http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan as favourites against AC Milan in Derby della Madonnina
Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stankovic has said his side has the quality to beat rivals AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina on Saturday at the San Siro.
He said that Inter Milan have worked very hard to close the gap on their rivals after a poor start to the ongoing 2010-11 season and hoped that they could win the Serie A title this time.
Inter Milan will face their city rivals in one of the most awaited clashes of the season on Saturday and the winner will end up leading the Italian League table. Milan are on top with 62 points whereas Internazionale are two points behind in second place.
The veteran expressed his disappointment of not being level on points with their Milan counterparts as they drew against Brescia in the Serie A. Milan have been in poor form recently and have dropped five points in the last two League games to put Inter
back in contention.
The midfielder said that beating the Rossoneri is not an impossible task and that the European champions can beat them considering the brilliant form they have been in.
“We have worked hard to gather as many points as possible and close the gap. We wanted to be level on points going into the match, but I can say that we are very close to them. Now we play another game that isn't impossible to win. We are aware of what is
needed to win,” Stankovic was quoted as saying.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002 international added that the Nerazzurri are favourites if recent form is taken into account but claimed that they cannot afford to be complacent and will try their best to win the crucial derby. He said that the favourites have a lot of pressure
on them and coping with it was the key.
“Having a look at both teams' recent form, we are the favourites, but I have played in the Belgrade, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 and Milan derbies and I know that the favourites do not automatically win. Actually, the opposite happens quite often,” concluded the midfielder.
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