EMPOLI 0-2 INTER: ADRIANO, CORDOBA
Tuesday, 09 January 2007 22:56:57 

EMPOLI - Inter take a two-goal lead into next week's Tim Cup quarter-final return leg with Empoli after a 2-0 victory at the Stadio Castellani.

The Nerazzurri dominated for long stretches of their first competitive fixture of the new year as Adriano started 2007 as he ended 2006, with a well-taken second-half goal to give further confirmation he's returning to his best.

Substitute Ivan Cordoba headed in the second in added time to give Inter a comfortable cushion ahead of next Wednesday's clash at the Meazza.

Luis Figo had a goal ruled out on 21 minutes after his indirect free sailed over the Empoli rearguard, out of Bassi's reach and into the left corner.

Mancini's men went close again twenty minutes later when Patrick Vieira had a header cleared off the line by Marzoratti after Bassi's one-handed clearance from an Adriano cross.

Right on the stroke of half time Zlatan Ibrahimovic tested the Empoli custodian with a crisp left-foot shot from inside the Tuscan box.

Francesco Toldo was rarely troubled in the opening period as the Empoli strikers failed to capitalise on a series of decent balls into his area.

Inter stepped up a gear after the restart, producing chance after chance. Adriano sidefooted wide an Ibrahimovic low cross before Vieira had a near range effort blocked by Bassi after receiving from Adriano.

Ibra then had a close-range shot hooked clear by Vanigli before Matteini sent a curler just wide after a quick one-two involving Marianini and Buzzegoli.

The inevitable breakthrough came on 71 minutes when Adriano (who ended his goal drought against Atalanta in the last game before the Christmas break, and added two more in the friendly match against Bahrain) ran on to Ibrahimovic's pin-point through ball before lobbing the onrushing Bassi.

Adriano was denied a second soon after by Bassi, who pushed the Brazilian's bullet header from Figo's free kick on to the post.

Empoli's best chance of an equaliser fell to Gasparetto, who outjumped Cordoba to head narrowly over Toldo's crossbar. The Colombian defender made amends in added time, rising in the Tuscan box to send a looping header from Mariano Gonzalez' cross over Bassi and into the back of the net.

EMPOLI 0-2 INTER (HT: 0-0)

Scorers: Adriano 71, Cordoba 90+1

EMPOLI: 1 Bassi; 19 Iacoponi, 16 Marzoratti, 15 Vanigli, 33 Ascoli (2 Rincon 74); 27 Ficini, 8 Marianini, 20 Buzzegoli; 17 Eder (18 Cesaretti 74), 99 Gasparetto, 7 Matteini (21 Baldanzeddu 77).
Subs not used: 23 Balli, 28 Musacci, 13 Arcidiacono, 25 Pizza.
Coach: Luigi Cagni.

INTER: 1 Toldo; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 6 Maxwell (2 Cordoba 81); 4 Zanetti, 15 Dacourt (19 Cambiasso 69), 14 Vieira; 7 Figo; 8 Ibrahimovic (91 Mariano Gonzalez 76), 10 Adriano.
Subs not used: 12 Julio Cesar, 77 Andreolli, 21 Solari, 60 Ribas.
Coach: Roberto Mancini.

Referee: Emidio Morganti (Ascoli).

Booked: Marianini 20, Vieira, Materazzi 32, Iacoponi 34, Figo 37.

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Stanković: Inter će biti pravi i posle pauze

Reprezentativac Srbije i jedan od najboljih fudbalera vodeće ekipe Serije A, Intera, Dejan Stanković uveren je da tronedeljna pauza u šampionatu nije ostavila traga na formu neroazura.

Fudbaleri Intera su deo zimske pauze proveli na pripremama u Bahreinu, a potom su u nacionalnom kupu savladali Empoli sa 2:0.

"Odigrali smo kvalitetnu utakmicu koja je bila dobra uvertira za nastavak šampionata u subotu. Gostujemo Torinu, znam da neće biti lako, ali uveren sam u uspeh. Koliko sam mogao da vidim na pripremama, nismo pali u formi", rekao je Stanković za televiziju "Skaj Italija".

On je dodao da je potpuno normalno da igrači tokom pauze pomalo padnu u formi i fizičkoj kondiciji, ali da se to lako može nadoknaditi.

"Svaki praznik i odmor mogu da utiču na fizičku spremu, ali ove sezone imamo velike ambicije i tako nešto ne možemo sebi da dozvolimo", istakao je kapiten reprezentacije Srbije.

Stanković je posebno pohvalio igru Brazilca Adrijana, koji je golom protiv Empolija, počeo da se vraća u prepoznatljivu formu.

"Želim da mu čestitam, jer je uspeo da se izvuče iz teške situacije. Adrijano se psihički stabilizovao, što je i pokazao na pripremama u Bahreinu i na utakmici sa Empolijem", naveo je Stanković.

Srpski vezista svestan je da njegovu ekipu čeka još pet meseci paklene borbe za trofeje.

"Imamo pred sobom još pet meseci velikog posla, kada ćemo morati da odigramo niz izuzetno teških mečeva. Zato je veoma važno da cela ekipa neguje pobednički mentalitet i na svakom meču pruži maksimum", ocenio je Stanković.

Izvor: MTS-Mondo