Inter-Benfica

[Il fenomeno]

This will be our really first tough friendly, will be played in palermo.
The date is set to 21st july, where most of the World Cup players will be back, apart from Ronaldo, Emre and Okan.

The Italian players (hopefully along with Nesta, and maybe without Cristiano :() will be back by the end of this week. So I think they might play.

Inter I think will win this game against Benfica with 3-1...

FORZA INTER

[Skualo]

yeah international touch...:D....benfica is a good team and without ronaldo but with bobo and recoba i say same as you ilfenomeno 3-1...

[Il fenomeno]

Skulao, it seems to me that we are the only two members... true?

Where is everyone..

anyway Inter are up only 2-0 in half time, but they have had tons of shots on goals...

[Skualo]

dont forget the baulgrana freak azulgrana :D...i cant see the game :mad2:

[Il fenomeno]

Does anyone want to predict the line-up for this match... I myself think Cuper will field these 11 from the starting whistle...

GK: A.Fontana

RB: J.Zanetti
CB: I.Cordoba
CB: S.Ferraro
LB: M.Serena

RM: S.Conceicao
CM: S.Dalmat
CM: N.Beati
LM: A.Guly

AT: M.Kallon
AT: A.Recoba

This is my guess... the italian players need to get ready for the Champions League preliminaries.

[Skualo]

------------------------------fontana---------------------------
---zanetti-------cordoba--------------ferraro----napolitano---
---conceicao----beati------------------dalmat------guly------
--------------------recoba---------------kallon-------------------

[Il fenomeno]

How good are Napolitano and Ferraro? Do u know.

Cause I only remember Ferraro's two mistakes that gave Feyenoord the victory in the UEFA CUP semis... remember?

[Skualo]

actually i dont know anything about both but cupers seems to have trust in them and taking in consideration is a friendly posibly will fill both to have international touch..

[Slavenik]

Il Fenomeno, it wasnt Ferraro that did the mistakes, he played good. They are both great defenders, Napolitano and Ferraro. Napolitano can play as a midfielder too.

[Il fenomeno]

So do u guys know wether these 7-8 youth players will be included in Inter's A-Team?

Beati will probably, and maybe Ferraro... Im not sure..

Martins though I doubt, and I hope that, if he is a talent, which he has prooved several times, that he gets loaned out... cause the kid has potential...

[Skualo]

i surely now martins will play atleast 90min with some official inter game..in coppa italia or something..hes very talented and moratti have special trate with him..

[Il fenomeno]

I personally hope that we do not crash at the coppa after the first round. I like what Juve did..... they played with there "reserves" and almost won the thing. I just hope players like Ronaldo and Recoba do not play untill the semi... till then , Coraddi and Kallon, along with Martins, and probably Bobo will do the job.

Well, one thing is guaranteed, there is absolutely no way that the Italian's will play in this game... Even Recoba is doubtful, since he is not athletically fit as the others..

Maybe Coraddi and Kallon... would also like to see Morfeo...

[Slavenik]

Martins is a great kid. Adriano-Martins is our future attack line-up. He could be loaned-out, we will see, but i think that he will play. You know the Coppa and remember how Cuper gave a chance to
Adriano? We will see.

[Il fenomeno]

The game is on Sunday, and around 14,000 tickets have already been sold. The stadium in Palermo takes 35,000... I expect atleast 25 to seee the game. I cant wait to see Inter. I hope Cuper will try out Recoba, Zanetti, Sorondo, Vivas, Farions etc...

Benfica, if im right, have a superstriker named Mantorras? right?wrong?

[Il fenomeno]

Btw, if u guys have rai due... check it around 9 o clock,,, they will air it live I think...

[Il fenomeno]

Tomorrow is the game... I predict that Inter will play...

GK: A.Fontana

RB: J.Zanetti
CB: I.Cordoba
CB: G.Sorondo
LB: M.Serena

RM: S.Conceicao
CM: S.Dalmat
CM: N.Beati
LM: Guly

AT: A.Recoba
AT: M.Kallon

This is my guess... but Recoba or Sorondo, or both, might not start...

Anyway, Inter will win... 3-1 or 2-0 is my tip...

[tojo4ever]

you all forgot ZZ TOP, who plays in Benfica....

So i dont think it will be an easy win for Inter.. I'd bet it on draw or 1:0 for Benfica..

[Il fenomeno]

Yeah, I seriously think this game will end in a draw... Cuper is only playing with youth team players... what is this... the hwole backline except for Cordoba... I hope the midfield and attack can score a couple of goals... mantorass is dangerous... Here are the line-ups:

Inter: 4-4-2

GK: A.Fontana

RB: S.Ferraro
CB: I.Cordoba
CB: Franchini
LB: Pasquale

RM: S.Dalmat
CM: N.Beati
CM: D.Morfeo
LM: Guly

AT: M.Kallon
AT: B.Corradi

Subs:
Moreau
Sorondo
Napolitano
Fraga
Martins



BENFICA (4-3-3): 1 Moreira; 2 Armando Sa, 3 Argel, 5 Cristiano, 16 Joao Pinto; 30 Tiago, 14 Ednilson, 26 Segiz; 9 Mantorras, 10 Zahovic, 11 Drulovic
A Disposizione : 21 Nuno Santos, 4 Cabral, 6 Peixe, 7 Andersson, 8 Roger, 15 George, 17 Anderson, 18 Carlitos, 19 Geraldo, 23 Andrade, 27 Eder, 27 Aguiar, 31 Ze Roberto, 33 Rocha


It will be hard to win, but 2-1 or 3-1 win for Inter.

[Skualo]

i think we will win...not draw or loose i mean fans are realy pissed about last game and this tem wants to give a good impresion so we will play good the necerasy to win

[Il fenomeno]

Is someone watching the game, what is the score?

[Elvis Pressley]

final score was 0-0, youth players were very good, Morfeo REALLY impressed in midfield!

players obviously werent 100% fit yet, and it showed.