Matri on target as Juve blanks Inter
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February 15, 2011, Tuesday
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A FIRST-HALF goal from new signing Alessandro Matri gave Juventus a sweet 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in the derby of Italy on Sunday, dealing a huge blow to its opponent's bid to win a sixth successive scudetto.
The Italian striker struck with a downward header in the 30th minute of a match Juventus dominated, handing Leonardo his second defeat as Inter coach since taking over from Rafa Benitez.
Inter stayed fourth, eight points behind leader Milan which defeated Parma 4-0 on Saturday, with a game in hand while Juventus climbed to sixth.
Lazio recorded its first away league victory since October by defeating lowly Brescia 2-0 to go third.
There were also away wins for Udinese and Fiorentina, their first of the season. Struggling Cagliari, Sampdoria and Catania won at home.
Juventus coach Gigi Del Neri said his players won because they were the hungrier side.
"We wanted it tonight. January was a difficult month - we had some injuries and lost form, but this is a good side and we can go very far still if we keep up the same spirit and desire," he said.
Inter coach Leonardo said his team deserved a draw.
"The first half was difficult, we were slow and couldn't get men forward. The second half was very different, we got more players into the box and had chances."
In Turin, Juventus took a deserved lead on the half-hour when Milos Krasic laid the ball back to Frederik Sorensen whose instant cross was headed precisely into the bottom corner by Matri.
After three victories in a week culminating in a spectacular 5-3 win over AS Roma, Inter seemed strangely out of sorts but Giampaolo Pazzini almost equalized just after the restart, flicking a near-post header that Gianluigi Buffon did well to parry.
The Italian striker struck with a downward header in the 30th minute of a match Juventus dominated, handing Leonardo his second defeat as Inter coach since taking over from Rafa Benitez.
Inter stayed fourth, eight points behind leader Milan which defeated Parma 4-0 on Saturday, with a game in hand while Juventus climbed to sixth.
Lazio recorded its first away league victory since October by defeating lowly Brescia 2-0 to go third.
There were also away wins for Udinese and Fiorentina, their first of the season. Struggling Cagliari, Sampdoria and Catania won at home.
Juventus coach Gigi Del Neri said his players won because they were the hungrier side.
"We wanted it tonight. January was a difficult month - we had some injuries and lost form, but this is a good side and we can go very far still if we keep up the same spirit and desire," he said.
Inter coach Leonardo said his team deserved a draw.
"The first half was difficult, we were slow and couldn't get men forward. The second half was very different, we got more players into the box and had chances."
In Turin, Juventus took a deserved lead on the half-hour when Milos Krasic laid the ball back to Frederik Sorensen whose instant cross was headed precisely into the bottom corner by Matri.
After three victories in a week culminating in a spectacular 5-3 win over AS Roma, Inter seemed strangely out of sorts but Giampaolo Pazzini almost equalized just after the restart, flicking a near-post header that Gianluigi Buffon did well to parry.
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