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Chievo

  • Marcolini 27’
  • Luciano 73’

Internazionale

  • Crespo 3’
  • Balotelli 65’

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  1. Round-up: Chievo hold Inter

    Round-up: Chievo hold Inter

    Serie A leaders Internazionale were held to an entertaining 2-2 draw by Chievo in Verona. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Chievo
    • Internazionale
    • - Click here for all the results and fixtures from Serie A: Serie A results and fixtures
    • 90+4 Full time, 2-2 in Verona and a great game for the neutral! Milan can cut Inter's lead to five points later tonight - but they have to beat Juvents! Rejoin us for that, at 19:30 UK time!
    • 90+3 Julio Cesar plucks the ball out of the air under pressure though, which should ensure a draw here.
    • 90+2 He certainly doesn't look happy with it now, as Maxwell heads it behind for a corner to Chievo...
    • 90' FOUR minutes of added time being played. Not sure if Mourinho is happy with that or not...
    • 88' Luciano is angry with the linesman after a Inter get a throw when it clearly came of Jimenez.
    • 87' He swings over a decent centre but Chievo clear.
    • 86' Malago fouls Zanetti on the right, free-kick which Cordoba will take...
    • 83' Pretty tepid stuff not from both sides, a draw is not a bad result for Inter to be honest but a win would have pretty much ensured the title.
    • 81' CHIEVO SUB: Bogdani off for Malago.
    • 79' Quick break from Inter, Zanetti on the ball, he surges towards goal and drives it low on target but easy for Sorrentino.
    • 77' Terrible mix-up between Samuel and Burdisso at the back but Julio Cesar manages to sweep up right under the nose of Esposito.
    • 75' INTER SUB: Jimenez on for Stankovic.
    • 73' Mantovani on the left, he puts in a high ball to the right which drops TO LUCIANO WHO DRILLS IN A LOW VOLLEY INTO THE GROUND AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT! Wonderful technique to control that shot across Julio Cesar.
    • 72' CHIEVO SUB: Bentivoglio off for Esposito.
    • 70' Yepes clobbers Balotelli ages after the ball was gone. Poor, pointless, vindictive tackle. No card though.
    • 68' Almost a hairy moment for Inter after a scramble following a Chievo free-kick from the right, with Cesar making a dreadful punch but lucky to see it spin directly into his hands.
    • - It is worth noting that Balotelli did not celebrate that goal, just casually walking away with his index finger held to his lips. Now while that may seem arrogant it seems that he has been receiving abuse from the crowd, a recurrent theme this season.
    • 66' INTER SUB: Burdisso on for Muntari.
    • 64' Inter come forward, played by Maxwell left to right but Cruz can't get there... up in the air and headed to the right by Yepes, Balotelli is on the right and he lets it bounce AND WHAT A GOAL!!! INCREDIBLE FROM BALOTELLI! He casually unleashed a vicious half-volley that rocketed into the top right off the underside of the bar, from an impossible angle too! That was Van Basten-esque!
    • 62' Cruz one-on-one with Frey but the Frenchman gets the better of him and he fouls him.
    • 61' Another dangerous-looking break from Chievo, Pellissier down the right but Cordoba blocks his cross and Inter clear.
    • 59' It's oddly even given the difference in league standing between these teams. Inter have more of the ball but Chievo seem a touch more incisive with it.
    • 57' INTER SUB: Cruz is on for compatriot Crespo.
    • 56' Almost a chance for Inter but Yepes slides in to clear at the last with Cruz lurking.
    • 55' Free-kick to Chievo on the right which Simone Bentivoglio hammers towards goal but Bogdani can't get the finish on target.
    • 53' Zanetti wide to Cambiasso, he plays a one-two with Crespo, delightful backheel from him and Cambiasso drills it low across goal for Balotelli but his shot is blocked, it comes back to him but blocked again! Great move Inter, worthy of a goal.
    • 52' Luciano on the ball, now Marcolini with a good ball towards Bogadini but he fouls Maxwell.
    • 50' Good play by Inter to work it wide left, Maxwell is in and crosses with Crespo flying across with an outstretched leg but hacked away by Yepes.
    • 47' Bit of a pinball moment in the Inter box after Samuel and Bogdani rebound the ball off each other but, fortunately for Inter, it goes out for a goal kick.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • - Inter have had over 64 per cent of possession so far but both sides have had two shots on target.
    • - Click here for scores and scorers from the other Serie A matches this afternoon: Serie A score centre
    • 45' Half-time, all square in Verona.
    • 44' Inter look a bit stumped after bossing the early stages of the match. Zanetti is fouled by Pellissier.
    • 42' Chievo have a half chance but Pellissier can't get the shot in and the ball spins wide of the goal.
    • 41' Chievo make a mess of a ball over the top, forcing Sorrentino to come out and Balotelli chases him down before colliding with him and giving away a free-kick.
    • 40' Rigoni slides in horribly late on Balotelli, who flings himself to the ground. Contact was minimal but the ref decides the intent was such that a card is warranted. Fair enough, it was a shocking lunge.
    • 39' Zanetti crosses from the right and hacked away by Yepes but Crespo was offside.
    • 38' Balotelli almost gets a header on target from the corner but it's blocked.
    • 37' Stankovic swings it in and again Sorrentino is unconvincing, palming it clumsily behind for a corner when he really should have caught it.
    • 36' Morero is booked for a foul on Balotelli. Stankovic to take from around 38 yards out...
    • 34' Frey fouls Balotelli and Inter have a free-kick. Chievo are getting a bit dirty now as Balotelli combines with Mutari, who is tripped as he turns.
    • 31' Cordoba with a late, cynical trip on Pellissier who had got past him on the left. He actually kicked him on the knee after over-committing in the challenge.
    • 30' Chievo break and the cross comes in for Pellissier who heads on goal and Julio Cesar just stands and watches as it sails just wide!
    • 29' Mantovani has been skinned by Zanetti, and the Chievo full-back starts pulling his shit and, when Zanetti gets in the box, clearly trips him but no penalty! How did the ref not see that? A double foul on Zanetti.
    • 28' It took a deflection, the replay shows, which fooled Cesar, hence his standstill. Jose Mourinho looks somewhat annoyed.
    • 27' Bentiviglio on the right of the D, plays it inside to Marcolini who has space to shoot and unleashes a left-foot drive that flies past Julio Cesar into the right-hand side of the net! What a strike, but Cesar didn't move!
    • 26' Heavy challenge by Frey on Maxwell, free-kick to Inter. He's the brother of France keeper Sebastien Frey, by the way.
    • 24' Bogdani is played in on the left but he drills it low and straight at Julio Cesar. He had more time and space than he thought and should have got that to the far post.
    • 23' Stankovic chases on to a high ball and Sorrentino flies out, flaps at it and Stankovic could be in but it's going out and the ref decides he fouled the keeper anyway.
    • 22' Pellissier gets in behind Samuel but the flag is up.
    • 19' Luciano down the right, he should use Pellissier but goes it alone and tries a shot that veers well wide.
    • 18' Inter have it on the right, Zanetti comes inside but is dispossessed and Marcoli comes forward now...
    • 16' Poor delivery though, Chievo clear and they can counter... Left with Mantovani now but Zanetti is back to sweep up and there's an offside, free-kick Inter.
    • 15' Maxwell combines with Crespo but is fouled by Luciano coming across, free-kick to the left of the D, 10 yards from the edge of the box...
    • 13' Bogdano with a header from just inside the box but easy enough for Julio Cesar.
    • 12' Julio Cesar is forced to come out and kick the ball into touch after Pellissier got clear of the Inter defence.
    • 11' Balotelli gets in on the right, he zips past one defender, holds off another and swings over a cross that Sorrentino can't hold and FIGO CAN SCORE but deflected off the post and away for a corner! Sorrentino is all over the place.
    • 8' Corner to the hosts, swung in by Mantovani and Yepes flies in but he gets under it and heads the ball well over.
    • 5' Inter are hammering Chievo now, Crespo almost gets on to another Stankovic ball but cleared, and the same combination nearly works again.
    • 3' Stankovic on the left swings a deep cross that lands at the feet of Cambiasso. He controls, twists inside and drills it low on goal, it stings the palms of Sorrentino but he can't hold on AND CRESPO IS QUICKEST TO REACT TO POKE IT HOME FOR 1-0! Crespo the arch poacher puts Inter ahead! Sorrentino arguably should have held on to that but typical finishing from Crespo, who is absoultely ecstatic, rushing over the ad hoardings to the fans in delight.
    • 2' Samuel chops down Luciano just outside the box, free-kick in a dangerous position... Luciano wastes it though, high and wide, shocking effort.
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - Inter are leading second-placed Milan by seven points but the Rossoneri are the form side so Inter really need maximum points here today! Chievo are 16th but six points clear of the drop zone.

  • Team Stats

    Chievo Stats Internazionale
    36% Possession 63%
    15 Shots 12
    8 Shots on target 4
    2 Saves 3
    7 Corners 3
    23 Fouls 24
    3 Offsides 1
    3 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    15 Tackles 12
    183 Accurate passes 361
    33 Bad passes 75

  • 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
    • Chievo
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      28 Stefano Sorrentino 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 0
      21 Nicolas Frey 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 2 0
      33 Mario Yepes 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 9 1 3
      2 Santiago Morero 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 11 0 0
      4 Andrea Mantovani 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 7 4
      7 Michele Marcolini 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 30 12 2
      16 Luca Rigoni 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 28 1 5
      9 Simone Bentivoglio 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15 2 0
      10 Siqueira Luciano 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 21 2 1
      31 Sergio Pellissier 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 16 3 0
      23 Erjon Bogdani 0 5 3 4 1 1 1 13 2 0
      77 Vincenzo Italiano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Lorenzo Squizzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Marco Malagò 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
      20 Kerlon Moura Souza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      83 Gennaro Sardo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
      5 Davide Mandelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      79 Mauro Esposito 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
      25 Walter Samuel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 8 4
      2 Ivan Cordoba 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 28 0 0
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 46 18 2
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 53 3 0
      7 Luis Figo 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 44 12 2
      20 Sulley Ali Muntari 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 32 11 2
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 42 5 1
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 7 1
      45 Mario Balotelli 1 5 1 5 5 0 0 25 6 0
      18 Hernan Crespo 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 0
      21 Victor Nsofor Obinna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0
      9 Julio Cruz 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 7 2 0
      14 Patrick Vieira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 73' Mantovani on the left, he puts in a high ball to the right which drops TO LUCIANO WHO DRILLS IN A LOW VOLLEY INTO THE GROUND AND THE BOTTOM RIGHT! Wonderful technique to control that shot across Julio Cesar.
    • 64' Inter come forward, played by Maxwell left to right but Cruz can't get there... up in the air and headed to the right by Yepes, Balotelli is on the right and he lets it bounce AND WHAT A GOAL!!! INCREDIBLE FROM BALOTELLI! He casually unleashed a vicious half-volley that rocketed into the top right off the underside of the bar, from an impossible angle too! That was Van Basten-esque!
    • 53' Zanetti wide to Cambiasso, he plays a one-two with Crespo, delightful backheel from him and Cambiasso drills it low across goal for Balotelli but his shot is blocked, it comes back to him but blocked again! Great move Inter, worthy of a goal.
    • 30' Chievo break and the cross comes in for Pellissier who heads on goal and Julio Cesar just stands and watches as it sails just wide!
    • 29' Mantovani has been skinned by Zanetti, and the Chievo full-back starts pulling his shit and, when Zanetti gets in the box, clearly trips him but no penalty! How did the ref not see that? A double foul on Zanetti.
    • 28' It took a deflection, the replay shows, which fooled Cesar, hence his standstill. Jose Mourinho looks somewhat annoyed.
    • 27' Bentiviglio on the right of the D, plays it inside to Marcolini who has space to shoot and unleashes a left-foot drive that flies past Julio Cesar into the right-hand side of the net! What a strike, but Cesar didn't move!
    • 11' Balotelli gets in on the right, he zips past one defender, holds off another and swings over a cross that Sorrentino can't hold and FIGO CAN SCORE but deflected off the post and away for a corner! Sorrentino is all over the place.
    • 3' Stankovic on the left swings a deep cross that lands at the feet of Cambiasso. He controls, twists inside and drills it low on goal, it stings the palms of Sorrentino but he can't hold on AND CRESPO IS QUICKEST TO REACT TO POKE IT HOME FOR 1-0! Crespo the arch poacher puts Inter ahead! Sorrentino arguably should have held on to that but typical finishing from Crespo, who is absoultely ecstatic, rushing over the ad hoardings to the fans in delight.
    • - Inter are leading second-placed Milan by seven points but the Rossoneri are the form side so Inter really need maximum points here today! Chievo are 16th but six points clear of the drop zone.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: . De Marco

  • Chievo

    Manager: Domenico Di Carlo

    Captain: 31. Sergio Pellissier

    Starting line-up

    • S. Sorrentino
    • N. Frey
    • S. Morero Yellow Card
    • M. Yepes
    • A. Mantovani
    • L. Rigoni Yellow Card
    • S. Luciano Goal
    • M. Marcolini Goal
    • S. Bentivoglio Substitution Out (72′)
    • S. Pellissier
    • E. Bogdani Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • 77. V. Italiano
    • 79. M. Esposito Substitution In72′
    • 6. M. Malagò Substitution In82′ Yellow Card
    • 5. D. Mandelli
    • 83. G. Sardo
    • 18. L. Squizzi
    • M. Kerlon

    Injured

    • 26. S. Makinwa
    • 3. .. Scardina

    Suspended

    • 66. G. Pinzi
    • 97. A. Langella

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Jose Mourinho

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    Starting line-up

    • S. Julio César
    • J. Zanetti
    • I. Cordoba Yellow Card
    • W. Samuel
    • C. Maxwell
    • E. Cambiasso
    • D. Stankovic Substitution Out (77′)
    • S. Muntari Substitution Out (67′)
    • L. Figo
    • M. Balotelli Goal
    • H. Crespo Goal Substitution Out (57′)

    Subs

    • 14. P. Vieira
    • 1. F. Toldo
    • 26. C. Chivu
    • 9. J. Cruz Substitution In57′ Yellow Card
    • 16. N. Burdisso Substitution In67′
    • 11. L. Jimenez Substitution In77′
    • 21. V. Nsofor Obinna

    Injured

    • 13. D. Maicon
    • 24. E. Rivas Nelson
    • 39. D. Santon

    Suspended

    • 8. Z. Ibrahimovic

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  1. f*** you with that @#$% maurinho is the best coach in­ world

    From Tantan, on Sun 10 May 7:20PM

  2. mourinho is the best coach in the world i'm not­ inter fan but that is the truth

    From eze, on Sun 10 May 6:52PM

  3. today english premiership perhaps is better than serie­ A, hadn't juventus been demoted to serie B it would­ be a different story. But look at 10 years ago. EPL has­ Man Utd and Arsenal as their biggest team, while serie­ A had Milan, Inter, Juventus, Roma, Parma, and Lazio.­ Football does change.

    From Lukas, on Sun 10 May 5:12PM

  4. thats why there league is 2nd rate and the english is­ by far the best, plus its not about quantity its about­ quality haha

    From martina, on Sun 10 May 4:49PM

  5. look how many italian players there are on the pitch­­ and on the bench from both teams, You donts see­ english­ payers in premier league these days haha

    From msagheir, on Sun 10 May 4:40PM

  6. look how many italian players there are on the pitch­­ and on the bench from both teams, You donts see­ english­ payers in premier league these days haha

    From msagheir, on Sun 10 May 4:40PM

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    From Jack, on Sun 10 May 4:06PM

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    From kuledX, on Sun 10 May 4:00PM

  10. lol inter can hardly beat chievo

    From Alex, on Sun 10 May 3:48PM

  11. @ big_bangboo : hahaha i bet you're just a stupid­ Malaysian...

    From Renan, on Sun 10 May 3:48PM

  12. modar cocotmu INTERNJING!!!!!!!!!!

    From Joko, on Sun 10 May 3:45PM

  13. 4 where!which champion dey wan claim.Cheivo se wan le­ se jo!

    From Enitan, on Sun 10 May 3:37PM

  14. chievo ! c'mon give milan chans

    From acrealpoolfc, on Sun 10 May 3:35PM

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    From big_bangboo, on Sun 10 May 3:34PM

  16. Renan, you only care about your mama getting bAnged,­ dont you?

    From Kaveh Farhang, on Sun 10 May 3:31PM

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    From gooneil, on Sun 10 May 3:25PM

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    From Ademola, on Sun 10 May 3:21PM
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