Roma Weston

Roma Weston

Inter Milan is enjoying an incredible winning streak recently, extending its advantage over second place AS Roma to 8 points and now third place AC Milan to 10. The victory also ended Cagliary's six-game winning streak and gave proof of Inter's dominance. Inter has won all of its league games this season and its last eight games at home. The team is rapidly becoming one of the best in Europe, with a solid system and a great group of players led by Samuel Eto'o and Maicon, among others. The game was clearly led by Inter from the beginning. Cagliary had a few opportunities, but Inter showed its superiority throughout the match. The first goal came at the beginning of the game, in minute 6, when Pandev received an open pass from Javier Zanetti to score from close range. Cagliary responded quickly to the first goal. The team saw a great opportunity with Daniel Conti and his 25-yard shot that forced Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar to pay attention. Nonetheless, Cagliary was unable to even the score. The team, moreover, suffered from defensive problems, a weakness that Inter quickly took advantage of. The leaders in the Italian League had clear opportunities aE" as in minute 14 aE" but it wasn't until minute 20 that Inter was able to complete a play and score the second goal of the game.

A corner shot from Maicon was headed by Walter Samuel into Cagliary's net. The second goal was a surprise for Cagliary, whose energy seemed to run out after a false goal in minute 33. The shot was deemed offside by the referee, although there were doubts about who touched the ball last. Inter seemed likely to score again before halftime with a free kick from Esteban Cambiasso, shooting the ball straight into Cagliary's arc, but goalkeeper Agazi saved it. However, Inter recovered after the second half to make up for the missed opportunity. Just two minutes in, Eto'o gave the ball to Pandev, who sent a wide pass to Milito, who took the ball and scored from close range. Nor was this Inter's last attempt, despite the crushing 3-0 score. The team searched for more opportunities but was unable to complete. Cagliary also looked for points, but was unable to score. The players were close at the end, but Inter's defense, including goalkeeper Cesar, put up a strong block.

Calgiary was left with no further options, and the game fell to Inter with a convincing 3-0 victory. aEoeThis win against Cagliari is very important because it puts us 10 points above second place,aE� Inter coach Jose Mourinho said. aEoeToday we started the match trusting in our offensive mentality. Cagliari isn't an easy team to play against and even when 2-0 up its players didn't collapse and tried to make chances, but we were solid and compact.aE� Mourihno and his team are looking forward to their next Scudetto, with an 8-point difference from the second place and 10-point difference from their all-time rival AC Milan, which was unable to win its game against Bologna. The game ended up in a draw and Milan dropped to third. AC Roma defeated Fiorentina 1-0.