Just a few weeks ago Inter were the talk of the Serie A, for all the right reasons. Seven consecutive wins on the back of solid defending and a return to form of striker Diego Milito saw the Nerazzurri shoot up the league table and become serious contenders for a Champions League place. There were even whisperings of Inter being a legitimate threat to Juventus and Milan for the Scudetto.

Diego Milito's quadruple known as a 'poker' against Palermo was a rare moment, in fact it was only the sixth time it's happened in ten years, but with Italy's final friendly before Euro 2012 looming it focused the eyes on the Azzurri's frontline. The Argentinian's four-step sent him into a comic book group that features ‘the little plane', Vincenzo Montella, twinkle-toes Christian.

The big freeze hit Italy during midweek as four games were called off, so only six games were played over Wednesday and Thursday. Inter's 4-4 home draw with Palermo was the pick of the action where Diego Milito and Fabrizio Miccoli shared seven out of the eight goals. AC Milan slipped away at Lazio. Here are the five top goals of the week 5.

Meet one of football's unsung heroes - the workers who cleaned the pitch at half-time during Inter Milan vs Palermo on Wednesday. Diego Milito scored a hat-trick in the second half, so their efforts must have paid off! / via Daylife

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Inter and Palermo shared eight goals in a 4-4 thriller where Diego Milito netted all four for Inter at the San Siro. Roma's defence needs to be looked at as they were humiliated away at Cagliari. Lazio overcame AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico and the weather managed to play its part as four games were called off due to the big freeze.

Snow storms in Italy have caused postponements, rescheduling and general annoyance to Serie A fixtures over recent days. Though Inter and Palermo were able to play their match at the San Siro on Wednesday, snow removal was a battle.

Inter's Joel Obi discovered exactly where the groundskeepers put all the snow when he hopped/fell over an advertising board after chasing down a ball by the touchline.

Eight days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

Dopo 14 anni la Lazio batte il Milan in Serie A e rinsalda il quarto posto in classifica. Nella 21/a giornata di campionato, funestata da neve e maltempo ovunque (ben 4 le gare rinviate, ndr) i biancocelesti mandano ko i rossoneri grazie alle reti di Hernanes (secondo gol consecutivo dopo quello del Bentegodi) e capitanContinua a leggere .

Lecce claimed only their fourth Serie A win of the season after a Guillermo Giacomazzi goal ended Inter Milan's seven-game winning streak on Sunday. Lining-up in a 3-5-2 formation with new signings Manuele Blasi and Leonardo Miglionico thrown straight into the XI, Lecce produced one of the shocks of the season so far.

Lecce claimed only their fourth Serie A win of the season after a Guillermo Giacomazzi goal ended Inter Milan's seven-game winning streak on Sunday. Lining-up in a 3-5-2 formation with new signings Manuele Blasi and Leonardo Miglionico thrown straight into the XI, Lecce produced one of the shocks of the season so far.

Seven days ago, Inter were flying high off an extraordinary run of seven straight league wins, including victories against city rivals Milan and fourth place Lazio. The club had a midweek fixture in the Coppa Italia against Napoli, only to lose in controversial fashion once again to the Partenopei.

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At least for 2011-12.

Having already played once this season to raucous applause, Palermo and Inter danced once again at the San Siro today amidst the snow. Their first meeting was nice, Palermo snatching a 4-3 victory and giving neutrals the joyous gift of 7 goals. Tonight they did one better collectively a 4-4 draw, taking their tally for the year to an utterly absurd 15 goals.

At least for 2011-12.

Having already played once this season to raucous applause, Palermo and Inter danced once again at the San Siro today amidst the snow. Their first meeting was nice, Palermo snatching a 4-3 victory and giving neutrals the joyous gift of 7 goals. Tonight they did one better collectively a 4-4 draw, taking their tally for the year to an utterly absurd 15 goals.

With 41 points from the first 19 matches of the Serie A season, Juventus finds itself with the symbolic label of ‘winter champions' for the first time in six long years. Much of that is down to new manager Antonio Conte (the players themselves have helped a bit as well). The influence of the one-time Juventus captain has been well documented throughout the season.

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Inter vs Lazio 2-1 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Milito Rocchi Pazzini is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Inter vs Lazio 2012 ( Video Inter Milan Lazio below) Final score and result:- Inter vs Lazio 2-1 ( Milito, Pazzini/ Rocchi) San Siro, Milan- 22 January, 2012- Sunday Inter continue their great [.

One of Serie A biggest derby was played Sunday night and the blue and black side of Milan won the war. Inter Milan playing as the 'away' side won the derby for the first time in two seasons, thanks to a second half strike from Diego Milito who capitalised on an Ignazio Abate mistake. Juventus and Napoli dropped points at home; Lazio got their first win of the season and.

Inter continued its strong run of form with a sixth consecutive win on the weekend. Only this time, the victory was not against the likes of Parma or Lecce. The Nerazzurri signaled its return to the upper echelon of Serie A with a 1-0 win over bitter rivals AC Milan, in the latest installment of the Derby della Madonnina.

As the smoke cleared Monday morning in the city of Milan, there was no question who won the latest edition of the Derby della Madonnina the night before. The sun shone a bit brighter and everything tasted a bit sweeter for those wearing the Nerazzurri colours. In a hard fought battle over 90 minutes, the warriors wearing the black and blue of Milan were victorious.

Inter has tabled a £20.7m bid for the serial wantaway but Claudio Ranieri's statements show he remains unconvinced of Tevez's value to the team.

"There is balance now and the team has become solid. So we need to understand how much this lad can give and how much he can take away.

Inter Milan are back.

The champions from 2006-2010 have stormed back into the title race after an atrocious start and started off 2012 with a bang with a 1-0 win over AC Milan. Diego Milito scored against the run of play nine minutes into the second half to wrap up the victory on a foggy day at the San Siro.

Roma non è stata costruita in un giorno, questa Inter ruspante che conferma la sua striscia positivissima di sei vittorie di seguito, battendo anche il Milan (1-0, Milito), è stata costruita in un giorno, forse in poche ore di Serie A. Scommettiamo che Claudio Ranieri, gentleman e "derby-man", calda razionalit fatta allenatore, ce l'aveva gi Continua a leggere .

Obviously, the atmosphere at a derby held in such high esteem such as that of 'Derby della Madonnina' is meant to blow you off your feet. Unfortunately, besides Diego Milito's wonder strike for Inter in the 54th minute (there's no denying him, really) the game last night was .

Inter's slender 1-0 victory over their city rivals Milan last night threw them back in the title race. A 65th minute goal from Diego Milito was enough to hand Claudio Ranieri's men win the 204th edition of the Derby Della Madonnina.

Juventus who were level on points with Milan before last night's round of fixtures also failed to make most of their match against Cagliari as they were held to a 1 all draw at the Juventus stadium.

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AC Milan vs Inter 2012 Highlights 0-1 Diego Milito Goal Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Milan vs Inter 2012 ( Milan Inter video below) Final score and result:- Milan vs Inter 0-1 ( Diego Milito) San Siro, Milan- 15 January, 2012- Serie A- 19.

AC Milan were the better attacking team and should have been deserving winners but the crossbar came to Inter's rescue. Soccer is cruel. Javier Zanetti proving at the age of 38 years he has a full tank of gas busts down the right and then diagonals all the way towards the direction of Diego Milito.

A second half strike by Diego Milito gave Inter Milan victory over AC Milan in the Milan derby as Claudio Ranieri's men continue their Serie A resurgence. In a tight game, it was ‘hosts' AC Milan who started the brighter of the two with Mark Van Bommel striking the Inter crossbar just before the break.

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Inter Milan moved up to fifth place in Serie A and within 3 points of a UEFA Champions League place after a superb 5-0 win over Parma at the San Siro with Diego Milito in particular standing out. The Argentine scored twice with further goals by Thiago Motta, Giampaolo Pazzini and Marco Faraoni sealing a [.

Internazionale take on Genoa tomorrow evening looking to gain a crucial win in their quest for European qualification. The match has been rescheduled, after original tie was cancelled due to severe flooding in the region and the tragic loss of several lives. Ranieri wanted to pay his respects to those who lost their lives; he said: "I think a very important thing, more so than the game, is that.

The Serie A's Golden Bin nominations have been revealed and i am quite surprised to see who made the list. Once again Juventus dominates the list with Felipe Melo ( who i thoroughly agree should be on the list) and Milos Krasic making the cut.

Others who made the list include Luca Toni, Amauri, Diego Milito, Diego Forlan, Mauro Zarate, Adrian Mutu, Santiago Silva of Fiorentina and Eduardo from Genoa.

Reports are gathering momentum of a proposed move for Inter Milan's Argentinean striker Diego Milito and while the stories may go the way of many suggested links, the pieces of the jigsaw do seem to fit at least.

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A medida que pasan los años, el rendimiento del delantero del Udinese se incrementa. Fanático de Maradona como todo napolitano que se precie, Totó se diplomó de "capocannoniere" al cumplir las tres décadas y se ganó un espacio en la selección italiana que jugó el último Mundial. Dueño de una marca de ropa, difícilmente se dedique a la dirección técnica cuando cuelgue los botines.

Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti is relishing the prospect of linking up with Argentine compatriot Carlos Tevez in January as speculation rises over the future of the unsettled Manchester City forward.

Tevez enjoyed a remarkable run at Eastlands, leading City to FA Cup glory in a season where many considered him to be the club's best player.

After consecutive hard fought away victories in the Champions league that have left them topping the group, midweek European encounters have proved to be a welcome break from Internazionale's disastrous domestic campaign. A 2-1 defeat to bitter rivals Juventus last weekend means that the Serpenti are flirting dangerously with the relegation zone and a massive eleven points from the top of the.

Real Madrid maintained their perfect record in Group D and strolled into the round of 16, while Inter Milan and Bayern Münich both took giant steps towards the knockout stages.

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo in each half, a trademark free-kick and a penalty, were more than enough for Real Madrid as they beat Lyon 2-0 to make it four wins out of four in the Champions League this season, and they join Barcelona and AC Milan in looking up a round of 16 place with two games to spare.

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Just one match into his tenure at Inter Milan, Claudio Ranieri has already done something his predecessor Gian Piero Gasperini was unable to do: win.

Inter got two goals in the last nine minutes of its match at Bologna to pull out a 3-1 win.