Inter's 4th loss has coach fuming
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November 28, 2012, Wednesday
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INTER Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni is furious after a 0-1 defeat to Parma ended the Nerazzurri's hopes of closing the gap on Juventus to just one point. AC Milan had given city rival Inter a huge incentive when it beat Juventus 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday.
However, Inter failed to capitalize, suffering its fourth league defeat of the season to collect just one point from its last three games in all competitions to drop to fourth place.
Stramaccioni, at 36 the youngest coach in Serie A, said: "We now have only one point from our last three games. We're not happy."
Inter labored through an opening period in which Parma's French striker Jonathan Biabiany proved a threat throughout. But after the interval Inter offered little resistance when Nicola Sansone went on a 40-meter run to beat Samir Handanovic for the only goal of the night.
"We tried to take the game to a Parma team that was set out well, and Biabiany was a bit of a handful, but we didn't start badly," Stramaccioni said. "However, the second half was one of the worst we've played.
"Our biggest regret is the goal we conceded. It was a bad mistake and we paid a heavy price for it. We were caught napping. It's not as if Sansone dribbled past our players, the team just opened up for him."
Inter is also involved in the Europa League but a second string side lost 0-3 to Rubin Kazan last week. Stramaccioni hinted that both domestic and European commitments may now be taking a toll.
"I can't deny we've been lucky with injuries recently but I don't want to make excuses. We've faded, we weren't able to produce enough intensity in our game," he said.
Napoli's 1-0 win over Cagliari pushed it up to second, ahead of third-placed Fiorentina, however veteran Inter defender Javier Zanetti said it was early doors yet.
"We're sorry because we've suffered another defeat but we're still near the top," he said. "I don't think many would have bet that we'd be in the top three at this stage."
However, Inter failed to capitalize, suffering its fourth league defeat of the season to collect just one point from its last three games in all competitions to drop to fourth place.
Stramaccioni, at 36 the youngest coach in Serie A, said: "We now have only one point from our last three games. We're not happy."
Inter labored through an opening period in which Parma's French striker Jonathan Biabiany proved a threat throughout. But after the interval Inter offered little resistance when Nicola Sansone went on a 40-meter run to beat Samir Handanovic for the only goal of the night.
"We tried to take the game to a Parma team that was set out well, and Biabiany was a bit of a handful, but we didn't start badly," Stramaccioni said. "However, the second half was one of the worst we've played.
"Our biggest regret is the goal we conceded. It was a bad mistake and we paid a heavy price for it. We were caught napping. It's not as if Sansone dribbled past our players, the team just opened up for him."
Inter is also involved in the Europa League but a second string side lost 0-3 to Rubin Kazan last week. Stramaccioni hinted that both domestic and European commitments may now be taking a toll.
"I can't deny we've been lucky with injuries recently but I don't want to make excuses. We've faded, we weren't able to produce enough intensity in our game," he said.
Napoli's 1-0 win over Cagliari pushed it up to second, ahead of third-placed Fiorentina, however veteran Inter defender Javier Zanetti said it was early doors yet.
"We're sorry because we've suffered another defeat but we're still near the top," he said. "I don't think many would have bet that we'd be in the top three at this stage."
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