May 14th, 2012 |
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ROME - "It’s a shame because we played well today, especially in the first half," Diego Milito told Inter Channel after the match.
His strike against Lazio means Milito equalled his personal record of 24 league goals, achieved with Genoa. "But I’d happily have swapped them all to have been challenging for the prizes we’re used to at Inter…" the Prince sighed.
He continued: "We’re looking forward. We’re disappointed because we really wanted it, but we have to look forward. Our targets for next year? To be in the mix right up till the end and playing for the targets we’re accustomed to. We’ll get off to a good start next term and at least we ended this season well, apart from tonight’s defeat. We must represent Inter as well as we can. We’ll try to do well in Serie A and also in the Europa League."
May 14th, 2012 |
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ROME - Javier Zanetti didn’t try to hide his disappointment after Inter’s defeat to Lazio: "We’re sorry we couldn’t win because it would have meant a round less to play in the Europa League," the skipper told Inter Channel. "But that’s the way it went and we must thank all the fans who stood by us throughout the season despite all the difficulties. We can make a fresh start now. We’re determined to do things differently next year and become a major player again."
What advice does the captain have for Andrea Stramaccioni? "I don’t think I need to give him any advice. He knows he has to work very hard with all of us so that we can get back to challenging at the top. A club like Inter deserves to be higher than this and we’ll all work together to make that happen."
Zanetti’s biggest regret this year was "not being more consistent. We played well at times but were found wanting in too many games. Our final league position reflects that. The desire was there but all too often we failed to achieve what we were capable of."
The captain also had a special thought for Paolo Orlandoni, who announced his retirement before Lazio v Inter: "I want to thank him because he joined Inter a long time before me. He’s a great man and a top professional. I know we’re going to miss him."
May 14th, 2012 |
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ROME - It was a bad day in terms of the result but Samuele Longo could still afford to smile after making his debut with the Nerazzurri first team: "I can’t say I’m not happy after my debut but I’m obviously disappointed with the result. I want to thank my girlfriend, my mum and dad and all my family. I’ve already thanked Stramaccioni and I’ll always be grateful to him for everything he’s done for me."
The Primavera striker was then asked about his favourite position. "I prefer to play centre forward but I’m happy to do a job in other positions. I’d even play full-back…" he joked with Inter Channel.
May 13th, 2012 |
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ROME - Inter came up short at the Stadio Olimpico and saw their faint hopes of Champions League qualification vanish, although wins for Napoli and Udinese would have made it impossible anyway. Lazio’s 3-1 victory leaves the Nerazzurri in sixth place on 58 points and Inter will now face Europa League qualifiers on 2 and 9 August. Milito’s conversion from the spot had put Inter in front at half time but Lazio turned the tables after the restart with strikes from Kozak and Candreva before Mauri added a third in injury time.
Full report to follow.
May 13th, 2012 |
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ROME - Here are the starting line-ups for Lazio v Inter, the 2011/12 Serie A Week 38 fixture being played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome this evening (kick-off 20:45).
Lazio: 1 Bizzarri; 5 Scaloni, 21 Diakité, 20 Biava, 29 Konko; 27 Cana, 24 Ledesma; 87 Candreva 6 Mauri, 19 Lulic; 18 Kozak.
Subs: 16 Berardi, 14 Garrido, 15 Gonzalez, 28 Makinwa, 41 Zampa, 53 Rozzi, 78 Zauri.
Coach: Edoardo Reja.
Inter: 12 Castellazzi; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel,
55 Nagatomo; 4 Zanetti, 14 Guarin, 19 Cambiasso, 18 Poli, 11 Alvarez; 22
Milito.
Subs: 21 Orlandoni, 2 Cordoba, 23 Ranocchia, 40 Juan, 37 Faraoni, 7 Pazzini, 81 Longo.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Referee: Antonio Damato (Barletta section).
