I needed a juicy match. To keep silent all the talk about the dimming calcho and the disappearance of spectator attention. “Inter” can be called hopeless as much as possible, “Milan” has not won serious titles for 2 years, but the chance was used. In the 245th Milan derby, 7 goals were scored plus one unscored and 9 yellow cards were shown. Referee Farina, however, got the red card only once, but he drove out the field of the glorious Materazzi.
Inter preferred a proven scheme with two forwards with the support of Stankovic. Ancelotti chose the construction with one striker, but there were five midfielders on the field at Milan. Most likely, the hosts tried to come to victory through an advantage in the center. The middle of the field in the first half really went to red and black, but this only success was completely useless. Ancelotti, apparently, did not explain how to turn the ball rolling around the field into shots on goal. Inzaghi pushed lonely with reliable defenders and looked around resentfully in search of Seedorf and Kaka. To score in such conditions was completely impossible. But it turned out to be easy to miss what the "Milanists" did with success. Jankulowski and Kafu are not that badly defended, they do not do this at all. From the first minutes of the match, a Czech and a Brazilian began to run into the attack, and the number of Milan defense players was reduced to two. When it turned out that Nesta also did not look good, it was too late. Inter drove 2-0. Stanković proved himself to have beautifully broken into the far corner of Dida’s goal. The Serb rejoiced violently and for some reason for some reason pushed Mancini strongly. The Democratic trainer smiled tightly and pretended that nothing had happened.
The glee of rivals from the rostrum was gloomyly watched by Berlusconi from Galliani. Ancelotti immediately activated and made three replacements at once. Appeared on the Maldini field, Gilardino and Oliveira were sent to the attack. The game could still be pulled out, and the strategist of Milan demonstrated their readiness to recoup. The result of such a bold move was the third ball, which flew into the goal of Dida at the very beginning of the inning. Before punching the goalkeeper under the supporting leg, Ibrahimovic surprisingly easily beat Nesta. The Swede, as it turned out, is again the same. Crespo, by the way, too ....
Actually, the real premiere began after the score was 0: 3. “Milan” rushed to the gates of Cesar, and “Inter” neatly defended. The hosts scored - and the guests again used the opponent's defense errors. 1: 3, 1: 4, 2: 4, 3: 4 .... It all looked great, right soul rejoiced in such luxury. Speeds grew, emotions whipped. He celebrated a goal and received a second yellow card for a Materazzi t-shirt pulled over his head. Maldini dispersed his comrades who wanted to shout at Stefano Farina, who judged the game. The referee did not disappoint either - he waved a yellow card over his head like a saber. Apparently, the glory of Collina does not give rest. It became more interesting with each passing minute - who would run out first? “Rossoneri” blocked up the penalty “Nerazzurri” with awnings and crosses, but goalkeeper Cesar courageously defended the gates, at least three times helping his team and once confused at the exit. A mistake, by the way, cost Inter the third missed ball and kilograms of Mancini's nerve cells. Five minutes added by Farina, the coach watched as his team fought with superior enemy forces. It survived, although Oliveira could have scored in the very end.
There was a whistle, and everyone who saw this match exhaled enthusiastically. Well, or shook their heads admiringly. Spartak fans may have been alarmed. Nothing wrong with Italian club football. Milanese easily stuck in a belt and the recent “classic” “Real” - “Barcelona”, and the victory of “Manchester” over “Liverpool”. We summarize briefly.
Italians - offset.
Vladimir STOGNIENKO
MILAN - INTER 3: 4 (0: 2)
Goals: Crespo, 17 (0: 1), Stankovich, 22 (0: 2), Ibrahimovic, 47 (0: 3), Seedorf, 51 (1: 3), Materazzi, 68 (1: 4), Gilardino, 76 (2: 4), Kaka, 90 (3: 4)
“Milan”: Dida - Kafu, Nesta, Kaladze, Yankulovsky (Maldini, 46), Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini (Gilardino, 46), Kaka, Seedorf, Inzaghi (Oliveira, 46)
Inter: Julio Cesar - Micon, Cordoba, Materazzi, Zanetti, Grosso (Figo, 61), Dakur (Burdisso, 61), Vieira, Stankovic, Ibrahimovic (Samuel, 83), Crespo
Warnings: Vieira, 4; Gattuso, 5; Inzaghi, 19; Seedorf, 30; Gilardino, 51; Micon, 54; Materazzi, 55; Julio Cesar, 88; Burdisso, 90 + 5
Removal: Materazzi, 69
28 of October. "Giuseppe Meazza", 22:30.
Judge: Stefano Farina (Novi Ligure).