in real trouble.
    • 28' Maxwell brings the ball out of defence with the utmost confidence... only to lose it further upfield when he tries to pick out Crespo...
    • 26' Maxwell goes down in a heap after a rather tough shoulder charge from Balleri... he's looks aggrieved by the challenge, but he'll be okay...
    • 24' In fairness, Livorno have responded well to the second goal... they're just putting a bit of pressure on Inter's here... and Vidigal finishes off the move by bringing Julio Cesar into action with a low drive! Easy for the keeper in the end...
    • 19' Well, that kind of puts an end to any hopes the chasing pack had of Inter slipping up today....
    • 18' GOAL! Suazo again! Maxwell delivers a cross into the mixer which causes all sorts of problems in the Livorno defence! De Vezze makes a hash of an attempted clearance and Suazo pounces to put Inter two up!
    • 16' Here goes Suazo, looking to expolit his blistering pace against the Livorno back line... De Vezze has the right idea - he chops him down and that'll be a free kick to Inter.
    • 15' Livorno have got a mountain to climb now... rarely do Inter let slip a lead at home.
    • 14' GOAL! Suazo puts Inter in the lead! It stems from a free kick out on the far side which Maicon whips in... and there's the Honduran to meet it with a powerful header which Amelia can do nothing about! 1-0 Inter!
    • 10' That said, here'a sniff of a chance for the visitors! Bogdani hares off after a neat flick through, but Julio Cesar is quick off his line and gets there before the Albanian!
    • 10' Livorno are yet to impose themselves on the game...
    • 9' Amelia is finally tested! This time it's Crespo who fires a snap shot from the edge of the box... Amelia gets down well to make the stop... the ball spills loose for just a moment, but he recovers well and hangs on!
    • 7' Look at this from Inter... Burdisso and Maxwell try to play their way out of trouble at the back... and they're making it look easy until Diamenti steals the ball and lets off a shot! It's blocked though and the chance goes begging.
    • 5' Maxwell now looks to test Amelia early on... but his effort from outside the box bounces easily into the Livorno keeper's arms...
    • 3' Lovely interchange of passing from Cambiasso, Maicon and Suazo... but Cambiasso can't quite make the final return ball and Amelia claims...
    • 2' Early free kick to Inter... about 25 yards out... but it's wasted by Chivu, who fires it over the bar without troubling Amelia in the Livorno goal...
    • 2' Inter can go 11 points clear at the top of the table with victory today... at least until Roma play Juventus later on tonight...
    • 1' Here we go with a bumper day of Serie A action!
    • - Inter, of course, play Arsenal in the Champions League this week... this will be a good chance to take a look at the Gunners' opponents.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's opening game in Serie A... it's champions and runaway leaders Inter against Livorno - who are fresh from grabbing a point off Milan in midweek!

  • Team Stats

    Internazionale Stats Livorno
    63% Possession 36%
    11 Shots 14
    6 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 1
    4 Corners 1
    20 Fouls 12
    2 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    10 Tackles 27
    480 Accurate passes 261
    69 Bad passes 56

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 43 0 1
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 56 19 3
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 55 1 1
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 57 8 1
      30 Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 49 2 0
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 28 4 1
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 48 0 0
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 53 13 2
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12 3 1
      29 David Suazo 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 33 8 0
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Maniche Ribeiro 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 10 0
      7 Luis Figo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Livorno
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Marco Amelia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
      15 Dario Knezevic 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 3
      6 Fabio Galante 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 5 4
      69 David Balleri 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26 1 4
      26 Giovanni Pasquale 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 26 15 3
      77 Alessandro Grandoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 4
      8 Jose Vidigal 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 19 11 3
      7 Nico Pulzetti 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 22 2 1
      11 Daniele De Vezze 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 49 14 2
      81 Erjon Bogdani 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 0
      23 Alessandro Diamanti 0 7 1 1 5 0 0 29 4 1
      14 Alfonso De Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      86 Tommaso Vailatti 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
      3 Antonio Filippini 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 1
      32 Simone Pavan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Emanuele Filippini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Edgar Alvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Fausto Rossini 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 63' Suazo breaks for Inter - he's like Roadrunner when he gets going - he gets to the byline before stabbing the ball back to Cambiasso! Must be! No! What a save from Amelia! Chances at either end! Thrilling stuff!
    • 62' Seconds later the ball is pumped back into the Inter box and Julio Cesar pulls off a brilliant save to deny Vidigal a diving header! Great spell from Livorno!
    • 61' Off the post! Cracking effort by De Vezze from the free kick, only to be denied by the upright!
    • 59' Burdisso's there! But the Argentine meets the corner almost too well and his header flies over the bar!
    • 45' Great chance for a first half hat-trick for Suazo! But he completely misses the ball after Crespo centres for him! Admittedly, the presence of Knezevic puts him off, but it'll go down as a bad miss nonetheless...
    • 18' GOAL! Suazo again! Maxwell delivers a cross into the mixer which causes all sorts of problems in the Livorno defence! De Vezze makes a hash of an attempted clearance and Suazo pounces to put Inter two up!
    • 14' GOAL! Suazo puts Inter in the lead! It stems from a free kick out on the far side which Maicon whips in... and there's the Honduran to meet it with a powerful header which Amelia can do nothing about! 1-0 Inter!
    • 9' Amelia is finally tested! This time it's Crespo who fires a snap shot from the edge of the box... Amelia gets down well to make the stop... the ball spills loose for just a moment, but he recovers well and hangs on!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: . De Marco

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Maicon Substitution Out (72′)
    • Burdisso
    • Chivu
    • Maxwell
    • Zanetti
    • "Pelé"
    • Cambiasso
    • Stankovic Substitution Out (67′)
    • Suazo Goals×2
    • Crespo Substitution Out (84′)

    Subs

    • 7. Figo Substitution In (72′)
    • 1. Toldo
    • 23. Materazzi Substitution In (84′)
    • 9. Cruz
    • 8. Ibrahimovic
    • Maniche Substitution In (67′)
    • 24. Rivas Nelson

    Injured

    • 15. Dacourt
    • 25. Samuel
    • 31. Cesar
    • 11. Jimenez

    Suspended

    • 14. Vieira

  • Livorno

    Manager: Massimo Camolese

    Captain: 69. David Balleri

    On the Field

    • Amelia
    • Grandoni
    • Knezevic
    • Galante
    • Pulzetti Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • Vidigal
    • Balleri Yellow Card Substitution Out (70′)
    • Pasquale
    • De Vezze Substitution Out (78′)
    • Diamanti
    • Bogdani

    Subs

    • 3. Filippini Substitution In (78′)
    • 4. Filippini
    • 20. Rossini Substitution In (70′)
    • 32. Pavan
    • 14. De Lucia
    • 17. Alvarez
    • 28. Vailatti Substitution In (68′)

    Injured

    • 16. Giannichedda
    • 10. Tavano
    • 9. Bergvold
    • 78. Volpe

    Suspended

    None