Saturday February 16, 2013 Day 25 Stadio Artemio Franchi

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  1. Italian Serie A - Fiorentina hit four past sorry Inter

    Italian Serie A - Fiorentina hit four past sorry Inter

    Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic struck two goals apiece as Fiorentina demolished Internazionale 4-1 in Serie A. More

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    • 90' FT Fiorentina 4-1 Inter Milan.
    • 89' Ljajic goes for goal withy a free-kick but his curling effort drifts just wide of the near post. Would have been a sensational hat-trick goal for Ljajic.
    • 87' Cassano derserves that. The only Inter player seemingly interested in winning tonight.
    • 86' GOAL! Cassano pulls one back for Inter with a fine, fine low shot from 25 yards. It's a great goal, but too little too late for Inter.
    • 84' Ricky charges forward and lets fly from distance, but his shot is blocked on the edge of the box.
    • 82' You have to feel sorry for Cassano. He is the only Inter player showing the willingness to turn things around. Inter have lacked passion and lacked commitment tonight.
    • 80' Cassano works hard to squeeze a cross in from the right but Ranocchia, up from the back, sidefoots his volley well over.
    • 78' Fiorentina still spraying the passes around and making Inter work hard for very little reward. Fiorentina have been outstanding this evening.
    • 76' Inter sub: Schelotto on, Palacio off
    • 74' Fiorentina sub: El Hamdaoui on, Jovetic off.
    • 72' Savic is shown a yellow for a foul.
    • 70' Fiorentina sub: Sissoko on, Pizarro off.
    • 68' Inter just haven't been able to handle Valero, Pizarro and Aquilani. Those three have run the game.
    • 66' This is turning into a special night for Fiorentina. With Inter playing AC Milan next week, Fiorentina will feel confident of making a charge for the top three.
    • 64' GOAL! Ljajic makes it four! Valero drives into acres of space down the left and plays it infield to Ljajic, who lovely curling effort from 20 yards beats Handanovic. Far too easy.
    • 62' Fiorentina are keeping the ball very well at the moment. Inter can't get a kick.
    • 60' Cassano plays a clever through ball to Nagatomo, but the full back hammers his shot high and wide.
    • 58' Aquilani hammers the resulting free-kick into the wall.
    • 57' Juan Jesus is booked for an elbow on Jovetic. Fiorentina are protesting that it should have been red. Either way, Juan Jesus misses the Milan derby next week.
    • 56' Inter sub: Pereira on, Guarin off.
    • 54' GOAL! Jovetic scores for Fiorentina! The striker lashes in from close range after Inter failed to deal with Pizarro's through ball. 3-0 and cruising.
    • 52' After such an open first half, the second is proving to be a slower, more meassured affair.
    • 50' Cuardrado causing problems again with a neat stepover to get beyond Zanetti, but Juan Jesus get across to block.
    • 49' So close to a third for Fiorentina! Cuadrado receives the ball wide right, and tries to guide it into the bottom corner - but Handanovic turns it around his post.
    • 48' Guarin drives at goal, but his hopeful strike from distance loops into the air off Tomovic.
    • 47' Ranocchia in the book for a foul on Jovetic.
    • 46' Inter sub: Ricardo Alvarez on, Kovacic off.
    • 46' We are back underway.
    • 45' HT Fiorentina 2-0 Inter Milan. Goals from Ljajic and Jovetic give the Viola a richly-deserved two-goal lead. Inter absolutely abysmal.
    • 44' Valero fires in a low cross from the right towards Jovetic, but Ranocchia just gets a foot in.
    • 43' Cassano is the only Inter player that seems capable of creating something, but even he can't get through as he darts into the box but sees his run halted by Gonzalo.
    • 42' Valero again given way too much time on the edge of the box, but his shot from 20 yards is saved well by Handanovic.
    • 41' Inter just failing to get a grip of the game. Defensively, they are all over the place.
    • 40' Ranocchia goes for goal from 30 yards and sends it high and wide, to the jeers of the home (and probably away) fans. That pretty much sums up Inter's half.
    • 39' Pizarro is booked. He'll miss the game against Bologna next week.
    • 38' Inter are all over the shop. Fiorentina could be 5-0 up already.
    • 37' Another chance! Valero cuts the ball back to Aquilani, whose shot is just too close to Handanovic.
    • 36' What a chance! Valero spanks a shot at goal from close-range, but Handanovic makes a very good reaction save.
    • 35' Valero drags his shot well wide from the edge of the box, but superb build-up again by the Viola. They absolutely dominating this contest.
    • 33' GOAL! Jovetic scores for Fiorentina! And what a goal it is! The striker receives the ball with his back to goal, turns brilliantly and unleashes a stunning rising shot into the far top corner. Stunning!
    • 31' Inter just lacking Fiorentina's cutting edge in attack at the moment.
    • 30' Great through ball by Cassano towards Palacio, but Gonzalo gets across to make an excellent sliding challenge.
    • 28' Slick break by Inter, led by Kovacic. He finds Cassano but his cross sails over everyone and goes out of play.
    • 27' Chance for Inter! Cassano's long ball is nodded down by Guarin and lashed just wide by Kuzmanovic.
    • 25' Pasqual is booked for a cynical tug on Guarin.
    • 23' Pasqual fires in a dangerous free-kick from the right, but Juan Jesus nods clear.
    • 22' Pasqual lines up a shot 25 yards out, but his low efforts flashes off the surface and goes just wide.
    • 21' Fiorentina must take advantage of their dominance. Inter, meanwhile, need to make tactical alterations.
    • 20' Ljajic cleverly makes space on the edge of the box but sends his shot well over. Fiorentina bullying Inter at the moment.
    • 19' Valero gets into another great position, but again he's just offside.
    • 18' Inter are a mess at the moment.
    • 17' Chance for Fiorentina! Jovetic unleashes a sensational shot from 15 yards that Handanovic bats away.
    • 16' Inter have been forced to come out and attack, but Fiorentina look very comfortable at the back.
    • 14' Inter look to respond immediately with a free-kick. Kuzmanovic rolls a free-kick into Cassano's path, but his low cross is cleared for a corner.
    • 13' GOAL! Ljajic scores for Fiorentina! The ball is worked out to the left and whipped in to Jovetic, who glances the ball into Ljajic's path - and the Serbian stoops to head the Viola ahead!
    • 11' Inter playing on the counter-attack and Gonzalo is lucky not to see yellow for a cynical trip on Cassano.
    • 10' Inter starting to get ahold of this game, but it's proving very difficult against a committed Fiorentina, who seem well aware of the importance of a win tonight.
    • 9' Fiorentina looking long for Tomovic again, but this time Inter manage to deal with it. The Nerazzurri looking very vulnerable when those long balls are pumped forward.
    • 8' Lovely interplay again by Fiorentina on the edge of the box. Andrea Stramaccioni looks very concerned on the touchline.
    • 7' Fiorentina carving Inter apart at will at the moment.
    • 6' Valero has another great chance, but he's flagged offside. Very close, but Handanovic made the save anyway.
    • 5' Ljajic gets into a good position on the left, but he slips at the vital moment - and Zanetti clears.
    • 4' Inter, in all white tonight, are being forced to sit very deep in the early stages. Fiorentina taking the game to the visitors.
    • 3' Huge chance for Fiorentina! Pizarro threads a beautiful pass through to Jovetic, who goes clean through on goal - but Handanovic saves well with his feet. But Jovetic should have buried that.
    • 2' Fiorentina are knocking the ball around confidently in the early stages.
    • 1' KICK OFF. We are underway at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
    • 19.40 FIORENTINA XI: Viviano; Savic, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Tomovic, Pasqual; Borja Valero, Pizarro, Aquilani; Cuadrado, Jovetic, Ljajic. Subs: Neto, Roncaglia, Compper, Sissoko, El Hamdaoui, Lupatelli, Larrondo, Llama, Migliaccio, Wolski, Toni, Romulo /// INTER MILAN: Handanovic; Zanetti, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Nagatomo; Kuzmanovic, Cambiasso, Kovacic; Guarin; Cassano, Palacio. Subs: Belec, Carrizo, Silvestre, Schelotto, Alvarez, Rocchi, Gargano, Benassi, Alvaro Pereira, Jonathan, Colombi.
    • 19.35 This game could prove very important in the race for third place, with Fiorentina looking to close the gap on fifth-placed Inter to one point. Inter, on the other hand, can leapfrog Lazio and city rivals AC Milan and move into third.
    • 19.30 Hello everyone. Welcome to live coverage of this Serie A clash between Fiorentina and Inter Milan.

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  1. That`s a hiding.Not the Inter of 3 years ago!

    From sandy, on Sun 17 Feb 21:26

  2. Good to see the Viola playing their good football­ again. Shame they didn't do so against Juve last­ weekend.

    From Ant, on Sun 17 Feb 21:15

  3. Inter expect by off loading class players from wage­ bill they can still play champions league :-) jokers...

    From Gladiator, on Sun 17 Feb 20:59
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