Inter Milan versus Palermo – Coppa Italia final: First half review (Part 1)
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 also started for the former Italian champions as Leonardo used him in his traditional role as a trequartista.
In behind Sneijder; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 as Inter’s first choice goalkeeper.
On the other hand, Palermo aimed at exploiting the lack of width in Inter’s 4-3-1-2 formation with a 4-2-3-1 setup which had http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904 Cassani, Munoz, Goian, Balzaretti formed a formidable partnership whilst Sirigu took up his place as Palermo’s shot stopper.
Inter sealed their place in the final thanks to a brilliant strike by Eto in the second leg against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 whereas Palermo bested the mighty A.C Milan in the semi-finals to gain access to the final in Stadio Olimpico. Palermo started the match in a fantastic fashion as the first chance of the encounter fell to Hernandez inside the Inter Milan penalty area. However the young striker was only able to find the side netting with his eventual finish due to the inaccurate nature of his shot.
In the 4th minute, Rosanero almost found the breakthrough as Hernandez was sent http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 through towards Cesar’s goal courtesy of a wonderful through ball by Migliaccio. Nonetheless, Inter’s blushes were saved by the linesman who raised his flag to signal Hernandez’s offside position. In the 7th minute, Goian committed an intelligent tackle on Pazzini to halt Inter’s counter attack. Despite the Nerazzurri protests, Palermo’s defender was not booked by the referee.
In the 9th minute, Pastore came to life outside the Inter Milan penalty area as he linked up with Hernandez. However the Argentinean midfielder’s final pass was intercepted by Ranocchia as Inter Milan cleared the ball away.
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