Serie A round 24 findings: AC Milan, Inter Milan – Part 1
The Italian league is getting increasingly exciting. With AC Milan’s second draw on the trot - the Rossoneri were held to a 1-1 draw by CFC Genoa at Stadio Luigi Ferraris - the Serie A title race has been thrown wide open. Consequently, SSC http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 were able to cut the Rossoneri's lead at the top of the table to just three points.
Furthermore, Inter Milan still have a game in hand and should they manage to grind out a victory, the Nerazzurri will be just two points behind AC Milan. While the Neapolitans registered a routine victory over struggling AC Cesena, Inter Milan overcame AS Roma in an eight-goal thriller 5-3.
Elsewhere, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Udinese-Calcio-c40789 and US Palermo continued their excellent form with victories over UC Sampdoria and UC Lecce respectively. AS Bari continue to hit new lows every week and their latest defeat at the hands of Brescia Calcio means the Galletti are rock bottom of the league. They are still seven points adrift of 19th placed Cesena, and only an unlikely miracle will save them from relegation.
Bettor.com now highlights the key talking points from the Serie A action.
Alexandre Pato cannot play alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic
When Adriano Galliani announced the capture of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 in the summer, the AC Milan faithful were rubbing their hands in glee, fantasising about the two mercurial forwards wrecking havoc in the opposition defences. However, Alexandre Pato got injured early on in the season, and the Rossoneri faithful were made to wait.
The Brazilian starlet bid his time on the sidelines and returned to first team action towards the end of 2010. However, it wasn’t anything like the fans had anticipated. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexandre-Pato-c4901 failed to deliver his best whenever he was paired with the lanky Swede to lead the lines.
For all his prodigious skill, sizzling pace and a vast array of tricks and flicks, Pato is yet to mature as a centre forward. The Brazilian’s inability to play the game with his head up often results in promising counter-attacks fizzling out. Consequently, the Brazilian can now be seen warming the bench while Ibra roams the pitch.
However, Pato is just 21 years old and has time on his side to improve his game. With proper mentoring, the Brazilian wonder kid should soon be back to his best. Massimiliano Allegri though, needs to show patience with the youngster.
Inter Milan back in contention for the Scudetto
The Nerazzurri welcomed AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 to Stadio San Siro last weekend. The two giants of Italian football have a history of playing out enthralling encounters and the game truly lived up to expectations. Eight goals in 90 minutes left the fans reeling at the edge of their seats, as Leonardo’s men eventually took the game by a 5-3 score line.
With the latest victory, Leonardo has garnered 21 league points out of a possible 24 ever since he took charge of the Nerazzurri. The Nerazzurri, after a winter of inspired transfer work, are now just five points behind the league leaders with a game in hand.
Given the Rossoneri injury woes, Allegri’s men are more than likely to drop further points, giving http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan the opportunity to leapfrog their fierce city rivals. Needless to say, the closing stages of Serie A promise to bring mouth watering action to the Calcio followers.
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