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59% Ball Possession INTER and 49% Ball Possession CATANIA
Inter 0 – 0 Catania 
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Inter, 5th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Catania, 20th position with 14 points and a negative goal difference of -24
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Inter | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 38:24 | 14 | 33 |
| 20 | Catania | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13:37 | -24 | 14 |
Inter failing big time to win this home game against the last team of the Serie A. Catania battled until the end and despite not winning the game, they got their first point in an away game this season. It’s a big disappointment for Inter because their quest towards the third position seeming almost gone considering the 8 points gap with Fiorentina having 41 points. Surely, fans at the Meazza protesting for the result while Inter president Eric Thohir watch the game from the Tribune almost in disbelief.
Point blank is that Inter have not won a game in 2014… yet. In sum, this draw is more a victory for Catania finally getting 1 point in 2014 in away game. However, Catania remain in the 20th position. Inter risking to lose the 5th position next week because there is only 1 point difference with Torino, Hellas Verona, and Parma having 32 points each compared to Inter 33 points.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Walter Mazzarri:
INTER (3-4-1-2): Handanovic;
Campagnaro, Rolando, Juan Jesus; Jonathan,
Kuzmanovic, Cambiasso,
Nagatomo; Alvarez; Milito, Palacio
Here is CATANIA official starting lineup by coach Rolando Maran:
CATANIA (3-5-2):
Frison; Bellusci, Legrottaglie, Rolin; Peruzzi, Izco, Lodi, Rinaudo, Biraghi; Leto, Bergessio.
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for INTER
1 suspended player for CATANIA: Barrientos
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for INTER: Forward Rodrigo Palacio with 10 goals
Top scorer for CATANIA: Pablo Barrientos and Lucas Castro with 3 goals each
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Catania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian | 10 | 3 | Castro, Lucas |
| Nagatomo, Yuto | 5 | 3 | Barrientos, Pablo Cezar |
| Alvarez, Ricardo | 4 | 2 | Leto, Sebastian |
| Cambiasso, Esteban | 4 | 2 | Bergessio, Gonzalo |
| Guarin, Fredy | 3 | 1 | Plasil, Jaroslav |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 19/01/14 | SA | Genoa – Inter |
1:0 | Round 20 |
| 13/01/14 | SA | Inter – Chievo |
1:1 | Round 19 |
| 09/01/14 | CI | Udinese – Inter |
1:0 | Round 1/8 |
Here are the last 3 games of CATANIA: 3 lost
| 19/01/14 | SA | Catania – Fiorentina |
0:3 | Round 20 |
| 15/01/14 | CI | Catania – Siena |
1:4 | Round 1/8 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Atalanta – Catania |
2:1 | Round 19 |
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Inter official starting lineup against Catania
Italian Serie A Week 21
Inter 0 – 0 Catania
Sunday 26 January 2014
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
15:00
Referee: DE MARCO
Assistants: POSADO – MARRAZZO
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: FABBRI
Attendance: 35,007
Goals: no goals
Official formations – lineups:
INTER (3-4-1-2): Handanovic;
Campagnaro, Rolando, Juan Jesus (81′ Botta); Jonathan,
Kuzmanovic (45′ Kovacic), Cambiasso (61′ Taider),
Nagatomo; Alvarez; Milito, Palacio
Subs not used: (Castellazzi, Carrizo, Zanetti,
Andreolli, Icardi, Ranocchia, Samuel).
Coach: Walter Mazzarri.
CATANIA (3-5-2):
Frison; Bellusci (68′ Gyomber), Legrottaglie, Rolin; Peruzzi
(73′ Almiron), Izco, Lodi, Rinaudo, Biraghi; Leto (25′
Castro), Bergessio.
Subs not used: (Andujar, Ficara, Plasil, Lopez, Guarente, Boateng,
Keko, Capuano).
Coach: Rolando Maran
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Inter 0 – 0 Catania 15:00 Referee: DE MARCO |
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| Inter | Match Stats |
Catania |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 13(3) | Shots (on goal) | 5(0) |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 59% | Ball Possession | 41% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?