By Anna Italia



                  Inter 1 - 1 AS Roma
                                         58' Samuel Eto'o             84' Marco Borriello

                                          


Inter  in the Coppa Italia Final against Palermo!!!!!!

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First round  won by Inter at the Olimpico with a a goal by midfielder Dejan Stankovic. AS Roma 0 - 1 Inter on April 19 2011.   Winner of this match will play the Final of the Coppa Italia against Palermo who defeated AC Milan  at the Renzo Barbaera Stadium.  The Final  will be played on May 29 2011 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium  in Rome.

Inter qualifying  in the sixth  final in Coppa Italia in the last 7 years.

Highlights of the match is the record of Inter Captain Javier Zanetti playing his 1,000 professional match and receiving an award before the match.  Bravo for Zanetti.



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Legendary Inter Captain Javier Zanetti  playhng  his 1,000 professional match.  Good  thing  he did it with Inter winning and passing to the final of the Coppa Italia.

 
Here is the official line up from INTER by coach Leonardo:

INTER: 1 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 26 Chivu, 55 Nagatomo; 19 Cambiasso, 17 Mariga; 4 Javier Zanetti, 14 Kharja, 9  Samuel Eto'o; 7 GIampaolo Pazzini.

Here is the official lineup from AS ROMA by coach Vincenzo Montella:

AS ROMA: 32 Doni; 77 Cassetti, 29 Nicolas  Burdisso, 4 Juan, 17 John Arne Riise; 7 David Pizarro, 16 Daniele De Rossi; 20 Perrotta, 30 Fabio Simplicio, 94 Jeremy Menez; 22 Marco Borriello

Leonardo preferring to start with Pazzini while keeping forward Goran Pandev in the bench. 

Show time now ....... 

Palermo coach Delio Rossi has no preference on who will win here as they want to   win the Coppa Italia final be it  against Inter or Roma.

Up to the 20th minute no goals yet. 

In the 35th minute, problems for Daniele De Rossi and looks he won't continue....not at his best, but he is still playing.   We might see a substitution in the second half.  Thing is that  Roma cannot lose a key player in the midfield and this is what  pushes De Rossi to  "stringere i denti" and keep playing until he is able....

First half ending without goals....

Second half starts with AS Roma making a substitution in the 45th minute. Greco replacing midfielder David Pizarro. 

In the 56th minute Roma with a second substitution  forward Mirko Vucinic replacing midfielder Fabio Simplicio.

Finally we are seeing the first goal in the 58th minute.  Yep, it's a goal  that  might  "seal" the final.  An assist by  Houssine Kharja with a cross  taking a deflection  from Roma midfielder Simone Perrota while the ball ending on the way of forward Samuel Eto'o   delivering a right footed shot and there you goooooo goaaaaallllllllll  Roma goalkeeper Doni not able to save ...  Eto'o  scoring his 34 goal this season  equaling the record from the ex Inter  Ronaldo.
Inter 1 - 0 AS Roma



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Inter forward Samuel Eto'o  running to celebrate the goal with Inter coach Leonardo.. practically securing the pass to the final of the Coppa Italia.


Inter making the first substitution in the 67th minute with  forward Diego Milito replacing forward Giampaolo Pazzini. 

In the 73rd minute Roma  making the last substitution looking to  add fresh energy by replacing foreward Jeremy Menez with young Caprari form the youth team. 

Two  minutes later and now we have  a substitution from Inter replacing Kharja  by bringing  midfielder  Thiago Motta.

wow, wow, wow... Roma goooaalllll hello hello hellooo and you bet someone is happy.  Yep, it is forward Marco Borriello unblocking his lack of goals since February 2 and now delivering an equalizer goal.   The joy from  Borriello looking at Montella as  saying,  yes, I am back!   Assist by midfielder Simone Perrotta and Borriello smacking Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar int he far post with a headed shot.
Inter 1 - 1 AS Roma

Now, interesting as there is final agonizing  minutes.....

In the 87th minute Referee Orsato giving a yellow card to Inter defender Maicon for wasting time....

ooopsssss  Milito  diving...  asking for a penalty but the referee not buying it..... 

In the 89th minute  Referee Orsato giving a yellow card to  Roma midfielder Simone Perrotta for a foul on Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso.

wow, are we collecting yellow cards?????  In the 90th minute a yellow card for Roma defender Nicolas Burdisso for protesting...  



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Inter official lineup in the Coppa Italia Semifinal Second Round against AS Roma  on Wednesday May 11 2011 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.



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AS Roma coach Vincenzo Montella losing his voice by shouting  to his players to move forward and win the game.




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 Inter Houssine Kharja and AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi battling to control the ball.

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Inter coach Leonardo giving the  thumb up to his players .....   Inter  securing the pass to the final .



.Click the video to watch the highlights of the Coppa Italia Semifinal Second Round between INTER vs AS ROMA on Wednesday May 11 2011 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium.







2010 - 2011 COPPA ITALIA SEMIFINAL SECOND ROUND
 
Inter - AS Roma
Wednesday May 11 2011
Giuseppe Meazza  Stadium
20:45 Italy time

Referee:  Daniele Orsato
Assistants: Copelli and Niccolai
Fourth Official:  Domenico Celi
 
Attendance:

Scorers: 

OFFICIAL FORMATIONS
 
INTER: 1 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 26 Chivu, 55 Nagatomo; 19 Cambiasso, 17 Mariga; 4 Javier Zanetti, 14 Kharja, 9  Samuel Eto'o; 7 GIampaolo Pazzini.

Substitutes:: 12 Castellazzi, 8 Thiago Motta, 20 Obi, 22 Milito, 23 Materazzi, 27 Pandev, 29 Coutinho.

Coach: Leonardo.

AS ROMA: 32 Doni; 77 Cassetti, 29 Nicolas  Burdisso, 4 Juan, 17 John Arne Riise; 7 David Pizarro, 16 Daniele De Rossi; 20 Perrotta, 30 Fabio Simplicio, 94 Jeremy Menez; 22 Marco Borriello.

Substitutes:: 1 Lobont, 3 Castellini, 9 Vucinic, 15 Loria, 23 Greco, 47 Caprari, 87 Rosi.

Coach: Vincenzo Montella.

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