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Sunday March 16, 2008 Finished Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

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Internazionale

  • Vieira 5’
  • Jimenez 36’

Palermo

  • Materazzi 25’ (o.g.)
  1. Inter end tough week with win

    Inter end tough week with win

    Inter responded to a traumatic week with a 2-1 victory over Palermo to re-establish their six-point lead at the top of the table. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • Palermo
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    • 94 FULL-TIME: Comfortable win for Inter, who re-open their six-point lead at the top of the table.
    • 90 Inter are content to see the clock down, keeping hold of the ball inside the Palermo box.
    • 88 Vieira controls a deep cross on his chest at the far post...he tries to pick out a man with a cut-back, but Palermo clear.
    • 85 Marco Materazzi goes down very heavily after a challenge in the air...there looks to be a lot of concern on the Inter players' faces, but he seems to be okay after some treatment.
    • 83 GREAT EFFORT! Amauri almost grabs the equaliser, diving in with a header as Maseratti slips...the ball just skidding wide of the near post.
    • 80 Crespo is booked for kicking the ball away when the offside whistle had gone.
    • 79 Lots of space for Inter to exploit on the break now as Palermo push forward...you sense there might be another goal in this...
    • 77 INTER SUB: Ibrahimovic is taken off, Crespo comes on to replace him; the Swede doesn't look happy, but then, when does he?
    • 75 Vieira gets a cut lip from the flailing arm of Fabio Simplicio, trying to hold off the Inter veteran in midfield.
    • 74 Balzaretti fires in a low cross...Amauri can't control the ball inside the area, and Inter clear.
    • 71 OVERPLAYED! Figo spurns the chance to shoot, instead opting to try and play in Ibrahimovic...the chance goes.
    • 70 SAVE! Alberto Fontana blocks Ibrahimovic's low shot from eight yards after the striker got on the end of Maicon's low pass into the box.
    • 69 POOR! Figo drags a shot well wide of the far post after being picked out on the left on a fine Inter counter.
    • 67 Amauri darts into the box, but he loses control as he reaches the by-line...slighty nervous moment for Inter.
    • 66 Ibrahimovic gets into the box down the left...but his low cross is cut out at the near post...Inter are starting to look threatening again.
    • 64 Ibrahimovic easily gets by Cristian Zaccardo, who slips on the edge of his box...but Mattia Cassani nicks the ball of the Swede before he can get his shot away.
    • 61 INTER SUB: Figo comes on to replace Jimenez...the veteran receives a nice round of applause from the Inter fans.
    • 58 While there is just one goal in it, Palermo will always feel as though they are in the game - but really, Inter look comfortable.
    • 55 Fabio Simplicio totally mis-kicks after just getting in front of his marker to get on a cross hooked into the box from the right
    • 53 Giulio Migliaccio needs some treatment after a clash of heads with Vieira...he looks okay, though.
    • 52 Cristian Zaccardo is brought down by Cristian Chivu...free-kick, right-edge of the box...Julio César comes through a crowd to punch clear.
    • 50 It's been a decent start to the half from the visitors; they have had a lot of the ball inside the Inter half, although the home side look typically robust at the back.
    • 48 Marco Materazzi makes an important interception as Cristian Zaccardo looked to fire in a shot on the edge of the box...
    • 47 Palermo have replaced Roberto Guana with Giovanni Tedesco at the break as they go in search of an equaliser.
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: Inter go in 2-1 in front as they look to re-open a six-point lead at the top of the table.
    • 44 Inter have dominated this half...just click on the TEAM STATS tab above to see all the info from the first 45 minutes.
    • 42 Jimenez almost gets on the end of the loose ball when a low cross into the box is only partially blocked...Mattia Cassani comes across to clear.
    • 41 Inter are doing a fine job of taking the sting out of the game, attempting to get into half-time with their lead in tact.
    • 38 Inter deserve to be in front, no doubt about that...a win here will really get their season back on track after the disappointment of midweek.
    • 35 GOAL! BEAUTIFULLY TAKEN! Maicon controls a fierce ball played into him in the box...he lays it off to Luis Jimenez, who feigns past his marker before firing past Alberto Fontana to resore Inter's lead!
    • 32 It has been a tough week for Inter; Mancini saw his side dumped out of the Champions League by Liverpool in midweek and then promptly announced he would step down at the end of the campaign - before then surprisingly reversed his decision the following day.
    • 30 Maicon gets round the back of the defender before clipping in a cross...Ibrahimovic just can't get on the ball at the far post! Great response from Inter.
    • 29 DEFLECTED! Ibrahimovic tricks his way inside before firing in a low right-foot shot...a defender sticks out a boot to divert the ball just wide of the post!
    • 27 GOAL! NO! RULED OUT! Vieira thumps a shot against the crossbar...the ball bounces down, and Luis Jimenez heads home the rebound...only for the linesman to flag him offside!
    • 25 OWN GOAL! Marco Materazzi deflects past his own keeper! Fabrizio Miccoli has a shot...Julio César saves, but the ball rebounds off the defender and in!
    • 24 CLOSE! Ibrahimovic has a completely free header as he steals in on a free-kick from the right...but he plants his effort wide of the near post!
    • 21 AMBITIOUS! Fabio Simplicio takes the second free-kick, attempting a shot from 35 yards...straight at the wall...
    • 20 Fabrizio Miccoli attempts to clip in a free-kick...the referee insists it is taken again, with Cambiasso penalised for encroachment...
    • 19 ALMOST! Julio Cruz gets on the end of Nicolas Burdisso's cross...he flicks just wide of the far post. Vieira was in a fine position just behind the striker...he might have done better had Cruz allowed the ball through to him.
    • 18 Amauri is penalised for backing into Materazzi as they two challenged for a long clearance up field...
    • 16 Roberto Guana almost capitalises when Marco Materazzi hesitates on a clearance on the edge of his box, but the Inter defender recovers with a last-ditch challenge.
    • 15 SAVE! Amauri gets a flick on a free-kick curled into the box...Julio César gets down to save at his far post. First threat from Palermo.
    • 13 Two late goals saw Roma beat Milan 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico last night to close the gap on Inter to three points - can they close out the win here that would re-establish their six-point cushion?
    • 10 All Inter at the moment!
    • 8 Ibrahimovic holds the ball up on the left before clipping a low cross into the middle...the keeper collects on the edge of his six-yard box
    • 7 Ibrahimovic hooks a ball into the area...Cruz flicks on, but Maicon can't quite get on the loose ball and Palermo clear.
    • 5 GOAL! What a start! Vieira puts the Serie A leaders in front! Nightmare start for Palermo!
    • 1 We're underway...

  • Team Stats

    Internazionale Stats Palermo
    52% Possession 47%
    14 Shots 10
    6 Shots on target 4
    2 Saves 3
    3 Corners 2
    14 Fouls 22
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 23
    317 Accurate passes 274
    68 Bad passes 50

  • 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 5 1 0
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 26 1 2
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 35 17 1
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 34 1 0
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 24 6 4
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 38 7 4
      11 Luis Jimenez 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 21 7 0
      14 Patrick Vieira 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 42 5 2
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 40 14 1
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 24 3 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 14 1 1
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 0
      30 Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Luis Figo 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 9 5 1
      29 David Suazo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Santiago Solari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Palermo
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Alberto Fontana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 0
      77 Leandro Rinaudo 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 22 0 4
      2 Cristian Zaccardo 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 34 1 2
      42 Federico Balzaretti 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 25 12 1
      16 Mattia Cassani 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 0 0
      21 Giuseppe Biava 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 9 3
      8 Giulio Migliaccio 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 31 8 8
      14 Roberto Guana 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15 0 2
      30 Fabio Simplicio 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 28 11 3
      10 Fabrizio Miccoli 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 15 2 0
      11 Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 14 3 0
      7 Edison Cavani 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      43 Andrea Barzagli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Giovanni Tedesco 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 0
      23 Mark Bresciano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Federico Agliardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Fabio Caserta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Bosko Jankovic 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 0

  • Summary

    • 83 GREAT EFFORT! Amauri almost grabs the equaliser, diving in with a header as Maseratti slips...the ball just skidding wide of the near post.
    • 69 POOR! Figo drags a shot well wide of the far post after being picked out on the left on a fine Inter counter.
    • 35 GOAL! BEAUTIFULLY TAKEN! Maicon controls a fierce ball played into him in the box...he lays it off to Luis Jimenez, who feigns past his marker before firing past Alberto Fontana to resore Inter's lead!
    • 27 GOAL! NO! RULED OUT! Vieira thumps a shot against the crossbar...the ball bounces down, and Luis Jimenez heads home the rebound...only for the linesman to flag him offside!
    • 25 OWN GOAL! Marco Materazzi deflects past his own keeper! Fabrizio Miccoli has a shot...Julio César saves, but the ball rebounds off the defender and in!
    • 24 CLOSE! Ibrahimovic has a completely free header as he steals in on a free-kick from the right...but he plants his effort wide of the near post!
    • 19 ALMOST! Julio Cruz gets on the end of Nicolas Burdisso's cross...he flicks just wide of the far post. Vieira was in a fine position just behind the striker...he might have done better had Cruz allowed the ball through to him.
    • 5 GOAL! What a start! Vieira puts the Serie A leaders in front! Nightmare start for Palermo!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: . De Marco

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Maicon
    • Burdisso
    • Materazzi Own Goal Yellow Card
    • Chivu
    • Vieira Goal Substitution Out (90′)
    • Cambiasso
    • Zanetti
    • Jimenez Substitution Out (62′)
    • Cruz
    • Ibrahimovic Substitution Out (78′)

    Subs

    • 7. Figo Substitution In (62′)
    • 1. Toldo
    • 21. Solari
    • 18. Crespo Substitution In (78′) Yellow Card
    • 29. Suazo
    • 24. Rivas Nelson Substitution In (90′)
    • 30. "Pelé"

    Injured

    • 15. Dacourt
    • Cordoba
    • 25. Samuel
    • 6. Maxwell
    • 31. Cesar

    Suspended

    None

  • Palermo

    Manager: Francesco Guidolin

    Captain: 2. Cristian Zaccardo

    On the Field

    • Fontana
    • Cassani Substitution Out (80′)
    • Zaccardo
    • Rinaudo
    • Biava
    • Balzaretti
    • Guana Yellow Card Substitution Out (46′)
    • Migliaccio Yellow Card
    • Simplicio
    • Miccoli Substitution Out (46′)
    • Amauri

    Subs

    • 4. Tedesco Substitution In (46′)
    • 1. Agliardi
    • 23. Bresciano
    • 43. Barzagli
    • 20. Caserta
    • 17. Jankovic Substitution In (46′)
    • 7. Cavani Substitution In (80′)

    Injured

    • 3. Capuano

    Suspended

    None