Inspired by Gabriel, who suggest that one (of the many) Pippo Inzaghi WAGs be
featured this week in tribute to the Milan man's Goal Scoring Greatness, and by Linda, who said it
might have been this very WAG who led to the falling of out of BFFs Pippo n Bobo, I present to you
Ms.
That refers to both the match and Antonio Cassano, but mostly to Cassano, who
had a meltdown of truly spectacular proportions when he got a card (for dissent, of course) and
realized he would be suspended for the Roma match next weekend. It was so bad it was actually
almost impossible to watch there was screaming, crying, and kneeling on the ground and pounding it
with his fist.
•Man City are in the picture for Adriano again. Well, maybe anyway this time
the interest is official, with no less an authority that Thaksin Shinawatra
putting his name forward.
•More on the Davide Marchini saga: His agent/mouthpiece Lorenzo Marronaro is
now suggesting Cagliari president Massimo Cellino is the problem in the
relationship between player and club, since Marchini is not "the first employee to have trouble
with Cellino.
Great performance, great result for Inter; frustration and disappointment for the Viola who,
after having a lot of the game in the first half, were just played off the pitch in the second. In
the opening 45 minutes, Fiorentina had the majority of possession and were around the Inter box a
lot, the problem was that most of the balls played in were lobs at which everyone had a chance,
rather than incisive passes to feet.
•Claudio Ranieri is quoted in the press as saying Juve were "forced" into
buying Tiago when the high price tage Liverpool slapped on Mohamed
Sissoko (who Juve were chasing fully a year ago) made them look elsewhere for midfield
help. Boy, I'm sure that makes Tiago feel really great about being there.
A largely first-choice Fiorentina side defeated Mladá Boleslav (the team that knocked Palermo
out) 2-1 in their final UEFA Cup match yesterday, tying up second place in Group C and confirming
their place in the draw for the knockout stage.
From the sound of reports, the match was a bit ragged, with the Viola having an early penalty
shout denied and Franco Semioli and Giampaolo Pazzini failing to
make the most of first-half chances.
With their derby victory yesterday, Inter secured a seven point lead going into the break,
keeping that distance despite the wins of both teams behind them. Roma, who end the first half with
just one loss (to Inter, in which they played with 10 men for more than an hour) dispatched
Sampdoria 2-0 behind a magical Francesco Totti, while third-place Juve got another
goal from David Trezeguet and put away Siena by that same score.
