Reggina - Inter (20 Oct 07)

[Gasparroni]

Mancini: are we likely to see Patrick Vieira on the pitch tomorrow?
"Vieira is in quite good condition and he might play. I'm not sure if he'll play the whole game because he still doesn't have ninety minutes in his legs, but I think he can play a portion of the game. Will he play from the first minute? We have to see, it could be useful for him to come on when the others are a bit more tired. The most important thing is that he has done everything with the squad for the last ten days and is feeling good."

Inter have five important matches in the next two weeks. Could Zlatan Ibrahimovic rest tomorrow?
"We'll see. We'll have a good look at the internationals today and tomorrow. Ibra came back last night and we'll look at him today. The Brazilians landed this morning and the Argentines were back yesterday morning. We're back together for the first time and we have to look at their physical conditions and see if they're tired after all the travelling. We'll all leave together (for Reggio Calabria) and then we will decide, but some players will definitely rest."

Will Nicolas Burdisso leave with the squad later this afternoon?
"No. We'll leave him behind to rest. He took a very hard blow to the head so we prefer for him to stay behind."

Will you be thinking about the Moscow game when you choose your team to face Reggina?
"No. We face one of the hardest weeks we could have faced after the break. We go to Reggio Calabria, Moscow and Palermo. That's three games in seven days, and there are many things to consider. It will be important to start well so we'll have to play a great match against Reggina. And this won't be easy."

 

[Gasparroni]

Goalkeepers: 1 Francesco Toldo, 12 Julio Cesar, 22 Paolo Orlandoni.

Defenders: 2 Ivan Cordoba, 4 Javier Zanetti, 6 Maxwell, 13 Maicon, 24 Nelson Rivas, 24 Walter Samuel, 26 Cristian Chivu.

Midfielders: 7 Luis Figo, 11 Luis Jimenez, 14 Patrick Vieira, 15 Olivier Dacourt, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 21 Santiago Solari, 30 Pelé, 31 Cesar.

Strikers: 8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 9 Julio Cruz, 10 Adriano, 18 Hernan Crespo, 29 David Suazo.

 

[lonewolf19]

How is Dejan Stankovic?
"He might not play in Reggio Calabria because we want him to be available in Moscow."

Looks like Deki wont feature tomow... that means prob Figo will play

 

[Mirrt07]

Yes, quite logical.. Some say that he is out of form but he works so hard, good thing that he get rest. We need him

 

[rockball]

Vieira will most likely figure...I guess about 60 minutes for him

 

[NIKES0CCER14]

-------------------Julio Cesar------------------
----------Samuel---------------Chivu----------
Maicon---------------------------------Zanetti
------------Vieira--------Cambiasso------------
--Figo---------Ibrahimovic--------------Maxwell
-----------------------Adriano-----------------

 

[Hammoudi]

I hope the local Serie A provider station burns.

That's the second straight time I have to avoid the internet because they show Saturday games on Sunday mornings, I hope they burn.

Anyway, Vieira is a must for this game, if he can handle playing a full game with France after being back from a long lay-off, he should do it for us too, I think playing him in Russia is kind of risky.

 

[lonewolf19]

Can't wait to see Vieira in action, hes very important for us and god bless him for no more injuries. It is also a stiff competition on who will start for our strikers, Adri should be a must since he seems to be putting hard work and doing good thing. Not to mention that he is not registered for CL and therefore cant play in Russia

 

[lonewolf19]

Ficcadenti stands up to Inter
Saturday 20 October, 2007
Reggina are the ultimate underdogs when they face leaders Inter this evening, especially as Nicola Amoruso is injured, but Massimo Ficcadenti assures they won’t be negative.

Star striker Amoruso has not recovered from a muscular problem in time for the Stadio Granillo encounter, a heavy blow as he has so far scored three of their total five Serie A goals this season.

“We will try to evaluate the condition of everyone before kick-off and put out the best Reggina side available,” commented Coach Ficcadenti, who is still looking for his first top flight victory.

“Inter are a very difficult opponent, but at the same time very stimulating for us. I have already stated several times that they are the prime candidates for the title considering the quality of their squad.

“On paper out chances are incredibly slim, but we will not sit back and watch Inter, we do not intend to be passive,” continued Ficcadenti.

“With concentration, aggression and a little bit of luck, we could contrast a tough team. If we leave them time to think, they could hurt us at any time.”

As far as the tactician is concerned, the crowd at the Stadio Granillo can be decisive in this tie.

“The support and the confidence of our fans in games like these can only help a young team.”

With Amoruso sidelined and Francesco Modesto suspended, it looks as if Dane Mike Tullberg will get the nod to partner Ciccio Cozza upfront.

Reggina have not scored in this fixture since 2002, but two of the last three Serie A editions ended goalless, so Inter are not automatically assured victory in Calabria.

 

[Marcello]

a realistic line-up without Javier Zanetti? are you serious?

Well he would be in if Figo doesnt play but he played an international and must be saved for cska , just quote my post

 

[A.l.i]

Looking at all assumptions made by Mancio, my lineup would be:

--------------------JC------------------

---Maicon---Cordoba---Samuel----Maxwell-

---Figo-----Zanetti----Chuchu----Cesar----

--------------Crespo---Adri----------------

Vieira won't play from the start cause he isn't fit enough though he could play from the start but then you would have to remove Cesar which is unthinkable right now lol, hopefully he'll come on for Figo in the second half when the result is safe..............Ibra would probably be rested but don't know WTF I get the feeling that Mancio would certainly play Ibra.

 

[Gasparroni]

--------------------Julio Cesar---------------------
Maicon-------Cordoba-------Chivu----------Maxwell
Zanetti---------------Vieira------------------Cesar
----------------------Solari-----------------------
-----------------Cruz------Adriano----------------

This is what i would like to see. We need some important players for Tuesday, so we must give rest and not take risk with Samuel, Stankovic, Figo and Ibra. Now Solari could play some, he always prove himself good when he plays. Cruz deserve to play too, same as Adriano.

 

[1919]

Looks like Deki wont feature tomow... that means prob Figo will play

My money to be on Cesar with Viera, Cambi and JZ in the 3 midfield positions.

Or maybe we wud see the trident - Adri-Ibra-Crespo

 

[Gasparroni]

One Reggina win in last 11 games
Reggina are without a Serie A win since their 2-0 home victory over AC Milan on 27 May 2007. The Amaranto have collected 7 draws and 3 defeats since that date.

Reggina's defensive vulnerability
Reggina have conceded in each of their eight (Serie A and Coppa Italia) games in 2007/08, letting in a total of 15 goals. The Amaranto last kept a clean sheet on 27 May 2007 when they defeated AC Milan 2-0 at home.

Just 2 Reggina players on target in 2007/08
Francesco Cozza and Nicola Amoruso are the only two Reggina players to have scored goals so far this season.

Amaranto exposed in closing stages
Reggina have conceded more in the final 15-minute periods of 2007/08 Serie A matches than any other team, letting in 5 goals from the 76th-90th minutes (added time included).

Inter unbeaten in 13 league games
Inter 1-3 Roma on 18 April 2007 was the Nerazzurri's last Serie A defeat. Mancini's team have since notched 10 wins and 3 draws.

Inter's last away defeat in April 2006
The Nerazzurri's last Serie A defeat came on 30 April 2006 when they lost 1-0 to Empoli. Inter have since collected 17 wins and 6 draws on their top-flight travels.

Inter on target in 15 consecutive league matches
Reggina 0-0 Inter on 7 April 2007 was the last time Mancini's team failed to score in a Serie A match. The Nerazzurri have scored 33 goals in their 15 league matches played since the above-mentioned date.

Seven Inter players on target so far
Seven different Inter players have scored league goals in the 2007/08 Serie A season so far. They are Cesar, Cordoba, Crespo, Cruz, Figo, Ibrahimovic and Stankovic. Fiorentina, Juventus, Roma and Palermo are the other four teams with seven different players on target in the first seven rounds of matches.

Ibrahimovic one of three most decisive players in 2007/08
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Atalanta's Riccardo Zampagna and Genoa's Marco Borriello are the 2007/08 Serie A championship's three most decisive players after seven rounds of matches. All three players have earned their teams seven points.

Inter: just 11 yellows in 6 games
The Nerazzurri are among the three most disciplined teams of the Serie A season so far, with just 11 yellow cards in 7 matches. The other two are Roma and Siena.

Last results of Reggina - Inter

1999/00 Serie A Reggina 0-1 Inter
2000/01 Serie A Reggina 2-1 Inter
2002/03 Serie A Reggina 1-2 Inter
2003/04 Coppa Italia Reggina 1-1 Inter
2003/04 Serie A Reggina 0-2 Inter
2004/05 Serie A Reggina 0-0 Inter
2005/06 Serie A Reggina 0-4 Inter
2006/07 Serie A Reggina 0-0 Inter

Reggina

Disqualified: Modesto

The squad of Reggina:

Campagnolo, Novakovic, Valdez, Lanzaro, Aronica, Alvarez, Cherubin, Barreto, Hallfredsson, Pettinari, Montiel, Cascione, Missiroli, Tognozzi, Vigiani, Cozza, Joelson, Ceravolo, Tullberg.

So there is good news because Amoruso and Modesta are missing.

 

[Gasparroni]

This are the line ups (Rai Uno) and this is always right:

Reggina: Campagnolo; Lanzaro, Valdez, Cherubin, Aronica; Tognozzi, Cascione, Barreto, Hallfredsson; Cozza, Cervolo

Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Cordoba, Chivu, Maxwell; Figo, Vieira, Dacourt, Cesar; Ibrahimovic, Adriano

 

[Rimpel]

Resting Samuel?

 

[Gasparroni]

Resting Samuel?

Yes, that will be the line up. Its a good choise to rest Samuel, we better need him against CSKA. We cant afford the risk to play Samuel in this match.

 

[rockball]

Resting Zanetti!!

 

[rockball]

how long from now will the game start

 

[Mirrt07]

Yes great, samuel gets rest. Good to see that, there are less defenders available for the CL.. imo good choice of mancio! Can't wait for the game
Who is the captain ?