Stramaccioni sacked by Inter
Inter have announced that Andrea Stramaccioni will not be Inter’s coach anymore. The announcement didn’t surprise anyone as Inter had a disastrous season.
The Serie A giants failed to live up the expectations this season as they finished the season on a disastrous 9th place and they will not play in any European competition next year. This is a negative record for Inter. Unfortunately bad luck and injuries were the main factors that led to this situation.
Since 2010 when they won the treble Inter are into a continuous fall.
Stramaccioni was appointed as Inter’s coach last year. He replaced Claudio Ranieri and everybody though that he will have a bright future. The 37 years old coach won the first trophy with Inter Primavera in the NextGen competition.
The new coach name is not known yet but it is believed that he will be Walter Mazzarri who already announced that he will leave Napoli at the end of the season.
Milito out for the rest of the season
Last night Milito suffered a bad injury, during the Europa League game against CFR Cluj, which will keep him out of the football field for the rest of the season. The Argentinian international started the game after a period of absence, caused by other injuries, but was replaced after only seven minutes.
Rodrigo Palacio came in and he scored both goals of the game with wonderful finishing. Milito will need to have surgery as the anterior and collateral ligaments were affected.
This is really bad news for all Inter fans as Inter do not have too many options in attack. Milito was the only advanced forward in the squad as Cassano and Palacio are both more like a trequartista.
Some of the fans fear that this could have been the last match for Milito in Inter shirt. This injury might force “Il Principe” to retire.
Milito could as-well leave Inter as he doesn’t want to renew his contract with a cut on the salary and that might be fatal for him. It’s well know that Sneijder, Ju;io Cesar, Lucio, Maicon all left the club because they had huge salaries and did not accept salary cut.
Will Inter sign Icardi in the summer?
Latest rumors from Serie A suggest that Mauro Icardi from Sampdoria will join Inter Milan in the summer. The Sampdoria staff have admitted that there were some enquirers on the player from Inter but they are hoping that the Argentinean striker will sign a new contract and will remain at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
The 19 years old striker is at his first season in Serie A and already impressed after scoring eight goals, with two of them in the victory 2-1 against leaders Juventus. Icardi started his career at Vecindario. In 2008 he moved to Barcelona youth team where he spent 3 years before joining Sampdoria.
Roma, Napoli and Manchester City are also interested in signing the player.
A win tonight and Inter will be almost qualified
Tonight Inter are receiving the visit of Lille in a game that counts for the Champions League group stage. This is the fourth game and if they will manage to win The Nerazzurri will be almost qualified to the next round.
Despite the disastrous start of the season in Serie A, Inter are doing well in Champions League where they top the group with six points.
The former Champions League winners are clear favorites at Unibet Romania and all online betting agencies. This is due to the fact that Inter manage to win also at Lille 1-0, after a close game.
The fans who use to bet online will probably put their money on Inter but at this level everything is possible.
Inter came after a shameful defeat 2-1 at home against rivals Juventus.
Will Sneijder replace Scholes at Manchester United?
Wesley Sneijder is one of the best and one of the most expensive central midfielders in Europe, but that would not be a problem for a club like Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson declared at the end of last season that he is willing to change the midfield buy adding some quality players to the squad. More than that Hargreaves contract was not extended and Paul Scholes retired.
All this tings left Ferguson no option than spending on a quality midfielder and Wesley Sneijder is probably the best solution.
Inter would allow the player to leave for a fee of around €40 millions. If the clubs will agree on a price then Inter could use that sum of money to rebuild the ageing squad.
Inter won the treble in 2010 and many specialist considered that most of the players reached their best and a rebuild-ed squad is more than necessary.
If the move will be done Sneijder has the possibility to win the title in the fourth championship as he already won it in Holland, Spain and Italy.
Anyway the premier league betting experts do not give Manchester too many chances of signing him in the near future. William Hill offers free football bets on the Premier League to Serie A and FIFA World Cup.
Inter Milan out of the title race
Inter Milan lost the Serie A match against AC Parma, and they are out from the title race.
After a good run since Leonardo’s arrival as coach, Inter are apparently in a bad form. After failing to qualify to the semifinals of the Champions League, Inter are not recovering and loste a game that at first glance appeared to be an easy match.
In Friday’s game Inter were trying to stay close to the leader Milan and were hoping for a victory.
But things were not so simple and Parma managed to win this match with 2-0.The goals were scored in the 35th minute by Giovinco and Amauri in the 86th minute.
After this match Inter Milan are siting on 3rd place, with 8th points begind AC Milan and 2 points from Napoli.
Inter Milan lose the derby with AC Milan
Few months ago Inter’s chances to win the Serie A were very small but with the arrival of Leonardo as coach, Inter miraculously returned to fight for the title. They arrived to just two points from the leader AC Milan.
Inter were the main favorites to win the championship, especially as they were champions from the last five editions of the Serie A, that until this stage when they met the leader AC Milan.Inter fans put their hope in this match, and in case of a victory they would have moved to first position.
But things were not so simple. AC Milan managed to win the derby on Saturday evening and also to strengthen their leading position, while Inter were overtaken by Napoli and dropped to 3rd position.Milan distanced to 5 points from Inter andInter’s chances to win Seria A have decreased dramatically .
AC Milan won 3-0 ,goals scored by Alexandre Patoin the first and 62’th minute and Cassano who scored in the 90th minute for a 3-0.
After this match Inter are trying to return title battle but chances are very small since there are only seven rounds to play.
Inter want to extend Cristian Chivu contract
Although Cristian Chivu contract expires in the summer of 2012 and Inter were ready to begun negotiations for a new contract only at the end of this season, it seems that they changed their minds and now want to start negotiations in order to not lose the Romanian defender. The new contract would end in 2015.
Cristian Chivu is a key member for Leonardo , as he was played almost every time as left defender. Chivu is a versatile player that can play as a central defender,left defender,defensive midfielder or even left midfielder.
Before moving to Inter Milan Chivu played at Resita, University of Craiova, Ajax Amsterdam and AS Roma.
Cristian Chivu has 30 years and came at Inter Milan in 2007.
Andrea Ranocchia has suffered a knee injury
Inter Milan center back Andrea Ranocchia has suffered a knee injury that will keep him out of Italy’s European Championship qualifier from Slovenia and friendly match with Ukraine.
Ranocchia Andrea began to be an important player for Italy national team after the appointment of Cesare Prandelli as coach and also once with the transfer to Inter Milan. This injury is a loss for Italy but can be replaced because there are other quality Italian players.
The main favorite to take his place in the team is Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus Turino.
Those from Inter Milan still hoping that Andrea Ranocchia will recover for important match from the Serie A against rivals AC Milan.
Inter are only 2 points from first place
Inter Milan came just two points from the leader AC Milan, and they are dreaming already at a new title .
Inter Milan won, Sunday, with 1-0 the match against Lecce from Giuseppe Meazza. Everybody was expecting to a tough match, especially as Inter came after a tough match in Champions League and the fatigue could be a negative factor. But Inter managed to score in minute 52 by Pazzini and the defenders were doing their duty.Inter achieve the long awaited victory especially as Milan lost Saturday at Palermo’s 1-0.
After this victory Inter are hoping more than never at another misstep from AC Milan and a victory from Inter would lead to a change of leader in Seria A.
Now AC Milan feel the breath in neck from their rivals and this may be a good thing for Inter. This pressure can lead AC Milan to another missteps and also to a change of leader.