Depleted Inter wins Milan derby
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January 26, 2010, Tuesday
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COACH Jose Mourinho said Inter Milan would have won Sunday's derby with only seven players after it overcame two sendings-off to beat AC Milan 2-0.
Inter moved nine points clear of second-placed Milan despite Wesley Sneijder's 27th-minute red card thanks to goals by Diego Milito and Goran Pandev.
Brazil defender Lucio was also sent off in the closing stages for handball, although Inter keeper Julio Cesar saved the ensuing penalty by Ronaldinho.
"We showed everything. The only way we would have lost is if we'd gone down to six," Mourinho said.
"With seven we'd have won the same. Inter played a spectacular match from all points of view, tactical, physical, psychological - an incredible match."
The Portuguese coach was less happy with the officials, especially regarding Sneijder's red card for giving the referee sarcastic applause.
"I go away with a strange taste," he said. "It's your country, your championship, it's your problem, not mine.
"Today everything was done for us not to win this match.
"The referee asked if I'd be angry if one of my players clapped at me ironically. I said no, it's part of the game."
Milan coach Leonardo was not downbeat despite a defeat that landed a massive blow to his side's title ambitions.
"One game cannot establish how good you are," he said. "We have lots of possibilities. We have a game in hand. We have a good position in the standings. We are in the Champions League. We encountered Inter on a great night."
Contribution
Victory gave Inter 49 points from 21 matches, while Milan is on 40 having played one game less.
"I'm happy to have given my contribution," Julio Cesar said. "It's not easy to play practically the whole game with 10. My teammates showed how strong this group is today."
Palermo climbed to fifth with a 3-0 home win over Fiorentina thanks to a first-half double by 19-year-old Uruguayan forward Abel Hernandez and Igor Budan's acrobatic effort just before the hour.
The Sicilians' victory means Juventus drops to sixth after its miserable run continued with a 2-1 home defeat by third-placed AS Roma on Saturday, leaving coach Ciro Ferrara in danger of losing his job.
Napoli consolidated fourth place with a 2-0 win at lowly Livorno. Sampdoria boss Luigi Del Neri's surprise decision to drop out-of-form forward Antonio Cassano seemed to pay dividends as the early pacesetters twice came from behind to beat struggling Udinese 3-2 and halt a slide in form.
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