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INTER SET FOR TOUGH TEST

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Inter Milan are set for a tough test this weekend in the form of the match against Roma.              The club are currently fourth in the Italian Serie A table, but they have fallen behind the leaders Juventus and Napoli in recent weeks. The team has managed just two victories in the last five matches, which has been the reason for their slight dip in the table. They will be coming up against a Roma team, who have also been on a poor run of form recently after three defeats in the last four matches, during the weekend. The Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu feels that his teammates are ready for the encounter.

Inter Milan have a six-point advantage over Roma and Chivu is extremely confident that the team can get three points from this encounter. He has spoken about the tactics adopted by Roma under their new manager Zdenek Zeman. Chivu has said that Inter Milan need to be aware of the spaces left by the attackers, which are exploited well by Roma. Psychologically, Inter Milan will have a disadvantage in the match after they have suffered at the hands of Roma earlier in the season. They were beaten 3-1 by Roma in the reverse fixture.

“We are going to Rome to win this game because it is essential that we bag the full three points. They are a team in good shape, but we want to climb as high as possible. Roma are not easy to beat. They attack the spaces and get in behind you. They have players who always seem to find the right pass at the right time,” said Cristian Chivu, who recently extended his contract with the Italian club. His future was under a cloud of doubt only recently, but he has been able to agree to a new contract.

INTER NET 3 POINTS

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Inter Milan has defeated Catania in a Serie A match played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday. Milan won the match by 2-0. This was the sixth victory for Inter Milan in the ongoing Serie A League. This victory hasn’t affected the position of Milan in the Serie A points table. Milan is still at no. 4 with 18 points in 8 matches. On the other hand, Catania has slipped down to no. 7 in the points table with 11 points in 8 matches.

This was the fourth consecutive victory for Inter Milan in the competition. The manager of Inter Milan, Andrea Stramaccioni, seemed to be delighted with the performance of his team in the match. Stramaccioni said, “It was another wonderful performance by the boys. We had been performing brilliantly since the last few weeks and it was important to continue the winning streak.”

“There were a couple of missed opportunities in the first half, but, apart from that, it was a clinical performance. The body language of the players was terrific. When you win quite a few matches consecutively, you tend to get a bit complacent at times. But, the boys maintained the same kind of intensity that they had shown in the previous matches.”

“Everyone in the team is playing his part beautifully. If we keep playing like this, it will be very hard for any other team to beat us.”

When asked about Cassano who scored his fifth goal in the ongoing season, Stramaccioni said, “He has proved to be a great buy for us. We had massive hopes from him and he has been delivering so far. Hopefully, he would be able to maintain his form in the further matches as well.”

Inter Milan’s next match will be a Europa League encounter against Partizan Belgrade on Tuesday at the same venue.

CHIVU RULED OUT

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Inter Milan could be without the star defender Cristian Chivu for up to a month now after it was revealed that the defender has not made sufficient progress in his attempts to rehabilitate from his injury problems. The Romanian defender has been suffering from a toe problem for the last couple of weeks. He recently extended his contract at the San Siro after many rumours linking him with a move abroad came up during the summer. He was a free agent this summer, which prompted speculation linking him with the likes of Real Madrid and Ajax.

However, he has decided to extend his stay at the San Siro by renewing his contract. It is expected that he will be back to the first-team action only by the eighth week of Italian Serie A action. Inter Milan will be up against Catania at home during this weekend. The arrival of Cristian Chivu back into the first team will be a significant boost for the club because they have altered a significant portion of the first team following a disappointing season. Cristian Chivu will be one of the players to provide experience to the new arrivals at the club.

Despite not playing in the Champions League, Inter Milan have spent a lot of money on high profile players in the summer. They are expected to once again propel the club back to the title challenge. It has been two seasons since Inter Milan last won the Italian Serie A title. Inter Milan have made a decent start to the new season, although they have been recently defeated by Roma. It was the first defeat of the season, but aside from that, they have won the other two matches of the campaign. Juventus and Napoli are expected to be the major challenges for the title this time around.

CHIVU SIGNS UP

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The Romanian football player, Cristian Chivu, has said that he is delighted by the renewal of his contract with Internazionale. Cristian was not able to perform too well in the last season of Italian Series A. So, there were talks that he would probably leave the club after his contract gets completed. But, this doesn’t happen. The Romanion star said that it would be so nice to play for Internazionale again. As per Chivu, there were no doubts in his mind about signing the contract again and the reports of him leaving the club were just rumors.

Chivu said that the new coach of Inter has promised him that he would be given the chance to play as central defender in the upcoming season. He said that centre back is his specialized position and he feels pretty comfortable playing in that position. On being asked about the poor performance of the team in the last season, he said that sometimes a poor season is essential to make the team understand the importance of a victory. As Per Chivu, when you win continuously, you tend to be a bit complacent. So, sometimes, a wake up call is necessary. He said that winning is a habit and it’s necessary to win consistently. You can’t be inconsistent in your performances at such a podium.

Chivu said that there are quite a few young players in the team and they would get valuable assistance from the experienced players. He said that it is necessary not to do the same mistakes which were committed in the previous season. On being asked about his personal targets, Chivu said that it is pretty unfair to focus on the personal goals in a team game. He said that the team comes first and team’s better performance in the upcoming season would be the primary goal.