Serie A: Mourinho demands anger from Inter

godtabh

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Coach Jose Mourinho wants Serie A leaders Inter Milan to show rage in Sunday's tricky meeting with Napoli at the San Siro (1400 GMT) after they lost 1-0 to Panathinaikos in midweek.

Wednesday's home defeat to the Greeks was painless as Inter qualified for the Champions League last 16 courtesy of results elsewhere but it proved that the inconsistency the Italian champions have shown this season was not buried by last weekend's well-earned 1-0 win over Juventus, which sent them three points clear.

"After this result we have to present ourselves at our stadium against Napoli on Sunday with the right drive and with anger to play a different match from the one we deservedly lost to Panathinaikos," Mourinho was quoted as saying on the club's website.

Napoli, who are six points behind Inter in fourth, will also have some frustration to vent after losing ground last Sunday with a 2-2 home draw with Cagliari when they conceded a goal in stoppage time.

Their hopes of upsetting Inter will revolve around 23-year-old Argentina forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, who has been inspirational in their rise to the upper reaches of Serie A this season and scored a splendid free kick against Cagliari.

Second-placed AC Milan travel to Palermo (1930) without suspended Brazil playmaker Kaka who, according to coach Carlo Ancelotti, will be badly missed despite not having regained his best form after missing the start of the season with a knee injury.

"Kaka is irreplaceable even when he isn't playing at his best," Ancelotti told reporters ahead of Milan's UEFA Cup tie at Portsmouth on Thursday.

Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf is tipped to move forward to take Kaka's place alongside the in-form Ronaldinho in support of a lone striker, who is likely to be Alexandre Pato.

Milan's Kakha Kaladze risks a suspension after being charged by the Italian Football Federation for saying Stefano Farina was a poor referee following Sunday's 2-2 draw at Torino.

The Georgian was unhappy that Farina gave a late penalty that cost Milan victory for his handball while failing to grant a spot kick for a similar incident at the other end.

The club are hoping Kaladze will get away with a fine as they subsequently told their players to stop criticising officials and the defender apologised.

On Saturday (1930) third-placed Juventus entertain third-from-bottom Reggina, whose troubles have been eased by two consecutive wins.

Last season's runners-up AS Roma are seeking to continue their recovery from a miserable start with a home win over Fiorentina on Sunday (1400).

aturday, November 29, 2008
Time Home Away VENUE
17:00 UK Catania Calcio v Lecce Stadio Angelo Massimino
19:30 UK Juventus v Reggina Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Time Home Away VENUE
14:00 UK Atalanta v Lazio Stadio Azzurri D`Italia
14:00 UK Cagliari v Sampdoria Sant'Elia
14:00 UK Genoa v Bologna Comunale Luigi Ferraris
14:00 UK Inter Milan v Napoli Giuseppe Meazza
14:00 UK Roma v Fiorentina Olimpico
14:00 UK Siena v Torino Artemio Franchi Montepaschi Arena
14:00 UK Udinese v Chievo Verona Friuli
19:30 UK Palermo v AC Milan Renzo Barbera

Would love to see Inter Napoli. I wonder will it be shown any where

Bubs101

kearnsr wrote: »

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Would love to see Inter Napoli. I wonder will it be shown any where

Betfair will almost certainly have it. Good stream quality too if you turn the sound down but you need money in your account to see the videos (the reason why I always have at least 1 cent)

It's there
http://livevideo.betfair.com/

godtabh

Bubs101 wrote: »

Betfair will almost certainly have it. Good stream quality too if you turn the sound down but you need money in your account to see the videos (the reason why I always have at least 1 cent)

It's there
http://livevideo.betfair.com/

Didnt realse betfair showed it. I usually watch it on bet365 but they only show the late kick offs

Bubs101

Betfrair show an absolute truck load of Serie A matches. At least 3 every 2 o'clock and it gives you a great chance to see the non top 4 teams.

The minimum deposit is 10 euro though but you get a free bet that let's you keep your stake so it's not a bad deal at all. You could probably make the deposit and then withdraw 9.99 if you wanted

Mr. Presentable

Pics from Turin. Juventus pre-match training

http://www.sportmediaset.it/photogallery/photogallery/photogallery860.shtml?1

Mr. Presentable

kearnsr wrote: »

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Would love to see Inter Napoli. I wonder will it be shown any where

Good chance it'll be here

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/index.html

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV

Juve looked like they are back to their good form again after thrashing reggina 4-0 in the snow del piero got his 250 goal through a penalty.

godtabh

Midfielder Sulley Muntari inspired Serie A leaders Inter Milan to a hard-fought 2-1 win at home to Napoli on Sunday.

The champions, who beat Juventus last Saturday thanks to Muntari's goal, went 2-0 up through Ivan Cordoba and the Ghanaian but were forced to hang on after Ezequiel Lavezzi pulled one back on 36 minutes.

Jose Mourinho's side lost 1-0 at home to Panathinaikos in the Champions League in midweek but continue to grind out results in Serie A despite their inconsistency.

Inter have a six-point lead with joint-second AC Milan visiting Palermo in the late game (1930 GMT). Juventus, level with Milan, hammered Reggina 4-0 on Saturday.

"At 1-0 the game seemed over as we were playing so well but you can never say that in football," Mourinho told Sky. "In the second half I don't remember them having a real chance."

Last term's runners-up AS Roma, who had a terrible start, recorded a third straight league win after Francesco Totti netted in the second half to seal a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina.

Adrian Mutu, who almost joined Roma in the close season, went close with a free kick and a header for the visitors but they remain joint fifth with Lazio, who went down 2-0 in soggy Bergamo against midtable Atalanta.

Early season pacesetters Udinese, who had top striker Antonio Di Natale sent off, lost their fourth league game in a row when a late Felipe own goal gave bottom side Chievo a 1-0 away win and ended a six-game losing streak.

At the other end Cordoba settled the San Siro nerves with a superb finish for a defender following Muntari's cross on 16 minutes.

Inter were on top and made fourth-placed Napoli suffer when Muntari turned in Maicon's cross after Julio Cruz's backheel.

The visitors refused to lie down however and were soon back in the hunt when talisman Lavezzi dinked home following another perfect backheel from strike partner Marcelo Zalayeta.

Napoli had much of the play in the second half and the hosts were fortunate when Argentina's Lavezzi was booked for diving in the box in the second half despite replays showing contact between the forward and Maxwell.

Milan lost 3-1. Inter on top by 6