Coppa:Inter - Reggina 19-12-07 - TalkSoccer

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 07:40 PM

Reggina (3-4-1-2): 22 Novakovic; 13 Stadsgaard, 55 Lanzaro, 3 Cherubin; 20 Alvarez, 4 Cascione, 10 Cozza, Aronica; 25 Montiel; 32 Pettinari, 24 Tullberg.
Subs: Saraò, 8 Barreto, 23 Modesto, 35 Viola, 26 Squillace, 27 Lamenta, 28 Camilleri.
Coach: Renzo Ulivieri.

Inter (4-4-2): 22 Orlandoni; 24 Rivas, 23 Materazzi, 25 Samuel, 40 Fatic; 21 Solari, 30 Pelé, 16 Burdisso, 31 Cesar; 18 Crespo, 44 Balotelli.
Subs: 71 Alfonso, 47 Filippini, 37 Pedrelli, 42 Maaroufi, 43 Pedrelli, 46 Napoli, 48 Gerbo.
Coach: Roberto Mancini.

Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Siena).

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 07:49 PM

Reggina v Inter: Line-ups

Novakovic
Orlandoni (22)
Stadsgaard
Rivas (24)
Lanzaro
Materazzi (23)
Cherubin
Samuel (25)
Alvarez
Fatic (40)
Cascione
Solari (21)
Cozza
Pelé (30)
Pettinari
Burdisso (16)
Aronica
Cesar (31)
Tullberg
Crespo (18)
Montiel
Balotelli (45)

Substitutes

Saraò
Alfonso (71)
Barreto
Esposito (46)
Modesto
Puccio (37)
Squillace
Maaroufi (50)
Viola
Pedrelli (43)
Lamenta
Napoli (46)
Camilleri
Gerbo (48)

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 07:50 PM

Factic and Balotelli are making their debute.

From senior team, Materazzi,Burdisso, Crespo, Cesar.....

Crespo just scores from corner, and its 1-0 for us.

Fatic looks good.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 08:04 PM

Balotelli scores his first for the "senior team", off a rebound. Quick reflexes, and was very calm about it.

2-0 for Inter.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 08:20 PM

The other player that is playing really well is this young Pele who I predict will become a first team regular in two seasons.

I'm starting to see what the Inter scouts saw in him. If not for a fine save by the Reggina keeper, he would of had his first.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 08:44 PM

5' Ulivieri's side reduce the arrears. Orlandoni fails to hold Montiel's long-range shot, and Pettinari is quick to slot home the loose ball. Reggina 1-2 Inter.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 08:53 PM

Solari restores two goal lead, after a shot that handcuffs the keeper....3-1

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 09:09 PM

btw.. Burdisso started at Center mid, then to RB, then now to CB.

Great game by Balotelli, he just picked up a yellow for trying a Maradona "hand of god">..

But he is great, just made the keeper make a great save. So young still~~

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 09:18 PM

Balotelli picks up another, this guy is for real. Uses his speed, runs on to a pass back to the Reggina keeper..gets it and is just clinical in his finish.

This guy is for real.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 09:23 PM

Game over, finishes 4-1, excellent game by Balotelli and Pele.

**jec1** · 19-12-2007, 09:33 PM

That's good news, I really thought pele would find it difficult adapting to the system.

Was he used as a sub?

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 09:44 PM

Nope. He played the whole game in midfield. I just had a conversation with a mate in Italy about him on MSN.

We agree that when, not if, he makes the senior team, he'll be one of the final pieces to the Portugal midfield puzzle at the senior level.

He is completely different from any Portugal midfield I have seen, he plays football like an Italian.

And yes I know he is a DM, but something about him.....his shot is also very underrated.

He and Balotelli will make it I feel, they are that good.

**jec1** · 19-12-2007, 10:25 PM

Surprising, he's not from the sporting academy -- when he played at the U20 WC, he was good but I thought played a bit to hesistant.

**Jager** · 19-12-2007, 10:33 PM

Well to describe it, he plays like a guy who is going on thirty, not in his early twenties or how old he is.

**jec1** · 19-12-2007, 10:35 PM

Man, I saw the two gals by "supermario" balotelli -- for his age, he showed composure when he scored.

It seems Mario was born in Palermo and is the son of Ghanaian immigrant. He is currently ineligible to obtain Italian citizenship, as his adoption was never made definitive.