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Week 7 - Serie A Results Seventh Round FC Inter 2 - 1 Napoli Goals by Argentinian Striker Julio Cruz and Roberto Sosa
FC Inter 2 - 1 Napoli 
20' Julio Cruz 39' Sosa
36' Julio Cruz
Not only did FC Inter win their match in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven, but continue as the sole leader of the Serie A 2007 - 2008 by beating Napoli 2 -1. Inter have 17 points.
Inter did not disappointed their fans. On the contrary, a marvelous Zlatan Ibrahimovic, great Luis Figo, superb goalkeeper Julio Cesar, and the standing ovation to Argentinian striker Julio Cruz who scored the 2 goals, gave Inter fans a joyful day.
At least Julio Cruz did not disappoint Inter coach Roberto Mancino when he opted to start with him instead of fellow Argentinian Hernan Crespo. Lucky for Mancini who has no problems with strikers, except with Adriano who is not scoring. Ibrahimovic, Cruz, and Crespo are on fire, ready to score!
Way to go!
Yellow card | 49' 49' 46' | That's it... no more time.... Referee Rossetti whistles the final blow!!! Inter continue as the sole leader of the 2007 - 2008 Serie A TIM with 17 points! Hey, what an ending! Ibrahimovic made an IBRACADABRA move... outwitted three players... what a way to finish the match and thanks their fans. Yellow card. Contini for foul on Suazo. Nervousness .... 2 more minutes... |
| 45' | This is it... it is now or never for Napoli to even the score or for Inter to close the match. 3 minutes additional time. | |
Yellow card | 42' | Suazo sends a pass to Cesar... then Ibrahimovic... a return pas to Suazo.. woo. Napoli goalkeeper saves the net! Yellow card for Burdisso for foul play. |
| 41' | Napoli substitution. Hamsik is out .... Calaio' is in | |
| 39' | Yes...
NAPOLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII is goaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllllll SOSA who
came as a substitute for Zalayeta scoredddddddddddddddd.. Inter 2 - 1
Napoli.. Gee.. and I was just ready to pack and have lunch! |
| 35' | Ibrahimovic
sends a pass to Luis Figo who passed Domizzi, sends a cross to Suazo,,
but Suazo missed it from close range. woww he missed the third goal. | |
| 34' | Inter substitution. Julio Cruz is out .... Suazo is in. Cruz leaves the field with a standing ovation from those never tired Inter fans thanking his hero for the 2 goals. Napoli substitution. Zalayeta is out ..... Sosa is in. | |
| 33' | Cordoba cleared the area after Bogliacino almost convert an opportunity into goal.. but no, nothing yet. | |
| 32' | No chance... Savini missed another opportunity. Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar is determined to keep his net clean. | |
| 28' | Napoli coordinate to convert a goal... but nothing happens. Inter are leading 2- 0. | |
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| 26' | Zanetti
sends a cross to Julio Cruz, who missed it. Napoli cleared the danger
zone with Garics's head. Though, grants a corner. There he comes...
Luis Figo to the corner spot, a cross from the left wing corner.. saved
by Napoli goalkeeper Iezzo. Great effort from FIGO! |
| 22' | Defender Domizzis sends a wide long range free kick. | |
| 21' | Nothing happens, no goals... Napoli have wasted many opportunities to score. | |
| 20' | Ivan Cordoba fouls Zalayeta just 40 yards out. Napoli get a free kick. | |
| 18' | Ibrahimovic sends a shot from 20 yards making a spectacular run on goal. | |
| 16' | It seems
the chants from Inter fans motivate the great Portuguese Luis Figo.
Figo sends a long range cross from the left flank, but Napoli
goalkeeper Iezzo, says "not yet, no more goals here." | |
| 16' | Inter substitution. Dejan Stankovic is out ..... Burdisso is in. | |
| 14' | Inter fans keep encouraging the team seeing the danger of Napoli. | |
| 12' | Inter is leaving Napoli many opportunities to score. Savini just sends a cross into the Inter area, luckily for Inter, Julio Cesar clears with his fists. | |
| 11' | Napoli substitution. Grava is out .... Garics is in. | |
| 9' | Not over.. Napoli keep attacking.. Lavezzi sends a pass to Bogliacino.. but Julio Cesar again makes a save. | |
| 8' | Zalayeta tries but Maxwell interecepts
the pass but conceding a corner. Time for Napoli to score. Nope... There is the tower of Ibrahimovic who heads clear the right wring cross. | |
| 4' | Napoli seem ready to score... | |
| Yellow card | 2' | Yellow card for Bogliacino for fouling Luis Figo on the right wing. |
| 1' | Inter Coach Mancini substitute Chivu for Maxwell. |
| INTERVAL | ||
| 45' | That's it.... no more time.. | |
| 44' | Almost time for the interval... and Inter is winning 2 - 0. | |
| 42' | Ibrahimovic tries to score after a pass from Cesar... but Napoli goalkeeper Iezzo denied Ibra his chance for scoring. | |
| 41' | Napoli
cannot find an opportunity to score. Inter are not willing to let them
score, neither Inter fans who don't stop to encourage their team. | |
| Yellow card | 40' | Yellow card for Cannavaro for committing foul to Chivu. |
| 39' | Woww Julio Cruz just missed his chance for completing a hat trick! | |
| Yellow card | 37' | Yellow card for Stankovic for foul to Lavezzi. |
| 36' | noooo
yes, noo, yes... GOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL JULIO CRUZ again!!!!!
Stankovic pass to Cruz who just shoot blasting Napoli's net.. nothing
Iezzo could do. Inter 2 - 0 Napoli. |
| 34' | Esteban Cambiasso sends a long range pass to Ibrahimovic who is flagged offside. | |
| 32' | Napoli is leaving space for Inter. Losing slowly control... | |
| 31' | Ibrahimovic wants his goal, woww, Dejan Stankovic sends Ibra a ball ... but Contini clears the ball. | |
| 29' | Napoli
striker Lavezzi pass through Cambiasso and Chivu on the right edge
tries a cross shot.. Yet, Julio Cesar blocs at the near post. | |
| 28' | Hamsik sends a long range free kick... but no.. no goals... Julio Cesar m
akes a save. | |
| 26' | Napoli want to equalize the match... but cannot find the right space. Samuel blocks every intent of Lavezzi. | |
| 25' | Again...
the duo connection... Ibrahimovic backheeled the ball to Julio Cruz...
Cruz almost scored the second goal... Fans are just going wild...
support for their team is well deserved. What a match! | |
| 23' | What a match! Napoli defender Domizzijust denied Ibrahimovic a second goallllllll, wow, a match not to miss... | |
| 22' | Napoli counter attack... Hamsik tries... nope... Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar is alert! | |
| 20' | Fans are just energized.. have not stopped supporting Inter. Say what???!!! oh .. Ibrahimovic...what a game.. instead of shooting directly to the net sends a clever pass to Argentinian Julio Cruz and yes, yes. yes,,, yes... it is GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL what a game! Truly, Ibrahimovic proved not being selfish as he expressed during an interview... what it counts is to help the team win "no matter who scores." GOODD IBRAHHHHHIMMMOOVVVIICCCCC An "ibraca dabra move" broke Napoli's defense! Inter 1-0 Napoli. |
| 19' | Inter fans are encouraging their team... not stopping chanting... want to see a goal... Luis Figo sends a right wing cross to Samuel... Napoli not ready to lose, stopped the efforts with Napoli captain Grava. It's not over... there is the eternal Luis Figo Figo sending a pass to Ibrahimovic... woww, Ibrah... goaallll.. no, not yet ... he is offside. | |
| Yellow card | 17' | First Yellow card of the match. Inter defender Walter Samuel booked for fouling Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi. Both Argentinians displaying their best football to help their teams. |
| 16' | I
nter get a free kick on the left for a foul by Hamsik on Cristian Chivu. Chivu looks for Ibrahimovic sending a high cross to the back post. Can he make it..... nope... Napoli defender Domizzi heads cleared the ball. | |
| 15' | No goals yet, still 0 -
0. Though, Inter keep attacking. Defender Paolo Cannavaro heads clear
Inter Captain's Zanetti right wing cross. | |
| 14' | Napoli counter attack, yet Inter defender Cristian Chivu clears the danger after Zalayeta' effort to score. | |
| 11' | Inter are not willing to leave spaces to Napoli. Cesar sends a cross from the left but Napoli goalkeeper Iezzo denied Cesar to open the score. | |
| 9' | Napoli get a free kick. Bogliacino prepares to shoot, nope... nothing happened the ball went over the wall just to the hands of goalkeeper Julio Cesar. | |
| 7' | Napoli keep trying and Zalayeta sends a shot from 25 yards without convinction and Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar saves the net. | |
| 7' | Napoli do not find space. Samuel blocks Hamsik's shot. | |
| 5' | Napoli
defend against the continuous attack from Inter at this early stage of
the match. Defender Contin
i blocks Cesar effort from left-wing cross. | |
| 3' | Inter
are determined to win at home, wow.. that fast, Ibrahimovic tries to
open the score but the ball went over the bar, a good combination by
Julio Cruz and Esteban Cambiasso. | |
| 1' | Napoli coach sends the South American duo strikers Zalayeta and Lavezzi. | |
| 1' | Let's
roll the ball.... novelty is that Inter coach Roberto Mancini preferred
forward Julio Cruz instead of fellow Argentinian Hernan Crespo to
partner with Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic. | |
| -- | 0' | Referee Rosetti blows the whistle... Everything is ready to start the Seventh Round Match INTER - NAPOLI at the Giuseppe Meazza. Inter wearing traditional blue and black stripes jersey, black shorts Napoli wearing traditional uniform too. |
LINE UPS
FC INTER (4-4-2)
Goalkeepers: 1 Francesco Toldo, 12 Julio
Cesar Soares.
Defenders: 2 Ivan Ramiro
Cordoba, 4 Javier Zanetti, 6 Maxwell, 16 Nicolas Burdisso, 25 Walter Samuel, 26
Cristian Chivu.
Midfielders: 5 Dejan
Stankovic, 7 Luis Figo, 11 Luis Jimenez, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 21 Santiago
Solari, 30 Pelé, 31 Cesar.
Strikers: 8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 9
Julio Ricardo Cruz, 10 Adriano, 18 Hernan Crespo, 29 David
Suazo.
Coach: Roberto Mancini
NAPOLI (3-5-2)
Goalkeepers: Iezzo, Gianello,
Defenders:
Contini, Cupi, Garics, Grava, Maldonado, Rullo, Domizzi, Cannavaro,
Savini,
Midfielders: Hamsik, Gargano, Montervino, Bogliacino,
Forwards: Lavezzi, Sosa, Zalayeta, Calaio', De Zerbi
Coach:
Edy Reja
Assistants: Lanciano, S.Ayroldi
Fourth Official: Orsato
Anna it is incredible, can you believe Mancini's luck? Ibrahimovic and Cruz were wonderful.
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Congrats Inter!!! You guys deserve this and lets hope Milan does give a victory
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