Saturday December 10, 2011 Day 15 Finished Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Internazionale 2 - 0 Fiorentina

  • Pazzini 41’
  • Nagatomo 49’

  1. Inter arrest slide against Fiorentina

    Inter arrest slide against Fiorentina

    Internazionale responded to back-to-back defeats with a 2-0 home win over Fiorentina that takes them into the top half of Serie A. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • Fiorentina
    • 90+3' The final whistle goes, and Inter move up to ninth in the table!
    • 90' The fourth official signals three minutes of added time.
    • 89' Motta does well down the right wing but he plays insdie to Zarate and the Argentine loses the ball too easily.
    • 87' Kharja tries to pick out Gilardino with a ball over the top, but Lucio does enough to stop him controlling the ball.
    • 85' Cambiasso plays Pazzini into the box a treat but he gets caught in two minds and in the end Boruc has to simply parry a half-hearted finish. Pazzini couldn't decide whether to lift the ball over the keeper or shoot underneath him there.
    • 83' We have more live Serie A action for you tomorrow night: Novara v Napoli at 19:45.
    • 81' Ranieri is gesticulating furoiusly on the touchline. Inter have really changed down a gear in the last few minutes.
    • 79' Even with that miss, Inter are on course for a 10th consecutive win over La Viola.
    • 77' Maicon's cross to the far post is played back across the six-yard box to Pazzini but he can't turn it in! The ball flashed across him and he couldn't get the touch!
    • 76' Fiorentina substitution: Houssine Kharja replaces Andrea Lazzari.
    • 75' A nice, sweeping counter-attack forward from fiorentina. It comes to nothing, but this is better from the visitors.
    • 74' The ball goes over everyone's head and Muntari can lead the break. He plays a pointless ball forward to no one and the counter is over. Zarate does not look happy with his team-mate!
    • 73' Silva wins a corner off Cambiasso. Still time for Fiorentina to salvage something from this game if they can score soon.
    • 71' Great ball in by Maicon and Gamberini does well to avoid conceding a corner as he intercepts with his head.
    • 70' The look of surprise on Maicon's face as he realises a throw has been given to Fiorentina and not Inter is priceless!
    • 69' Vargas's free-kick is driven low and it takes a clip off the wall on its way through. Julio Cesar gets down to save and hold comfortably.
    • 68' Fiorentina have a free-kick here in a decent position. Vargas will fancy this...
    • 67' Thiago Motta connects well with a strike from 30 yards, but it was always swerving away from goal.
    • 66' Fiorentina are seeing more of the ball, but Gilardino is cutting a lonely figure up front as the supply to him is being ruthlessly cut out.
    • 64' Inter substitution: Mauro zarate replaces Milito, who appears to be limping a little still following that earlier knock.
    • 63' Faraoni has an ambitious attempt from range but it's right at Boruc.
    • 61' Inter substitution: Sulley Muntari replaces Coutinho.
    • 59' Coutinho puts a clasy cross with the outside of his boot, but it's too close to Boruc who catches it comfortably.
    • 58' Gilardino hares after a long ball over the top, but it's too long for him.
    • 56' Natali heads over the bar from the corner, but he was penalised for climbing all over Lucio in any case.
    • 55' Salifu pings in a lovely ball for Gilardino. The striker brings it down inside the box but Lucio gets a telling touch to concede the corner.
    • 54' Fiorentina are winless in their last eight games on the road between this and last season.
    • 53' Fiorentina substitution: Amidu Salifu replaces Munari.
    • 52' Munari brings his arm across the face of Nagatomo and Inter win a free-kick.
    • 51' Milito is receiving treatment on the pitch after picking up a knock. He hobbles off the pitch for more attention.
    • 50' That's Nagatomo's first league goals for Inter since the 3-1 win over Catania back in May.
    • 49' GOAL!! INTER 2-0 FIORENTINA!! Nagatomo surges into the box and Pasqual's attempted clearance rebounds off the Japanese and into the net!
    • 48' The Nerazzurri have also lost three of the six games played at home so far, and only against Cagliari have they managed to score more than a single goal.
    • 46' The second half is underway at the Giuseppe Meazza!
    • 45+1' Despite that, the referee plays nothing in the way of stoppage time and Inter go into the break a goal to the good. It's a deserved lead, but one gained via a defensive error.
    • 45' De Silvestri has picked up a knock on his ankle.
    • 44' Pazzini fouls Vargas as he tries to win the ball off him, and then shoots over the bar after the whistle went. He's lucky not to get booked for kicking the ball away there.
    • 42' Well, all Fiorentina's hard defensive work has been undone by a momentary lapse in concentration. Those are the sort of goals that can turn a season around. Inter will be hoping this one does just that.
    • 41' GOAL!! INTER 1-0 FIORENTINA!! A goal from nothing as Pazzini chases after a long ball and he takes advantage of a mix-up between Natali and Boruc to knock the ball into the net!
    • 40' Pazzini has only scored once in Serie a this season. Milito in Inter's top scorer with three.
    • 39' Maicon sends in a diagonal cross. Pazzini gets in front of his marker but his attempted volley on the turn was ambitious. Would have been some goal if that had connected and gone in.
    • 38' Maicon is booked for a foul on Vargas as the Peruvian rampaged down the left flank. Free-kick in a good position for Fiorentina.
    • 37' Nagatomo slides in to make a tackle on De Silvestri, but the referee correctly spotted that the Japanese had handled as he won the ball.
    • 35' The corner is headed away but only as far as Faraoni, who fires wide.
    • 34' More great football from Inter as Milito slips a reverse pass into the path of Nagatomo, who is denied the chance to shoot by a well-timed tackle from Gamberini! Corner to Inter.
    • 33' Fiorentina really fighting against the tide at the moment. They break but Thiago Motta picks up a yellow card for a cynical trip on Gilardino.
    • 32' Antoehr Inter corner is won in the air by Fiorentina. Lucio has the ball and trundles to the byline before his cross floats out of play.
    • 31' Inter break. Coutinho ducks past Pasqual and forces a good save from Boruc!
    • 30' Gilardino's great control brings the ball down int he box and ultimately wins Fiorentina a corner.
    • 29' Fiorentina clear the initial corner and Maicon's second ballinto the box is straight to the keeper. The right-back acknowledges his poor delivery to his team-mates.
    • 28' Replays show the ball hit Gamberini's chest. Good call from the official. Faraoni wins a corner for Inter.
    • 27' Cambiasso heads the ball into Nagatomo's path int he box and the Japanese's cross deflects offf Gamberini! Inter are screaming handball, but the referee is not interested.
    • 25' Nice football from Inter as Cambiasso and Maicon combine to feed Pazzini. The striker's first touch almost has him past Alessandro Gamberini and into the box, but the centre-back does well to clear the ball.
    • 24' Pasqual bends in a cross from the left, but it's a poor delivery and Gilardino can't bring it under his control.
    • 22' Esteban Cambiasso has already scored five goals in his 13 appearances against Fiorentina, his favourite target in Serie A.
    • 20' Maicon fires in another free-kick deep into the box, and Behrami does a good job of marking Lucio and forces the Inter defender into heading wide.
    • 18' Inter get the ball back into the mixer, but Pazzini heads well wide.
    • 17' Diego Milito's industry wins inter another corner. Behrami's header sends the ball high into the air and La Viola make a hash of clearing it.
    • 16' Marco Davide Faraoni hits a long ball down the right channel for Pazzini to chase, but this time the former Fiore striker is shrugged off the ball by Manuel Pasqual.
    • 15' Maicon delivers a looping free-kick to the far post but Fiorentina clear with relative ease. A disappointing cross from the Brazilian.
    • 14' Thiago Motta slides in and makes a good tackle on Behrami. He appears to have been singled out as the danger man.
    • 13' Pazzini outmuscles Cesare Natali as he chases after Samuel's long ball down the right. He plays inside to Nagatomo who has a speculative shot from distance go way off target.
    • 12' La Viola have managed just one win from their last 17 encounters with the Nerazzurri, 2-1 at the Franchi in February 2006.
    • 11' Behrami is body-checked by Samuel as the Swiss leads La Viola out on the counter-attack. A cynical move from the Argentine defender, but he somehow escapes censure.
    • 10' Great inswinging cross from Nagatomo and Pazzini almost reaches it at the far post, but just can't get his head on the end of it.
    • 9' Inter enjoying the majority of the possession in the opening 10 minutes. Fiorentina set up to hit Inter on the counter.
    • 8' Walter Samuel does well to shield the ball from Behrami down by the corner flag and clear it up the field.
    • 7' Inter are unbeaten in their last 10 Serie A meetings with Fiorentina (eight wins and two draws).
    • 6' Diego Milito's shot takes a deflection and Inter win the first corner of the match. Fiorentina clear their lines well.
    • 5' Yuto Nagatomo has a pop from range, but his shot was always flying wide of Boruc's far post.
    • 4' Coutinho sneaks a lovely through ball into the path of Giampaolo Pazzini and the striker's toe-poked effort is saved by Artur Boruc! Great reactions from the Polish keeper.
    • 3' Alberto Gilardino latches on to Valon Behrami's through ball, but he just strayed offside and the flag goes up. He could have been one-on-one with Julio Cesar there, but Lucio stepped up in time.
    • 2' Fiorentina have barely had a touch of the ball in the opening two minutes until Lorenzo De Silvestri takes a throw in in his own final third.
    • 1' Inter kick off and we're underway!
    • 19:40 The match is about to start. You can share your thoughts on the game by getting in touch with me via Twitter @tony_mabert. We'll try to use your comments when we can.
    • 19:35 Since Claudio Ranieri took over at Inter, he has won seven, drawn two and lost five of his 14 games in charge. That most recent defeat came at home to Udinese last weekend, Match report: Udinese stun Inter in dramatic finale
    • 19:30 Fiorentina coach Delio Rossi believes it is only a matter of time before Ranieri turns things around: "Are Inter in a crisis because they have only scored once away? The Nerazzurri have big expectations and are not having a great time right now, but I am only interested in Fiorentina and I hope we do our bit. I'm working on a few things in training that should help us create more chances. I like my teams to be direct, aggressive, organised."
    • 19:25 Inter coach Claudio Ranieri has called for more goals from his team. Struggling Inter, 15th in the standings, slumped to a 2-1 home defeat to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Wednesday, following on from a weekend home loss against Udinese. Raneri said: "The trouble is we're not scoring enough goals. I can't criticise the squad for anything else. With the help of the fans, our strikers can break their bad patch. We are in a difficult position but we are not in a crisis."
    • 19:20 A win by two clear goals will send Inter intot he top half of the table, above currently 10th-placed Catania on goal difference. Fiorentina will go seventh if they can claim a first win over Inter since February 2006. Serie A table
    • 19:15 Mid-table Fiorentina are missing Italy midfielder Riccardo Montolivo after he pulled up with a thigh strain in training on Thursday. Montolivo, who handed in a transfer request at the start of the season, was instrumental in the Viola's 3-0 win over Roma last Sunday, coach Delio Rossi's first win in charge. Midfielder Alessio Cerci has failed a late fitness test and will not feature for La Viola. Fiorentina team page
    • 19:10 Despite returning to training, Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder is not risked, with manager Claudio Ranieri selecting the misfiring Diego Milito alongside Giampaolo Pazzini up front. Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo comes into the side at the expense of Cristian Chivu. Internazionale team page
    • 19:05 Inter: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo; Faraoni, Thiago Motta, Cambiasso, Coutinho; Pazzini, Milito. Subs: Castellazzi, Cordoba, Alvarez, Poli, Zarate, Castaignos, Muntari /// Fiorentina: Boruc; De Silvestri, Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual; Behrami, Munari, Lazzari, Vargas; Ljajic; Gilardino. Subs: Neto, Silva, Kharja, Nastasic, Salifu, Romizi, Romulo.
    • 19:00 Welcome to Eurosport's live coverage of the Serie A clash between Internazionale and Fiorentina at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza!

  • Summary

    • 85' Cambiasso plays Pazzini into the box a treat but he gets caught in two minds and in the end Boruc has to simply parry a half-hearted finish. Pazzini couldn't decide whether to lift the ball over the keeper or shoot underneath him there.
    • 77' Maicon's cross to the far post is played back across the six-yard box to Pazzini but he can't turn it in! The ball flashed across him and he couldn't get the touch!
    • 67' Thiago Motta connects well with a strike from 30 yards, but it was always swerving away from goal.
    • 49' GOAL!! INTER 2-0 FIORENTINA!! Nagatomo surges into the box and Pasqual's attempted clearance rebounds off the Japanese and into the net!
    • 41' GOAL!! INTER 1-0 FIORENTINA!! A goal from nothing as Pazzini chases after a long ball and he takes advantage of a mix-up between Natali and Boruc to knock the ball into the net!
    • 34' More great football from Inter as Milito slips a reverse pass into the path of Nagatomo, who is denied the chance to shoot by a well-timed tackle from Gamberini! Corner to Inter.
    • 31' Inter break. Coutinho ducks past Pasqual and forces a good save from Boruc!
    • 4' Coutinho sneaks a lovely through ball into the path of Giampaolo Pazzini and the striker's toe-poked effort is saved by Artur Boruc! Great reactions from the Polish keeper.
    • 19:05 Inter: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Nagatomo; Faraoni, Thiago Motta, Cambiasso, Coutinho; Pazzini, Milito. Subs: Castellazzi, Cordoba, Alvarez, Poli, Zarate, Castaignos, Muntari /// Fiorentina: Boruc; De Silvestri, Gamberini, Natali, Pasqual; Behrami, Munari, Lazzari, Vargas; Ljajic; Gilardino. Subs: Neto, Silva, Kharja, Nastasic, Salifu, Romizi, Romulo.

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