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Rolando: “We gave our all”

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MILAN – "My goal was important for the
draw, but we were unlucky not to have scored the second. My position on the
goal? They were all behind he ball so I tried to take up a good position to
score," recounted Rolando to Inter Channel after the game against Cagliari,
in which he netted the equaliser.

"This was a game to win today, and a
victory would have put us higher in the standings. I’m sorry because we really
gave our all.

"Ibarbo and Gervinho? They’re brothers [smiling]!
They’re difficult players to mark and some of the fastest in the league. You always
have to be careful with them, but today we did a good job with the Cagliari
player. When the other team plays a counterattacking game it becomes harder for
us defenders.

"We have to stay positive, despite the
fact we let two points slip away from us. We did our best. We were just unlucky."

Kuzmanovic: “We’ll need a great game against Roma”

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MILAN – After Inter v Cagliari, Nerazzurri
midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic responded to questions on Inter Channel. This is
what he had to say:

"The penalty on Icardi? It should have
been given in my opinion. As far as the game went, we’re not happy with a draw
at home. We lost two points. It hurts to draw against the ‘small’ teams.

"We ran into some problems today, and
despite the chances we had we weren’t able to take full points. I couldn’t tell
you why we played poorly in the first half. We always have to be careful
defending against counterattacks. We had our chances but we just couldn’t turn
them into goals.

"Our rhythm was a bit slow in the first
half. We should have had same attitude we showed in the second half for the
entire game. Roma? We’ll need to play a great game."

Mazzarri: “We deserved three points”

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MILAN – "Are Inter a bit inconsistent? It’s not easy to play 90 minutes the same way every time. Especially when you’re up against a Cagliari side that operates so well on the pitch. I congratulate them on their game. They play good football and made some really brave choices," stated Nerazzurri coach Walter Mazzarri after the draw.
"They can hurt you with their players. We did a good job containing their counterattacks. Unfortunately today as well things went badly as far as certain episodes were concerned."
"Thohir? We were all a bit angry, myself most of all. Also because we tried everything today to bag the three points at home, which we deserved. It’s been a strange season. After two wins everyone was talking about the third one today, and it seemed as if we had become a bit full of ourselves. But I couldn’t have asked for more from these lads. Let’s hope things change. 
"In Florence we were the ones who took the lead. Had that happened again today we would have seen a different match. As I’ve already stated, Cagliari were excellent. They came here to play. We managed to draw level, but we couldn’t manage to score the second, despite creating so many chances. 
"The changes? They were made for a reason. It helps to send on fresh players to add something to the performance. There was also that chance for Palacio from Guarin’s ball. Avramov made a great save and it didn’t work out for us…
"Hernanes is a player in peak form. He helps the other players feel confident, and he’s always there in important moments. He takes free kicks and corners. We missed him today, but we still created a lot. Obviously he’s someone who can create a winner for you.
On the play that led to Cagliari’s penalty: "As I’ve already stated many times, I’ll leave it to you to discuss the referees, thank you. I didn’t talk about them last Sunday when we got a call in our favour, and I’m not going to talk about them today either.
Regarding the foul on Icardi after the Argentine had hit the crossbar: "It was so obvious… How could I possibly say otherwise? It was too clear not to say it. Icardi would have easily put it in the open net, but the defender pushed him and prevented him from shooting…
"Icardi? His playing time is increasing. We’ll evaluate during the week and see if he’ll be able to be a starter.
Given the yellow card situations for Nagatomo and Jonathan, could D’Ambrosio be an option? "When Jonathan and Nagatomo are in such good form their yellow cards don’t matter. Should either of them receive a suspension then I’ll look at other options at that point. Had either of them picked up another booking then perhaps I would have considered him during the week."

Photos: Erick Thohir at the Meazza, Saturday 22 February 2014

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By Anna Italia
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Here are the photos of Inter president Erick Thohir visiting the team at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Saturday 22 February 2014.  Inter coach Walter Mazzarri gladly receiving the visit of Thohir serving as a motivation for the players to face the Serie A Week 25 game, Inter vs Cagliari on Sunday 23 February at the Meazza

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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 5th position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Cagliari, 15th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -12

Pos Team P W D L Goals Diff. Points
5 Inter 24 10 9 5 42:28 14 39
15 Cagliari 24 5 9 10 22:34 -12 24









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Mazzarri names 22-man squad for Inter v Cagliari

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MILAN – Walter Mazzarri has included 22 Nerazzurri in his matchday squad for tomorrow’s 2013/14 Serie A Week 25 fixture against Cagliari, due to kick off at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza at 15:00.

Goalkeepers: 1 Samir Handanovic, 30 Juan Pablo Carrizo, 12
Luca Castellazzi;

Defenders: 2 Jonathan, 4 Javier Zanetti, 5 Juan Jesus, 6 Marco Andreolli, 23 Andrea Ranocchia, 25 Walter Samuel, 33 Danilo D’Ambrosio, 35 Rolando, 55 Yuto Nagatomo;

Midfielders: 10 Mateo
Kovacic, 11 Ricky Alvarez, 13 Fredy Guarin, 17 Zdravko Kuzmanovic, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 21 Saphir Taider;

Forwards: 8 Rodrigo Palacio, 9 Mauro Icardi, 20 Ruben Botta, 22 Diego Milito.