Inter win derby to resurrect title hopes
Sunday Lazio 2-0 Atalanta Juventus 1-1 Cagliari Fiorentina 0-1 Lecce Cesena 3-1 Novara Chievo 1-0 Palermo Parma 3-1 Siena Genoa 3-2 Udinese MILAN Diego Milito, struggling for most of this season, scored early in the second half to give Inter Milan a surprise 1-0 win over arch-rivals AC Milan in their Serie A derby on Sunday.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
SundayLazio 2-0 AtalantaJuventus 1-1 CagliariFiorentina 0-1 LecceCesena 3-1 NovaraChievo 1-0 PalermoParma 3-1 SienaGenoa 3-2 UdineseMILAN Diego Milito, struggling for most of this season, scored early in the second half to give Inter Milan a surprise 1-0 win over arch-rivals AC Milan in their Serie A derby on Sunday.The Argentine broke clear of the defence and placed his shot inside the far post to propel Claudio Ranieri's team back into the title race and end Milan's unbeaten 12-match league run in which they dropped only two points.Champions Milan, who began the weekend as joint leaders with Juventus, had the better of the first half but failed to take their chances as coach Massimiliano Allegri lost a derby for the first time in his 18 months in charge.Milan dropped into second place one point behind Juventus after the unbeaten Turin side drew 1-1 at home to Cagliari. Inter stayed fifth but their sixth successive win moved them within six points of Juventus, who have 38 points."It was an important examination for us, in terms of the table and team morale," Milito told Inter's website (www.inter.it). Winning the derby is the best thing possible especially for everyone who supported me when things got difficult."Ranieri said: "This was a gigantic step. We've played a good game, tactically aware. We're playing well and getting our pride back."Agencies