Inter lost 3-1 at Sassuolo on Sunday, and the traveling the supporters were not pleased with the performance. Failing to recognize this, Fredy Guarin and Mauro Icardi, who scored Inter’s only goal, tossed their shirts into the crowd and the crowd tossed them right back.
Back with Inter, Roberto Mancini is in the process of building what could be a formidable squad, but before they beat Genoa 3-1 on Sunday, they turned on their creator. Early in the game, Inter captain Marco Andreolli flicked a clearance that smashed Mancini in the face, sending the former Man City manager to the ground.
Francesco Totti is a 38-year-old man, but for a few moments during Sunday’s Rome derby, he was a teenager again. The Roma captain scored twice in the second half to come back from a 2-0 deficit against Lazio and his 64th-minute equalizer was a stunner of a flying karate kick volley at the far post. He then celebrated by taking a selfie with his own phone in front of the Roma fans of the Curva Sud.
Last month, we discussed the possibility of Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero being a crazed hobo. And now we have confirmation that at least the first part of that is true not only for him, but the entire club.
Many top clubs have put together special videos for the holidays featuring players singing songs, wearing ugly sweaters and doing a variety of other things associated with the season. But Palermo decided to go a different route with their video and now Christmas will never be the same again.
Roma and Milan played out a 0-0 draw on Saturday and yet the match still included a wonderful goal. Jeremy Menez was ruled offside as he chased down a ball that appeared to be heading over the endline during the first half, but he decided to contort his body to get off a shot from the ridiculous angle anyway. And he only went and pulled it off.
It’s times like this when officials should just say, “You know what — that was awesome. The goal stands.”
Earlier this year, Sampdoria were bought by a man named Massimo Ferrero. He is a film producer and he is wonderfully odd. Every time the TV cameras cut to him during a match it looks as if he’s high on PCP and has no idea where he is.
The wrath of Zlatan is not something you want to mess with, but sometimes there’s a hitch in its giddyup that produces unintended results.
