

Zlatan
Udinese v Inter: Goalless
By: Martha |When Cesar was went off in the 21st minute after two yellows in quick succession, it looked like it was going to be a long day for Inter, particularly since Udine had been the more threatening team even when it was 11 v 11. Instead, Inter turned in their first good defensive effort since Christmas […]
Inter v Parma: Jesus Effing Christ
By: Martha |Jesus Christ, talk about unjust — Parma absolutely had that game won, and fully deserved the three points. Inter were utter rubbish for most of the match, giving the ball away all over the pitch and not really bothering to defend with anything resembling organization, while Parma were making life difficult, defending well for once, […]
News Roundup As We All Drink to Adriano
By: Martha |•Four of the players on UEFA.com’s fan-chosen Team of the Year squad ply their trade in Italy, including three Rossoneri. Kaka, Alessandro Nesta and Clarence Seedorf are joined in the team by their totally awesome mortal enemy Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (No Pirlo. I know.)
•Genoa and Fiorentina have finally sorted out their exchange deal for Papa Waigo […]
Siena v Inter: Siena Do Not Suck
By: Martha |From the start of the match Siena were up to the task — they never looked even remotely intimidated, and stuck well to their game plan of limiting space in their end and countering with control when they could. Inter played some nice one-twos but never turned them into shots on goal, while at the […]
Inter v Torino: Still Rolling, Somehow
By: Martha |It’s amazing how many goals Inter can score even when they’re not looking very good. They didn’t create many chances against Torino today, but still ended up with a 4-0 win, most of the goals down to just taking advantage of chances that were handed to them.
In the first half, Toro were very much […]
Inter v Lazio: Poor Lazio (In More Ways Than One)
By: Martha |Man alive. Inter were anything but good in the first half, but ended it up 2-0 just because they put some pressure on the Lazio goal, and the Roman side just couldn’t handle it — Lazio looked pretty dire tonight.
The home side always looked most threatening, but the game started slowly and both teams […]
La Gazzetta Love Them Some Zlatan
By: Martha |There’s a completely fantastic article in today’s La Gazzetta in which the author (Mirko Graziano, if you want to write him a thank you note. And no, it’s not a pseudonym for me. Or RomaChris, at least as far as I know.) practically explodes with love for The Great Zlatan. There’s no holding back anymore, […]
Fiorentina v Inter: Impressive Nerazzurri
By: Martha |Great performance, great result for Inter; frustration and disappointment for the Viola who, after having a lot of the game in the first half, were just played off the pitch in the second. In the opening 45 minutes, Fiorentina had the majority of possession and were around the Inter box a lot, the problem was […]
News Roundup As We Take a Deep, Post-European Breath
By: Martha |•Because of their participation in the Club World Cup next month, Milan’s Serie A matches against Reggina and Livorno have been postponed; the new dates have not yet been announced.
•Giorgio Chinaglia has been fined €4.2 million for market manipulation, related to his attempted takeover of Lazio in 2005. Just guessing here, but I have a […]
Champions League: Inter, Roma Roll
By: Martha |That’s the first two Italian teams into the next round, then: Roma crushed Dynamo Kiev 4-1, while Inter struggled for an hour against Fenerbahce before coming out comfortably on top, 3-0.
In the first half in Milan, both teams were terribly sloppy, giving the ball away over and over and not really playing much football. Inter […]






