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OSLO – It was a defeat for Slovenia in the final minute as Norway won a qualifier for the 2014 World Cup 2-1 in Oslo. Nerazzurri keeper Vid Belec did not play.

BUDAPEST – Wesley Sneijder and his Netherlands team beat Hungary 4-1 at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest in a qualifier for the 2014 World Cup.

The Dutch took the lead after 3 minutes through Jeremain Lens only to see the Hungarians equalise 4 minutes later thanks to a penalty from Dzsudzsak. On 19 minutes the Netherlands were once again leading when Bruno Martins Indi headed Sneijder’s pass into the net. Lens got his brace on 53 minutes to make it 3-1 and then Klaas-Jan Huntelaar added the fourth goal for the visitors in the 74th minute. 

Sneijder played the full 90 minutes on the pitch. Now with 6 points, the Netherlands sit atop the group together with Romania.

APPIANO GENTILE – The Nerazzurri are raring to go again after last weekend’s break. Torino await Inter next Sunday
and Matias Silvestre spoke on behalf of all his team-mates when he summed up the mood in the camp following the recent defeat to Roma: "We’re determined to
bounce back and we want to do that straight away, this Sunday."

Speaking during an exclusive interview with Sky Sport 24, the Argentine defender continued: "It’s true
that we had a few problems defensively, but it should also be said
that it’s never easy at the start and that we had played lots of
matches one after another. This break has helped us to improve."

Silvestre then reflected on his own performances: "On a personal level, I’ve settled
in here very quickly. I’ve started five out of six games so far and generally speaking I’ve done well. You certainly haven’t seen the best of Silvestre yet, but
with time I’ll prove how good I can be. We can all do better,
myself included, and I accept my part of the blame. As I said, this
break has definitely helped us to work a bit more calmly."

Then, looking back to Palermo and his recent
past, Matias observed that "when you play for Inter you have more responsibility and I’m starting to realise what it means to part of this team." The defender declined to respond
directly to comments made by Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini
(‘We conceded lots of goals with him in the team, that’s why we
sold him to Inter’), but said, "I’m pleased with what I achieved
at Palermo. Without that I would never have joined Inter. I don’t
want to get involved in an argument. I’m proud of what I did there
and I think I left people with a good impression."

MILAN
– (ANSA) It’s not just about quality and technique: "Cassano has also brought fun and
excitement to Inter." The description comes from the Nerazzurri’s managing
director Marco Fassone, who noted that "there’s a lot of enthusiasm within
the team. The new players are integrating and we hope to see this excellent
atmosphere reflected on the pitch." Regarding what took place at Inter
over the summer, Fassone commented: "It’s not a reorganisation but a
renewal; clubs have to be more attentive to Financial Fair Play, which is
something that UEFA also reiterated at the last ECA meeting."

The
next transfer moves for Inter? "In January we’ll see if we need to take
action," Fassone stated tersely from La Gazzetta dello Sport’s
"Milano & Lombardia" presentation. "Giuseppe Rossi? We still
haven’t discussed it." Finally Fassone, the ex-marketing director of
Juventus, was asked for his thoughts on the highly debated Scudetto of 2006.
"It’s a question dealing with things that are now history," responded
the Nerazzurri director. "The other day I spoke to the sponsors about
Inter’s diversity and the values of the Moratti family, but without making
comparisons." (ANSA).

APPIANO GENTILE – With his holiday postponed and already over, Juan Jesus is
now preparing to do his share for the Nerazzurri after the break for
internationals: "Straight away Inter became the team of my heart, and I’m
happy that coach Stramaccioni called me right after the Olympics, even though
it meant missing out on the summer break," stated the Brazilian defender
to Marco Barzaghi in an exclusive interview with Sportmediaset, which aired on
Italia 2.

"I really love having the fans so close to the team. It’s not like that in
Brazil." Juan Jesus then spoke about the future: "Now I want to do my
best to help Inter and I’m convinced we’ll start winning again soon. My dream
is to make history with this club, just like Maicon and Julio Cesar did."