| Inter Milan Unbeaten Streak Ends |
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Tuesday, 04 March 2008
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 Napoli shocked Inter Milan 1-0 in Soccer Betting Serie A action on Sunday ending Inter’s 25 match unbeaten streak. Marcelo Zalayeta scored an early goal and Inter could not get the equalizer. Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar could not clear a long pass and Zalayeta was able to score. Cesar took the blame for the loss although he was excellent after that early mistake including stopping Zalayeta on a penalty shot late in the match. "I take all the responsibility for the goal," Julio Cesar said. "After I blocked the penalty I thought that might energize us. I told the guys, 'Come on, get a goal for me.' We have to remain with our heads high because we are still six points ahead." The best chance for Inter to tie was in the 19th minute but Napoli goalkeeper Matteo Gianello turned away a shot from David Suazo.Soccer Betting at SBG Global. Inter still leads Serie A with 61 points. AS Roma is six points back with 55 while Juventus has 48 and Fiorentina 47. We are not playing so well right now so a loss like this can happen," Inter coach Roberto Mancini said. "We still have a good margin so this shouldn't demoralize us. Julio Cesar is always strong. Unfortunately tonight he made a mistake." Inter was without strikers Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Julio Ricardo Cruz for the match. In other action Fiorentina won 3-2 over Juventus as Pablo Osvaldo scored in injury time. "We have won often with goals in injury time and this time we were on the other side," Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said. "It's too bad because we were winning and had control of the game." Elsewhere Antonio Cassano scored as Sampdoria and Torino played to a 2-2 draw. Cassano got his second yellow card in the 88th minute and was ejected. He could face suspension as he threw his jersey at the referee after getting thrown out. Last-place Cagliari got two goals from Robert Acquafresca to beat Genoa 2-1. Cagliari lost three points as the Italian Federation penalized them for suing a former player for defamation after he criticized the club in a newspaper interview. Also, Udinese defeated Atalanta 2-0 as Fabio Quagliarella and Antonio Di Natale scored. Siena defeated Empoli 2-0, Livorno won against Catania 1-0, while Reggina and Palermo played to a scoreless draw. Saturday it was AC Milan and Lazio playing to a 1-1 draw.
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