INTER PUT THREE PAST EMPOLI Sunday, 10 December 2006 16:49:45 EMPOLI - Hernan Crespo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Walter Samuel scored second-half goals as Inter beat Empoli 3-0 at the Stadio Castellani to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Serie A table ahead of tonight's Rome derby. The victory sees Mancini's side equal the club record of eight consecutive top-flight victories set in 1939/40, 1964/65 and 1988/89. Fabio Grosso forced Empoli custodian Balli into saves from free kicks early on as first-half scoring opportunities were few and far between. Empoli midfielder Almiron tested Julio Cesar with a swerve shot from distance before Zlatan Ibrahimovic had two left-foot strikes stopped by Balli. Inter's edged in front fifteen minutes after the restart - two minutes after Alvaro Recoba came on for Santiago Solari. El Chino's inswinging cross from the right was headed on to the angle between crossbar and post by Ibrahimovic. Hernan Crespo stole in to slot home the loose ball for his ninth of the season. Ibrahimovic had a gilt-edged chance to double Inter's lead two minutes later but saw his near-range shot from Cambiasso's through ball parried by Balli. Empoli gave a valiant reaction, with Vannucchi twice going close to a reply. The Tuscan captain sent a venomous right-foot free kick just over the crossbar before firing narrowly wide after a defence-splitting one-two with Saudati. Ibrahimovic killed off the game with twelve minutes remaining, collecting a suicidal back pass by Vannucchi to fire in off the post. The Swedish forward then had another chance saved before Walter Samuel made extra sure of the points on 87 minutes with a diving header from Burdisso's right-wing cross to extend Inter's unbeaten run to seventeen games. EMPOLI 0-3 INTER (HT: 0-0) Scorers: Crespo 60, Ibrahimovic 78, Samuel 87. EMPOLI: 23 Balli; 46 Raggi, 14 Adani, 50 Pratali (9 Pozzi 80), 3 Lucchini (6 Tosto 46); 24 Buscè, 4 Almiron (99 Gasparetto 65), 8 Marianini, 5 Moro; 10 Vannucchi; 11 Saudati. Subs not used: 1 Bassi, 16 Marzoratti, 15 Vanigli, 27 Ficini. Coach: Luigi Cagni. INTER: 12 Julio Cesar; 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 25 Samuel, 11 Grosso (6 Maxwell 49); 21 Solari (20 Recoba 58), 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti; 8 Ibrahimovic, 18 Crespo (10 Adriano 63). Subs not used: 1 Toldo, 77 Andreolli, 57 Filkor, 91 Mariano Gonzalez. Coach: Roberto Mancini. Referee: Nicola Ayroldi (Molfetta) Booked: Ibrahimovic 8, Raggi 17, Saudati 27, Stankovic 68, Materazzi 76. 当地时间12月10日下午,意甲第15轮同时开始第6场角逐。国际米兰客场3比0完胜恩波利,追平了联赛8连胜的俱乐部纪录。克雷斯波第60分钟打破僵局,终结了恩波利连续403分钟主场不失球的历史。伊布与萨穆埃尔此后各下一城。 国米周中冠军杯战平拜仁,终结了11连胜的战绩。麦孔与维埃拉停赛,达科特膝盖因伤缺阵。国米首发有6名阿根廷球员,布尔迪索打右后卫,萨穆埃尔与马特拉齐搭档中卫。恩波利本赛季意甲排名高居第6,并且仅有10个失球。上轮争议性地0比1负于都灵之前,该队曾经连续7轮不败。上赛季恩波利还在主场1比0击败过国际米兰。左后卫卢基尼结束停赛复出,中卫阿达尼迎战老东家。 一开场,马特拉对恩波利队长万努奇犯规,万努奇开出任意球,后卫卢基尼头球被塞萨尔得到。第6分钟,阿达尼对斯坦科维奇犯规,格罗索的弧线任意球被门将巴利化解。伊布随后在禁区内假摔吃到黄牌。第16分钟,斯坦科维奇分球,伊布突破卢基尼的防守低传禁区,可惜索拉里没有包抄到位。 马特拉齐对绍达蒂犯规,阿尔米隆开出任意球,拉吉在禁区内接球假摔也吃到黄牌,他将错过下轮比赛。第19分钟,阿达尼又对斯坦科维奇犯规,格罗索右侧开出任意球被门将巴利击出,索拉里斜射打在边网上。伊布、斯坦科维奇与索拉里的进攻配合都集中在中路,很难突破恩波利的密集防守。第27分钟,绍达蒂投诉马特拉齐犯规,自己反吃到黄牌。 伊布随后的射门打在巴利腿上,助理裁判已经举旗示意越位。第31分钟,阿尔米隆的远射考验了塞萨尔,接着马里亚尼尼在30米开外射门打偏。第34分钟,国米打出反击,坎比亚索中路带球近50米,将球分给边路的克雷斯波,但阿达尼头球解围。 第35分钟,绍达蒂铲倒斯坦科维奇,后者任意球被破坏,萨穆埃尔漂亮的转身射门偏出左门柱。第37分钟,拉吉长传禁区,但绍达蒂没控好球。1分钟后,伊布禁区边缘左脚射门角度太正被巴利得到。第40分钟,马里亚尼尼右路传中被马特拉齐断下,国米打出快速反击,萨内蒂直传伊布,伊布禁区边缘左脚射门又被巴利化解。 下半时,恩波利首先作出调整,后卫托斯托替下卢基尼。第46分钟,伊布前场丢球,恩波利快速反击,刚上场的托斯托长途奔袭喂给绍达蒂,但门将塞萨尔抢先破坏。格罗索肌肉受伤被马克斯维尔换下。第50分钟,阿尔米隆外围射门被萨穆埃尔挡出。第53分钟,克雷斯波传球,斯坦科维奇吊射偏出左门柱。 曼奇尼作出第二次换人,雷科巴替下索拉里,乌拉圭人出场2分钟就帮助国米破门。带球突破遭到托斯托侵犯后,他在右侧亲自主罚任意球左脚开出,伊布在门前7米处甩头攻门击中横梁弹回场内,反应极为迅捷的克雷斯波在门前4米处一蹴而就,国米1比0打破僵局!但克雷斯波右大腿肌肉拉伤,主动要求下场,阿德里亚诺替补出场。 伊布有机会扩大比分,他接到坎比亚索直传捅射被巴利封出。第66分钟,又是伊布右路传出地滚球,阿德在小禁区前沿推射被早有提防的巴利没收。斯坦科维奇背后铲倒万努奇吃到黄牌,万努奇在门前25米处主罚任意球高出。第70分钟,这位恩波利队长再次制造威胁,他与绍达蒂作二过一配合后射门稍稍偏出右门柱。第76分钟,万努奇又造成马特拉齐黄牌,托斯托主罚任意球被塞萨尔击出,莫罗凌空射门高出。 极为活跃的万努奇此后却“帮助”国米扩大比分。第78分钟,万努奇在雷科巴脚下抢断,却将球传到了伊布脚下,伊布突入禁区单挑门将,在门前14米处右脚推射击中右门柱内侧弹进,2比0!恩波利马上用波奇换下后卫普拉塔利,希望作最后一博。第87分钟,国米角球被破坏后发动二次进攻,布尔迪索右路准确传中,萨穆埃尔在门前8米处漂亮的冲顶弹地入远角,3比0。 恩波利(4-4-1-1):23-巴利/46-拉吉,14-阿达尼,50-普拉塔利(80'播奇),3-卢基尼(46'托斯托)/24-布谢,4-阿尔米隆(65'加斯巴雷托),8-马里亚尼尼,5-莫罗/80-万努奇/11-绍达蒂 国际米兰(4-3-1-2):12-儒利奥-塞萨尔/3-布尔迪索,23-马特拉齐,24-萨穆埃尔,11-格罗索(49'马克斯维尔)/4-萨内蒂,19-坎比亚索,21-索拉里(58'雷科巴)/5-斯坦科维奇/18-克雷斯波(63'阿德里亚诺),8-伊布拉希莫维奇 |