Alberto Cerruti, La Gazzetta dello Sport's chief football writer, was unsparing in his analysis
of Saturday evening's much-anticipated Derby d'Italia.
"Juventus win with a splendid goal and Inter lose, seeing their lead reduced to four points
over Milan and five over the Bianconeri.
It was probably unsurprising that Manchester City should choose one of the most extraordinary
weekends of the season to trump everybody else. While Liverpool supporters finally seemed to be
turning on Rafael Benitez after Liverpool lost at Portsmouth, Manchester United were being given a
masterclass in ecomonical football by Fulham and Chelsea were scratching and scrambling their way
to a draw at West Ham United, City were playing out another mini-drama at The City of Manchester
Stadium against Sunderland and then sacking their manager.
