Eto’o warms San Siro, 1-0 at Lazio
The Cameroon National player decide to make a goal on a cold and boring postponement. Inter Milan to +8 and +9 on the Juventus.
samuel eto'o
Maximum point with minimum effort. As the last question before the Christmas break, Inter exceeds the Ontario without giving a wonderful performance but still enough to bring to +8 on Milan (with a game more) and +9 on Juventus. In the cold of San Siro (-8 temperature and frozen pitch) we think a network of Samuel Eto’o to subdue an opponent’s well-organized, compact but too sterile forward. If the classification of the Inter smiles, cries instead Ballardini is reached to 16 points from Bologna (though that has a game in hand) in a dangerous fourth last place.
In some ways experimental formations chosen by both coaches. Chivu accused by a muscular problem in finishing this morning’s obligation to invent Muntari in Mourinho ‘unpublished (or almost, since the former with Livorno in the Coppa Italy) as a left back.. Up front, the Portuguese back to rumble despite the absence is Sneijder and launches the usual trio Stankovic-Eto’o-Milito.Ballardini that even more innovative to meet the void left by Matuzalem, pitchers and Dabo Kolarov square next to the central midfield duo with Baronio Meghni-Mauri behind Rocchi.
Inter wants to put its nose immediately forward and 4 ‘search for the first time the advantage but the left is a powerful Thiago Motta Muslera uncertain but able to reject. Two minutes after the first of two episodes doubts of the evening: Maicon background on the right and past Radu seems unconcerned but the ball landed the Brazilian Russian leaves play. The first real thrust was immediately justified: Stankovic operates a restart after a mistake from the corner of Lazio, on a cross of Serbian arrives much Eto’o is seen rejecting the header from Muslera (excellent occasion) but insists on network Right. The Cameroonian eighth center in the league, so finding the best way to greet the audience before the commitment in African Cup.
Lazio does not sink, but at the same time does little or nothing to get back into the match. At 17 ‘Rocchi Cordoba anticipates well on a cross from the left side of Del Nero (a good start and then fell to the distance) but does not find the mirror, the opportunity comes sharper at 34′ when Meghni overshoot with the left a few steps by Julio Cesar. In early action, were the guests this time to protest for a touch of the hand in area Maicon. The first tranche closed on the right of the post with Milito nearly Muslera quite attentive.
The second half is much worse. The first play of note comes only at 19 ‘with the left Kolarov is no surprise that nearly Julio Cesar. Three minutes later, Cambiasso tries a free-kick but his left has the strength to turn right but lacks in sight. Ballardini insert first and then Makinwa Cruz in an attempt to increase the weight offensive. Mourinho, who had already had to replace Muntari (victim of a left thigh muscle problem) and Vieira, Milito and Eto’o remains to Materazzi and Balotelli blind and the result with a defense to 5. The smallness of the attack makes that Lazio is not turned into a veritable never final assault. Inter who took advantage of calm, without anxieties, is again looking away from Milan and Juventus.