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Sunday May 18, 2008 Finished Ennio Tardini

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Parma

Internazionale

  • Ibrahimovic 62’, 79’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Parma
    • Internazionale
    • 90'+4 There it is! It's been a struggle at the end, but Inter finally seal their third title in three years! And it's all down to Zlatan Ibrahimovic! His brace gives the Nerazzurri a 2-0 win on the day and title glory!
    • 85' That substitution has proved to be inspired!
    • 79' GOAL! AND PROBABLY THE SCUDETTO! Maicon does really well on the left to deliver a cross to the far post... and who's there to volley home? Zlatan Ibrahimovic! What a performance off the bench! 2-0 Inter lead and it looks like the title is theirs....
    • 78' Ibrahimovic is through here.... one on one with the keeper! Great save!
    • 78' There's huge puddles now in the middle of the pitch... it's really affecting the players...
    • 77' Balotelli is brought off... and on comes Pele. And Antonelli on for Reginaldo for Parma.
    • 73' Inter just have to sit on their lead now... but here's a big penalty shout! Not given! Materazzi goes down clutching his face... not sure why? Gamesmanship from the Italy international at its best (or worst).
    • 68' Balotelli delivers the free kick himself... and Zlatan gets to it! Over the bar though! That substitution has really changed the complexion of the game.
    • 67' Castellini is the next to go into the book... again for a trip on Balotelli.
    • 66' Inter have the advantage, but of course, one goal can change everything around...
    • 65' Balotelli! Oooh! So close! Zlatan finds him in the box, but the youngster's drive is tipped past the post! The ref doesn't agree though... he signals a goal kick!
    • 64' Lucarelli on for Cigarini as Parma go for Inter's jugular!
    • 62' GOAL! Ibrahimovic finds the target this time! His first touch is superb, taking the ball into his path before firing a right footer low and hard into the bottom left hand corner from 25 yards! Inter are back on course for the Scudetto!
    • 61' Ibra's trying to do it all himself... he turns and shoots again! Wide again...
    • 59' Balotelli hares off on one of his trademark runs... the ball eventually falls to Vieira, but the Frenchman's control lets him down horribly....
    • 55' Budan nearly capitalises on a slip from Rivas... but Materazzi gets across well to make the challenge!
    • 53' Ibra picks the ball up and lets fly! Wide of the mark this time, but good intentions nonetheless! So nearly an immediate impact from the substitute!
    • 52' Balotelli does well to skip away from Castellini, but he lets it go out at the byline!
    • 51' Here comes Ibrahimovic! And it's Cesar who makes way for him.
    • 50' Parma, like the first half, have started well... and it looks like Zlatan's about to come on for Inter.
    • 48' Real chance for Vieira after good work from Balotelli! But the Frenchman scuffs his shot and Pavarini gratefully collects!
    • 47' Zlatan is warming up on the sidelines... and with Inter needing something to break the deadlock, surely it won't be too long before we see the Swede for the first time in a month and a half.
    • 46' Here we go! 45 minutes of the season remaining, and all still to play for!
    • 45'+2 There goes the whistle! Goalless and Inter are under real pressure!
    • 45'+1 Anxious faces in the crowd... Massimo Moratti looks worried in the director's box.
    • 45' Two minutes of added time to be played at the end of the first half.
    • 44' Balotelli whips in a great cross... Cruz is there at the near post! But he can't quite get on the end of it!
    • 43' Cigarini now goes into the book for a little trip on Balotelli.
    • 39' Corner now to Inter... danger here. Balotelli delivers it to the near post... Cruz gets there! But he gets too much on it and his effort goes the wrong side of the post!
    • 35' Couto heads off the pitch clutching a bandage to his eye... he seems to have cut it...
    • 33' Inter are beginning to create a few more chances now... and they're enjoying more of the ball too.
    • 31' Maicon! Oooh! Lovely ball through from Vieira, but the Brazilian's first time volley flies into the stands behind the goal!
    • 31' Balotelli tries to find Vieira's great run forward from midfield... but it's a poor ball and the move breaks down.
    • 29' But here's Cesar! Stankovic's cross finds him at the back post... but his first time effort lashes over the bar!
    • 27' Inter are struggling to make any inroads into the Parma defence at the moment...
    • 25' Cesar goes into the book now... that really was a late challenge on Morrone... but perhaps the conditions had something to do with it.
    • 22' It's started tipping it down in Parma! That will make the surface nice and greasy for the players...
    • 20' Balotelli does well to get in a cross out on the right hand side... but Pavarini gets down well to take it.
    • 18' Inter are yet to get going in Parma... and the longer the game goes on, the more difficult it will become to settle.
    • 15' Parravicini goes into the book for a horrible-looking challenge on Balotelli... the youngster does seem to get a fair bit of unwanted attention.
    • 13' Great chance for Morrone! The ball falls to him in the box! Saved by Julio Cesar!
    • 9' News of the goal in Catania is filtering through in Parma... and the locals like it! The pressure is on Inter! How can they deal with it?!
    • 8' Maicon's back on his feet, but he still looks a bit groggy... and Roberto Mancini looks worried on the sidelines.
    • 6' There'll be a break in play now as Maicon receives a bit of medical attention following a Couto aerial challenge... the Brazilian looks dazed.
    • 5' Parma win an early corner... but they can't capitalise on the chance.
    • 4' At the beginning of the season, you would have put your life on Inter winning this one... but on the final day of the season, anything can happen...
    • 3' It's an overcast day in Parma... but good footballing conditions nonetheless.
    • 1' Here we go! We're off in Parma!
    • - It's simple - victory for Inter will hand them the Scudetto, while Parma will be relegated if they fail to win.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of title-chasing Inter's final game of the season at relegation threatened Parma! A win for both sides is essential!

  • Team Stats

    Parma Stats Internazionale
    52% Possession 47%
    14 Shots 17
    1 Shots on target 6
    2 Saves 1
    5 Corners 2
    17 Fouls 25
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 29
    254 Accurate passes 228
    45 Bad passes 47

  • 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
    • Parma
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      99 Nicola Pavarini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      28 Massimo Paci 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 14 1 2
      7 Paolo Castellini 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 19 14 4
      33 Ferdinand Coly 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 23 1 3
      24 Silva Manuel Fernando Couto 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 6 1
      21 Luca Cigarini 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 32 5 4
      4 Stefano Morrone 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 46 1 2
      55 Francesco Parravicini 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 28 5 2
      18 Andrea Gasbarroni 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 30 6 0
      83 Ferreira Reginaldo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0 1
      20 Igor Budan 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 18 5 0
      6 Luca Antonelli 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
      32 Bernardo Corradi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Luca Bucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Federico Moretti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      2 Damiano Zenoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Leandro Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Cristiano Lucarelli 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 1 4
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 3
      13 Douglas Maicon 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 24 0 3
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 16 4 3
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 38 8 6
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 3 1 3 3 0 1 25 7 2
      14 Patrick Vieira 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 39 6 4
      31 Aparecido César 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 7 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 14 4 0
      45 Mario Balotelli 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 10 1 3
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2 6 3 1 2 1 0 12 0 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
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 79' GOAL! AND PROBABLY THE SCUDETTO! Maicon does really well on the left to deliver a cross to the far post... and who's there to volley home? Zlatan Ibrahimovic! What a performance off the bench! 2-0 Inter lead and it looks like the title is theirs....
    • 78' Ibrahimovic is through here.... one on one with the keeper! Great save!
    • 73' Inter just have to sit on their lead now... but here's a big penalty shout! Not given! Materazzi goes down clutching his face... not sure why? Gamesmanship from the Italy international at its best (or worst).
    • 65' Balotelli! Oooh! So close! Zlatan finds him in the box, but the youngster's drive is tipped past the post! The ref doesn't agree though... he signals a goal kick!
    • 62' GOAL! Ibrahimovic finds the target this time! His first touch is superb, taking the ball into his path before firing a right footer low and hard into the bottom left hand corner from 25 yards! Inter are back on course for the Scudetto!
    • 53' Ibra picks the ball up and lets fly! Wide of the mark this time, but good intentions nonetheless! So nearly an immediate impact from the substitute!
    • 48' Real chance for Vieira after good work from Balotelli! But the Frenchman scuffs his shot and Pavarini gratefully collects!
    • 44' Balotelli whips in a great cross... Cruz is there at the near post! But he can't quite get on the end of it!
    • 39' Corner now to Inter... danger here. Balotelli delivers it to the near post... Cruz gets there! But he gets too much on it and his effort goes the wrong side of the post!
    • 31' Maicon! Oooh! Lovely ball through from Vieira, but the Brazilian's first time volley flies into the stands behind the goal!
    • 29' But here's Cesar! Stankovic's cross finds him at the back post... but his first time effort lashes over the bar!
    • 13' Great chance for Morrone! The ball falls to him in the box! Saved by Julio Cesar!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

  • Parma

    Manager: Andrea Manzo

    Captain: 24. Fernando Couto

    On the Field

    • Pavarini
    • Coly
    • Paci
    • Couto
    • Castellini Yellow Card
    • Cigarini Yellow Card Substitution Out (64′)
    • Parravicini Yellow Card
    • Morrone
    • Reginaldo Substitution Out (77′)
    • Budan
    • Gasbarroni

    Subs

    • 9. Lucarelli Substitution In77′ Yellow Card
    • 2. Zenoni
    • 32. Corradi
    • 5. Bucci
    • 11. Pisanu
    • 6. Antonelli
    • 15. Martinez

    Injured

    • 19. Falcone
    • 10. Morfeo

    Suspended

    • 23. Dessena
    • Rossi
    • 17. Mariga

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César
    • Maicon
    • Rivas Nelson
    • Materazzi
    • Maxwell
    • Vieira Yellow Card
    • Zanetti
    • Stankovic
    • Cesar Yellow Card Substitution Out (51′)
    • Cruz
    • Balotelli Substitution Out (77′)

    Subs

    • 1. Toldo
    • 18. Crespo
    • 29. Suazo
    • 16. Burdisso
    • 8. Ibrahimovic Substitution In51′ Goals×2
    • 11. Jimenez
    • 30. "Pelé" Substitution In77′

    Injured

    • 7. Figo
    • 15. Dacourt
    • Cordoba
    • 25. Samuel
    • 19. Cambiasso

    Suspended

    None