Player Ratings: Milan 2-1 Inter
Carlo Garganese rates the players on show at San Siro this afternoon…
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Kalac – 6.5: Slightly nervy at times but made one excellent stop from Crespo’s one-on-one and also produced a smart stop from Maxwell’s free kick.
Bonera - 7: Impressive display from the former Parma man, who was equally adept both defensively and offensively. His crossing was also good.
Nesta – 7.5: Proved once again why he is one of, if not the best, centre back in the world. Gave a lesson in the art of slide tackling today.
Kaladze – 6.5: The Georgian breezed through the first 60 minutes without working up a sweat, but had to be alert as Inter upped the ante late in the game.
Favalli – 7: Excellent in the first half before he was forced off on 41 minutes with an ankle injury. Bombed forward repeatedly down the left-hand side. A real surprise.
Ambrosini – 9: Superb in the middle-of-the-park. Ambrosini was first to every ball, got stuck in, distributed well, and was a real leader. Created Kaka’s goal, and won his battle with Vieira hands down.
Gattuso – 7.5: Gattuso’s most impressive game for Milan possibly this season. Won every tackle he went in for, and was a real presence. Did tire though and was eventually substituted.
Pirlo – 6: Far from his best game, but still Pirlo started many of Milan’s moves with some neat and clever passes. His free kicks were disappointing.
Seedorf – 8.5: Such a delight to watch when he in this form. One of the few old-school number 10’s left in the game. Inter could not get the ball off him.
Kaka – 8.5: If it wasn’t already evident – Kaka is back. Created Milan’s first for Inzaghi, scored the second, while he also presented SuperPippo with two excellent chances in the first half. Rivas couldn’t handle him.
Inzaghi – 8.5: His movement is at times unplayable. Inzaghi broke the deadlock following a trademark run to the near post. He could have scored four today, twice being denied by Julio Cesar, and heading centimetres wide. Must go to Euro 2008.
Subs: Jankulovski 6, Brocchi 6, Pato 5.5
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Julio Cesar – 7: Kept the scores level in the first half, with one particularly fine save when Inzaghi raced through. Could do little on the two strikes that beat him.
Maicon – 8: Inter’s best player today by far. Was doing the work of two men down the right hand side, both in a defensive and offensive sense.
Materazzi – 4: A horror show from Materazzi once again. Crucified by Kaka for Inzaghi’s goal, he made countless mistakes and poor clearances. His positioning would have embarrassed even a Sunday league player. If he starts for Italy at Euro 2008 in this form, then kiss their Euro 2008 chances goodbye.
Rivas – 4.5: Marginally better than the Matrix, but not by much. Lost Inzaghi for the first goal, was twice beaten one-on-one by Kaka in the first half, and struggled throughout.
Chivu – 6: The Romanian rarely went past the half way line, as he was forced back by Bonera’s attacking thrusts. Free kicks were a little disappointing too, especially the one in injury time at the end.
Zanetti – 6: This was not one of the Inter captain and legend’s better games. Could not drive his team forward like he usually does.
Cambiasso – 5.5: What has happened to the Cambiasso from the first half of the season? Still tactically fine, but he is not imposing himself games at the moment.
Vieira – 5: Clearly lost out in his battle against Ambrosini, who robbed him of the ball in the build up to Kaka’s goal. Vieira has been superb recently, but not today.
Maniche – 5: Very poor as well was the Portuguese international. A couple of long-range efforts but little else. The Inter team lacked width in midfield.
Cruz – 7: Struggled almost the entire game, but did curl home a wonderful free kick to get Inter back in the game, and set-up a tense finale.
Crespo – 5: Made absolutely no impact whatsoever, and missed a one-on-one at 2-0. Inter improved once he was substituted, and teenage wonder Balotelli came on.
Subs: Balotelli 6.5, Suazo 6.5, Maxwell 6.5
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Mancini: This changes nothing Sunday 4 May, 2008
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Roberto Mancini insists “nothing has changed” after Inter’s derby defeat re-opened the Scudetto race.
“Today we lost, but nothing has changed,” assured the Coach following a 2-1 loss to rivals Milan.
The Nerazzurri had planned title celebrations this afternoon, but instead found themselves with only a three-point lead over Roma.
“The big party will happen when we win. I always thought it would be next Sunday against Siena.
“In the first half Milan did well, but the game was under control. After conceding the second goal we started to really play and would have deserved a draw.”
Pippo Inzaghi and Kaka put the Rossoneri 2-0 in front before a Julio Cruz free kick sparked a comeback.
Mancio had hinted this week he would field Mario Balotelli, but left the 17-year-old on the bench until the final stages.
“We had several different players on yellow cards and could not afford to let them all play only to lose them next Sunday.
“Besides, I hardly think Cruz and Hernan Crespo can be considered a surprise pick.”
The title race is now wide open, although if Inter finish level on points with Roma then the Nerazzurri will take it thanks to their superior record in direct confrontations.
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This post has been edited by levan666 on 4 May 2008, 20:01 
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