Inter disposed of Livorno 2-0 to open up an 11-point lead at the top of the Serie A table ahead of tonight’s clash between Juventus and Roma.Azzurri keeper Marco Amelia was a busy man in the opening stages, with saves from Stankovic, Zanetti and Crespo.
But there was nothing the Livorno number one could do to keep out Suazo’s bullet header from Chivu’s perfectly executed free kick in the 14th minute.
The Honduran added his second on 18 minutes, crashing home from close range after the Amaranto defence failed to clear Maxwell’s left-wing cross.
Inter should have been three-nil up by the break but Suazo was beaten to Crespo’s return pass after a fast counter-attack down the middle.
Livorno offered little in the way of a reply, their best chances coming within sixty second-half seconds when Diamanti’s free kick hit the post before Vidigal forced Julio Cesar into a tipped save.
Burdisso powered over a header and Cambiasso had a close-range shot blocked as the Nerazzurri looked to build on their lead.
With the points sewn up Mancini rested Stankovic and Maicon, introducing Portuguese pair Nuno Maniche and Luis Figo.
The veteran was given a rapturous applause on his return to the pitch after three and a half months on the sidelines.
source : inter.it
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