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               AS Roma  2 - 1 Inter 
                                     13' Alessandro Florenzi         44' Fredy Guarin
                                     33' Mattia Destro

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The challenge is open, but Roma with the advantage of winning the first leg of the 2012 - 2013 Coppa Italia Semifinal.    The Second Leg of the Semifinal will be played  until 17 April.  AS Roma opening the score in the 13th minute with midfielder Alessandro Florenzi freezing Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a headed shot after the cross from the right by defender Ivan Piris.   U N B E L I E V A B L E....  Inter conceding another goal and this time a mistake by goalkeeper Handanovic.  You bet the surprise for Inter is big.   Imagine, in the 33rd minute we have now same assistman with defender Piris to Destro obeating Handanovic to profit the chance and double the score.

Referee Damato giving a yellow card to Inter defender Alvaro Pereira in the 40th minute for a foul on Francesco Totti.

Inter shortening the distance in the 44th minute with forward Rodrigo Palacio.  It is midfielder Fredy Guarin to open the game with a right footed shot and with the assist from the left by midfielder Esteban Cambiasso defeats AS Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.  

Here is the official lineup from AS ROMA by coach Zdenek Zeman:


AS ROMA:   24 Stekelenburg; 23 Piris, 3 Marquinhos, 29 Burdisso, 42 Balzaretti; 4 Bradley, 77 Tachtsidis, 48 Florenzi; 8 Lamela, 22 Destro, 10 Totti.   
 
Here is the official lineup from INTER by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:

INTER: 1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 26 Chivu, 40 Juan Jesus; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 20 Obi, 24 Benassi, 31 Pereira; 14 Guarin; 8 Palacio.


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2012 - 2013 Coppa Italia Semifinal, First Leg
AS Roma - Inter
Wednesday 23 January 2013
20:45

Referee:  DE MARCO
Assistants:  BIANCHI – PADOVAN
Fourth Official:   CELI

Goal:  13' Alessandro Florenzi

Official formation - lineups:

AS ROMA:   24 Stekelenburg; 23 Piris, 3 Marquinhos, 29 Burdisso, 42 Balzaretti; 4 Bradley, 77 Tachtsidis, 48 Florenzi; 8 Lamela, 22 Destro, 10 Totti.   

Subs: 13 Goicoechea, 1 Lobont, 5 Castan, 7 Marquinho, 19 Antei, 20 Perrotta, 21 Sammartino, 45 Ricci, 47 Lucca.

Coach: Zdenek Zeman.

INTER: 1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 26 Chivu, 40 Juan Jesus; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 20 Obi, 24 Benassi, 31 Pereira; 14 Guarin; 8 Palacio.

Subs: 27 Belec, 77 Di Gennaro, 6 Silvestre, 11 Alvarez, 16 Mudingayi, 17 Mariga, 18 Rocchi, 21
 Gargano, 42 Jonathan, 55 Nagatomo, 82 Bessa, 88 Livaja.

Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.




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