Juventus heaps more misery on Inter
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October 31, 2011, Monday
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LEADER Juventus piled more misery on Serie A rival Inter Milan after winning a frantic "Derby of Italy" 2-1 on Saturday.
With all the goals coming in the first half, Claudio Marchisio got the winner after Maicon's 28th-minute piledriver had cancelled out Mirko Vucinic's early strike.
The result leaves unbeaten Juventus two points clear of AC Milan. A fifth defeat in nine games has left struggling Inter fifth from bottom.
Champion AC Milan went second after Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice in a 3-2 win at Roma, while Catania moved to sixth with a 2-1 defeat of 10-man Napoli.
In a feverish opening five minutes at the San Siro, the fit-again Gianluigi Buffon was forced into a diving save from Giampaolo Pazzini before Esteban Cambiasso hooked just wide as Inter looked for an early blow.
But it was Juventus which struck first on 12 minutes as Vucinic slammed the ball high into the net after Luca Castellazzi had saved Alessandro Matri's close-range effort from Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross.
The dangerous Matri came close to doubling the lead twice in the next three minutes, flashing a cross-shot just wide of target before Castellazzi blocked another break from the Italian as Inter's defence was run ragged.
The home side weathered the storm and Maicon equalized on 28 minutes, surprising Buffon at the near post with an angled strike that took a slight deflection before flying into the top corner.
Galvanized by the goal, Pazzini thundered a header against the bar from Maicon's cross but it was Juventus which regained the lead on 33 minutes when the talented Marchisio hit a low shot into the corner after playing a delightful one-two with Matri on the edge of the box.
Inter pressed for an equalizer but with Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder strangely out of range, it was Juventus which created more openings.
At the Stadio Olimpico, Ibrahimovic headed home Alberto Aquilani crosses in the 17th and 78th minutes as the Rossonero claimed their fourth successive win.
With all the goals coming in the first half, Claudio Marchisio got the winner after Maicon's 28th-minute piledriver had cancelled out Mirko Vucinic's early strike.
The result leaves unbeaten Juventus two points clear of AC Milan. A fifth defeat in nine games has left struggling Inter fifth from bottom.
Champion AC Milan went second after Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice in a 3-2 win at Roma, while Catania moved to sixth with a 2-1 defeat of 10-man Napoli.
In a feverish opening five minutes at the San Siro, the fit-again Gianluigi Buffon was forced into a diving save from Giampaolo Pazzini before Esteban Cambiasso hooked just wide as Inter looked for an early blow.
But it was Juventus which struck first on 12 minutes as Vucinic slammed the ball high into the net after Luca Castellazzi had saved Alessandro Matri's close-range effort from Stephan Lichtsteiner's cross.
The dangerous Matri came close to doubling the lead twice in the next three minutes, flashing a cross-shot just wide of target before Castellazzi blocked another break from the Italian as Inter's defence was run ragged.
The home side weathered the storm and Maicon equalized on 28 minutes, surprising Buffon at the near post with an angled strike that took a slight deflection before flying into the top corner.
Galvanized by the goal, Pazzini thundered a header against the bar from Maicon's cross but it was Juventus which regained the lead on 33 minutes when the talented Marchisio hit a low shot into the corner after playing a delightful one-two with Matri on the edge of the box.
Inter pressed for an equalizer but with Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder strangely out of range, it was Juventus which created more openings.
At the Stadio Olimpico, Ibrahimovic headed home Alberto Aquilani crosses in the 17th and 78th minutes as the Rossonero claimed their fourth successive win.
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