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Forlan brace keeps the party going for Atletico
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September 1, 2010, Wednesday
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DIEGO Forlan scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Sporting Gijon 4-0 in its opening game of the La Liga season on Monday, adding fuel to the festive atmosphere among fans at the club.
The Europa League winner overcame Inter Milan 2-0 to lift the European Super Cup for the first time on Friday, and the trophy was paraded around a packed Calderon before the kickoff.
Midfielder Jurado opened the scoring after 10 minutes in what appears to have been his last game for the club before joining Schalke 04.
"Football is like this. Irresistible offers arrive for players and clubs. It's a wise decision on his part and a good one for the club," Atletico coach Quique Sanchez Flores told reporters.
Uruguay striker Forlan, who was named player of the World Cup in South Africa, netted a goal in each half, the first after a mazy run from Sergio Aguero.
Portuguese midfielder Simao wrapped up the win with a superb curling shot in the last minute.
Atletico will be celebrating its European Super Cup victory with an open-topped bus tour through the Spanish capital Madrid.
In Italy, Inter Milan's Serie A title defense began with a frustrating 0-0 draw at manager-less Bologna when scant options on the bench again undermined Rafa Benitez's new side.
The European champion has decided to stick with the players who secured an unprecedented Italian treble last term but the lack of a replacement for sold forward Mario Balotelli could haunt Inter.
"It's clear we are lacking a bit of freshness and physicality. I'm happy with the character and reaction we showed in the second half," former Liverpool coach Benitez told Sky TV.
"Let's see if we do can do some late transfer business and if not wait until January."
Reinforcements
Inter looked a touch off the pace as it had done in the European Super Cup defeat although Wesley Sneijder threatened with three freekicks.
Samuel Eto'o clipped the bar from substitute Coutinho's cross in an improved second half but Inter fans will be worried by the start and the lack of reinforcements for an ageing squad.
Their fears will have intensified after AC Milan signed its former hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic and battered Lecce 4-0 in its first game on Sunday.
Striker Diego Milito, the key to Inter's imperious success under Jose Mourinho last term, was again totally anonymous and Bologna almost took advantage by stealing the win.
The host had gone into the game without a coach after the astonishing decision to sack Franco Colomba on the eve of its Serie A opener and leaves youth team boss Paolo Magnani in temporary charge.
The Europa League winner overcame Inter Milan 2-0 to lift the European Super Cup for the first time on Friday, and the trophy was paraded around a packed Calderon before the kickoff.
Midfielder Jurado opened the scoring after 10 minutes in what appears to have been his last game for the club before joining Schalke 04.
"Football is like this. Irresistible offers arrive for players and clubs. It's a wise decision on his part and a good one for the club," Atletico coach Quique Sanchez Flores told reporters.
Uruguay striker Forlan, who was named player of the World Cup in South Africa, netted a goal in each half, the first after a mazy run from Sergio Aguero.
Portuguese midfielder Simao wrapped up the win with a superb curling shot in the last minute.
Atletico will be celebrating its European Super Cup victory with an open-topped bus tour through the Spanish capital Madrid.
In Italy, Inter Milan's Serie A title defense began with a frustrating 0-0 draw at manager-less Bologna when scant options on the bench again undermined Rafa Benitez's new side.
The European champion has decided to stick with the players who secured an unprecedented Italian treble last term but the lack of a replacement for sold forward Mario Balotelli could haunt Inter.
"It's clear we are lacking a bit of freshness and physicality. I'm happy with the character and reaction we showed in the second half," former Liverpool coach Benitez told Sky TV.
"Let's see if we do can do some late transfer business and if not wait until January."
Reinforcements
Inter looked a touch off the pace as it had done in the European Super Cup defeat although Wesley Sneijder threatened with three freekicks.
Samuel Eto'o clipped the bar from substitute Coutinho's cross in an improved second half but Inter fans will be worried by the start and the lack of reinforcements for an ageing squad.
Their fears will have intensified after AC Milan signed its former hero Zlatan Ibrahimovic and battered Lecce 4-0 in its first game on Sunday.
Striker Diego Milito, the key to Inter's imperious success under Jose Mourinho last term, was again totally anonymous and Bologna almost took advantage by stealing the win.
The host had gone into the game without a coach after the astonishing decision to sack Franco Colomba on the eve of its Serie A opener and leaves youth team boss Paolo Magnani in temporary charge.
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