[Mehdi Beatia (left) tackles Diego Milito (right). Photo from Google]
On Saturday, December 3rd-2011, Inter faced a tough Udinese side who were willing to join AC Milan in top spot in the Serie A. Here is the starting lineup of both teams:-
Inter (4-4-2): Julio Cesar; J. Zanetti (c), W. Samuel, A. Ranocchia, C. Chivu; R. Alvarez, T. Motta, E. Cambiasso, M. Faraoni; G. Pazzini, D. Milito. Coach: C. Ranieri.
Udinese (4-2-3-1): S. Handanovic; M. isla, M. Benatia, D. Ferronetti, Danilo; D. Basta, K. Asamoah; G. Torje, P. Armero, G. Pinzi; A. Di Natale. Coach: F. Guidolin.
Point of view and analysis...
As we all know, Inter's form lately hasn't been that amazing. Since Jose Mourinho left the nerazzurri helm after clinching the treble in late May-2010, Massimo Moratti wanted reduce the amount of money he pays to, both, players and managers. Hence, Inter couldn't find its way back to the top as if someone blew their torch in the middle of a cave. Although Inter is facing too many problems in the field, let's not forget that there are many key players whom are injured (i.e. Sneijder, Maicon, and Forlan).
That brings me to this match, Udinese's form this season is incredible and Francesco Guidolin found a way to "pump up" his team even with the departure of Alexis Sanchez. Antonio (Toto) Di Natale proved to the world that he's a world class striker that deserves recognition from UEFA and FIFA to earn individual awards. During the course of the match, Toto and his teammates caused problems to Inter's defense. Isla, who is wanted by many big teams in Europe, also made an impact by scoring the only goal in the match. Javier Zanetti's dismissal summarizes the bad form that Inter are in; "Il Capitano" was only sent off one time (before this match) during a Coppa Italia match against Parma in the late 90's.
All in all, Udinese truly deserves to win on Saturday; and they proved that they're worthy of being on top of the Serie A mountain. But can they compete against the mighty forces that are Juventus and AC Milan?
On the other hand, Inter are in deep trouble with only 14 points in 12 matches; and they still have matches against AC Milan and Lazio. Let's not forget there's a whole round (il ritorno) left!
That's all regarding the Inter-Udinese match, stay tuned for analysis of other matches. Have a nice day!
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