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They were 3,800 miles from foggy San Siro, and that's not all that was different for Inter Milan and AC Milan when they met outside of Italy for just the third time in 101 years.
A group of Inter Milan fans, angered by the team's unexpected elimination from the Champions League, attacked the players when they returned from an Italian league victory.
Inter 3 - 1 Genoa AET Ten man Genoa really battled Inter Milan in the San Siro. Inter should of had an easier time of it. In the twentieth minute Genoa defender Giuseppe Biava was sent off on a hard tackle from behind on Adriano.
Last season a game between Roma and Inter would have been a real attraction, but Roma are pretty lacklustre this season and tonight was to be no exception. They now have just seven points from seven games and look to be a ghost of last years runners-up.
Soccer: Mancini to sue InterRoberto Mancini is to sue Inter Milan for the allegedly defamatory content of the Thursday night statement in which the club announced he was no longer its coach. Mancini told ANSA Friday he had instructed his lawyers to defend his reputation in court.
Roma beat Inter to retain Italian CupPhilippe Mexes and Simone Perrotta scored to give AS Roma a 2-1 win over Serie A champions Inter Milan at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Saturday to retain the Italian Cup. French defender Mexes glided unmarked into the area to smack a David Pizarro corner past the near post and open …
Well the Scudetto went down to the wire and today's games were to finally sort out all the winners and losers in Serie A. All Inter had to do was win and the title was theirs whereas Roma needed a win and had to rely on Inter losing or drawing.
Soccer: Inter fans get travel banInter fans have been banned from travelling to the season's decisive last match at Parma. The ban puts Inter on an equal footing with rivals Roma, whose fans have been banned from travelling to their last match at Catania.
Last week I was basking in the sun in Cornwall, but still managed to watch the Milan derby in which Milan beat Inter 2-1 to see Roma move to within three points of Inter.
With the top three in Serie A looking set, it is the fourth and final Champions' League place that looks the most interesting. Today Milan travelled to the Stadio Picchi to take on lowly Livorno, and in so doing they moved to within two points of Fiorentina and that fourth place.
Soccer: Inter could seal titleInter Milan are looking to claim their third title in a row and 16th in all by beating Cagliari Sunday in the hope that second-placed Roma loses to Torino.
Roma could only manage a 1-1 draw against Livorno and Inter sneaked past Torino with a single goal this evening. That means that Inter are now six points clear with four games to go.
With five games to go Inter maintained their four point lead with a fine 2-0 win against Fiorentina who are no push over these days. Earlier in the day Roma travelled to the Stadio Friuli to take on Udinese who still had a Champions' league place in their sights.
With Roma winning yesterday and reducing Inter's lead at the top to just one point, the pressure was on Inter to win today against Atalanta. They came through in true champion's style with a 0-2 drubbing in Bergamo.
A Parma fan, 27 year-old Metteo Bagnaresi, was run over by a bus being driven by a Juventus supporter. Although the official line is that it was a tragic accident, there were fears of reprisals and crowd trouble.
Soccer: Roma look to LazioRoma is looking to cross-city rival Lazio to do another giant-killing act and bring Inter within striking distance this weekend. Lazio toppled second-placed Roma at the Olympic Stadium ten days ago to stretch the gap at the top to seven.
In midweek Roma lost the Derby match against Lazio 3-2 and Inter could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Genoa. This left Roma seven points behind.
Last night Roma replied to a screaming Kaka goal with two of their own to take the points from the world club champions Milan.
Roma travelled to the Stadio San Paolo today determined not to do what Inter did last week and lose to Napoli. With Inter winning on Saturday evening it was probably a case of win this or say goodbye to any hopes of the Scudetto.
At the Stadio San Paolo in Napoli Inter suffered their first defeat of the season this evening and, with Roma thrashing Parma 4-0 yesterday that means that Inter's lead is now reduced to just six points.
Italian Soccer: 'We can catch Inter'Roma can reopen the Serie A title race, coach Luciano Spalletti believes after Inter's 11-point lead was cut to nine over the weekend. Looking ahead to Wednesday night's crunch game between the top two, Spalletti said: ''We can still catch them''.
With Juventus losing on Saturday evening to Reggina, this was Roma's chance to widen the gap between themselves and Juve who were breathing down their necks, just one place and one point behind them in third place.
Playing at home, at the Stadio Olimpico, Roma made heavy weather of beating Palermo, a side who have failed to live up to their promise of last season.
Parma haven't won away to Inter since 1999, so nobody was expecting them to do well on this foggy night in Milan. Inter played their new acquisition from Athletico Madrid: Nuno Maniche and Parma had former Livorno striker Lucarelli on the bench.
Soccer: Adriano in car crashTroubled Brazil striker Adriano crashed his car in Rio early on Monday but was unhurt, Brazilian media reported.
Roma beat Sampdoria 2-0 on Saturday evening and today Juve beat Siena 2-0, while Fiorentina thrashed poor old Cagliari 5-1.
Soccer: All eyes on Milan derbyInter and AC Milan head into their derby on Sunday on a roll, with the current Serie A champions on top of the standings and fresh from a stunning Italian Cup win, while the European champs this week won the Club World Cup and become the team with the most trophys in the world.
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