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This season's arguably their best shot at the Scudetto, if they screw it up yet again, well they can forget about it. Jmo.

Nope I'm predicting that they will come in 2nd place!!

Inter have completed the Vieira signing, making him the fifth player to leave Juventus. Doesn't look a wise move to me.

Crespo's back at Inter on a two-year loan from Chelsea. Yet another one of those attacking Latin players.

This post was last modified: 08-09-2006 04:12 AM by Arm.

Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed a four-year deal with Inter Milan after a 24.8 million euro (31.9 million dollar) agreement was reached by the club with Italian rivals Juventus.

The 24-year-old, who joined the club two years ago, has signed a deal which will take him up until June 30, 2010.

"Juventus have reached agreement with Inter Milan for the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for 24.8 million euros payable over three years," the buying club said in a statement Thursday.

Juventus had claimed after the sale of France captain Patrick Vieira to Inter Milan last week that no more players would be allowed to leave.

But Ibrahimovic demanded out in the wake of Juve's demotion to Serie B - along with a 17-point penalty for the coming season - for their part in Italy's match-fixing scandal.

Juventus were also stripped of the league titles they won last season (2005/06) and the season before and barred from the Champions League.

He becomes Inter Milan's fourth signing for the new season after Vieira, Fabio Grosso (Palermo) and Hernan Crespo (Chelsea).

Ibrahimovic joined Juventus from Dutch side Ajax in 2004, scoring 26 goals in the past two years. Vigaplus Anti-Impotence Solution.

Inter Milan came back from 3-0 down to clinch the Italian Super Cup in extra-time with a 4-3 win over Roma.

Luis Figo scored the winner with a free-kick to cap a fine recovery for Inter who were playing in the season curtain-raiser as league champions having inherited the title from disgraced Juventus.

But they looked anything but the top side on the country when they slipped to a 3-0 deficit after just 34 minutes of the game at the San Siro.

Amantino Mancini gave Roma the lead in the 13th minute when Christian Panuccis cross was missed by both Javier Zanetti and goalkeeper Francesco Toldo.

Their confusion allowed Mancini to head into the empty goal.

Alberto Aquilani made it 2-0 on 25 minutes after being set up by Francesco Totti and the same player added the third nine minutes later.

Rodrigo Taddei released Aquilani to tap in from six yards with the Inter defence distracted by Totti.

Inter slowly imposed themselves on the game and Patrick Vieira pulled one back on the stroke of half-time heading in a Figo free-kick.

Inter coach Roberto Mancini brought on Hernan Crespo for the disappointing Adriano early in the second period and the former Chelsea man repaid his manager's faith by making it 3-2 inh the 65th minute.

The Argentinian striker was first to a Dejan Stankovic cross to head in at the near post.

All the pressure was coming from Inter and Roma reacted by replacing Totti with Egyptian star Mido.

Inter levelled when Zlatan Ibrahimovic's miss-kick fell for Vieira to tap-in from close range.

They grabbed the winner five minutes into extra time when Figo curled in a sublime free-kick past Doni in the Roma goal.

Roma finished the match with 10 men after Christian Chivu was red-carded for bringing down Figo and they were unable to stop Inter winning the Super Cup for the second year running. free cooking games

Giacinto Facchetti, current president of Inter, and one of Italy's greatest players ever, died today of a long suffering illness. He was 64.


Il Capitano

There was an air of nobility about Giacinto Facchetti. A tall, elegant and imposing defender in his playing days, he rarely seemed to lose his cool. Even in the history of a giant club like Inter his name will long be remembered. As well as being an outstandingly talented player, Facchetti also had the good fortune to be around at the best moment in the Nerazzurri�s story.

Mention the 1960s now to an Inter fan and they still get all misty-eyed. Their scoring full back was a major part of those magical times. But it nearly didn�t happen for the boy from Treviglio. As a teenage talent he was on the brink of a deal with Atalanta - much closer to home. In the end the bigger club vying for his talents got its way, as usual, and a great career as a symbol for the team from the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium had begun.

It didn�t all go smoothly to start with, but it was the legendary Helenio Herrera who spotted how vital Facchetti could be to his team. He catapulted the youngster into becoming a first team regular and from then on he barely missed a game. Herrera recalled: "I could see that this big, tall player with an eye for goal was ideal for the left full back slot."

And so it proved to be as the Inter man became something of a role model for the modern wing-back with an outstanding scoring record. Almost 60 Serie A goals at a time when Italian football was at its most defensive is a pretty impressive return. Little wonder Herrera was happy to put his young star straight into the first team.

Make no mistake, Facchetti was not just about attacking - along with Tarcisio Burgnich, Aristide Guarneri and Armando Picchi he formed one of the most formidable back lines ever seen in the Italian game. It was from this base that Inter - fuelled by the funds of oil giant Angelo Moratti - went on to conquer the world.

A first Scudetto came in just his third season at the club. And 1963 was also the year he established himself as a first team regular. Inter then went on to take that success to another level with triumphs across the globe. It was the only response supporters would accept having had to watch city rivals Milan become the first Italian team to take the European Cup.

Facchetti and his teammates responded with back-to-back European Cups and Intercontinental Cups the following two seasons. Another two League titles in 1965 and 1966 confirmed this as the golden age of Internazionale and Facchetti was a huge part of that. Indeed in one season he struck 10 League goals which was the kind of return any striker of the day would have been proud of. His consistency was of the kind that any Coach would love to build a side around.

It was inevitable that this sort of display would push his talents into the Italy team and after a disappointing World Cup in 1966 he enjoyed success with the Azzurri too. Although 1970 was to end in heartache at the hands of Brazil, in between times the boys in blue won the European Nations Cup for the one and only time.

"It is the fondest memory of many of my teammates and myself," admitted Facchetti years later. "For 30 years Italy had not won any title at national level. We got to the semi-final against Russia and it finished 1-1 after extra time and it took the toss of a coin to get us into the Final," he recalled. "A coin is not the best way to decide things but I think it rewarded the team who deserved to get to the Final."

That match with Yugoslavia took a replay to decide after a draw in the first game. Eventually Italy won through thanks to goals from Riva and Anastasi. "I think that is my best memory with the national side," said Facchetti. There were still more fine moments to come - most notably a fourth League title in 1971 - but it was clear that the days of the great Inter team were ending. Yet Facchetti�s career extended to the eve of the 1978 World Cup and in the process he set a string of records.

His 476 League games for Inter were only recently surpassed by that other great defender, Giuseppe Bergomi. And his 94 caps for his country were also a record until Dino Zoff and, more recently, Paolo Maldini came along. But it is as Italian captain that his record is still without equal. He led his country on no fewer than 70 occasions, which is a remarkable testimony to his quality and leadership ability.

Facchetti became an important symbol for both club and country. In many ways he changed the way the world thought about defenders with the attacking strength he brought to the game. His dynamic forward runs paved the way for the pressing game of the future. His late career switch to sweeper also cleared a path for other greats like Gaetano Scirea and Franco Baresi who followed in Il Capitano�s footsteps.

These skills were clearly something that a club like Inter were loathe to ignore when he retired from the game. He has carved out a role for himself in the new Millennium as a right hand man for new President Massimo Moratti. His coolness in a crisis has obviously come in useful in recent times.

Nowadays Facchetti occupies an important overseas role for the club keeping an eye out for players who might make as big an impact as he did. His most recent mission was to try to secure the services of Daniel Passarella as next Inter Coach. Although the signs do not look encouraging nobody should bet against Giacinto Facchetti. He generally won most of his battles on the field of play and those combative qualities still stand him in good stead today.

STAR RATING 9/10 Giacinto Facchetti was once the most capped outfield player in Italy�s history and the epitome of its footballing style. A tall, elegant and imposing defender, Facchetti was a key member of the great Inter side that won four Serie A titles plus the European and World Club Cups in 1964 and 1965.

Giacinto Facchetti
Club: Inter
Born: Treviglio (Bergamo), 18/7/42
Position: Defender
Serie A debut: Roma 0-2 Inter, 21/5/61
Club: Inter
International debut: Turkey 0-1 Italy (Istanbul), 27/3/63
Last International game: England 2-0 Italy (Wembley), 16/11/77
International caps: 94
International gls: 3

Honours:
4 Scudetto (1963, 65, 66, 71)
2 European Cups (1964, 65)
2 World Club Cup (1964, 65)
1 Coppa Italia (1978)
1 European Nations Cup (1968)
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So much for Zanetti's 500th game. The Moratti signing that lasted the longest under his reign.

Inter are doing well this year especially with Juventus relegated.May be that they will be able to win the long awaited Serie A title.
I think that this year it will be now or never for them.