Ibrahimovic Calls For Ronaldinho Move
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has called for Inter to sign Ronaldinho after admitting that he would like to play with the Barcelona superstar.
Ronaldinho has becomes something of a confirmed transfer target for the Nerazzurri ever since the club signed a mammoth sponsorship deal with Nike, who are also Ronaldinho’s sponsors.
"Ronaldinho at Inter? Everyone would like to play with him,” Ibrahimovic told the Corriere dello Sport.
“There is always space for someone like Ronaldinho at the big teams."
Ibrahimovic is the latest Inter figure to admit the club’s interest in the Brazilian playmaker.
Coach Roberto Mancini also expressed his desire for the 27-year-old during the weekend.
“Nobody believed me when I talked about Ronaldinho,” Mancio said during a press conference.
“I don’t think it would be a problem to have him settle into the squad. Ronaldinho is a great player and, aside from his behaviour, the important thing is that a champion steps on to the field and makes the difference. He almost always does that.”
Ronaldinho seems highly likely to leave Barcelona in the summer following a miserable campaign in Catalonia.
Spalletti Questions 'Suspect’ Inter
Roma boss Luciano Spalletti has admitted his deep sense of disappointment following the “suspect incidents” during Inter’s game against Parma last night.
The Giallorossi, who won 2-0 against Catania earlier in the day, had seemed set to close the gap on leaders Inter to just four points, as the Nerazzurri trailed 2-1 to Parma going into the closing stages.
However a hugely controversial penalty award for a handball by Fernando Couto, led to a dramatic late turnaround, as Inter ended up winning 3-2.
“There were some suspect incidents at the Inter-Parma game,” Spalletti told Radio Anch’io Sport.
“My feelings are along the same lines as Domenico Di Carlo. I woke up today with a huge feeling of disappointment and the task of lifting the players heads up after they put in such a great performance and made no ground up.”
A number of Roma players, including Daniele De Rossi and Francesco Totti have bemoaned the fact that Inter never seem to drop points, and Spalletti clearly felt that last night would be the time.
“I was so disappointed because this was the round where we could’ve closed the gap on Inter,” he complained.
“We deserved to claw our way back and reduce the gap and we need the stimulus of Inter dropping points.
“But we can take heart that this side can keep pace with Inter even without the high-profile stars.”
Di Carlo Still Furious With Inter Penalty Decision
Parma Coach Domenico Di Carlo is still in a fit of rage following the hugely controversial penalty awarded against his side at Inter last night.
The Gialloblu were set for a famous victory as they led 2-1 in the closing stages at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Then in the 88th minute the referee awarded Inter a dubious penalty for a handball against Fernando Couto, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic levelled from the spot.
Couto was sent off in the incident before Ibrahimovic scored again in injury time to hand Inter a dramatic 3-2 victory.
“We were angry with the refereeing against Inter, but unfortunately there’s nothing to be gained from dwelling on it,” Di Carlo said today on Radio Kiss Kiss.
“But at important moments there is still this subconscious bias towards the big sides.
“Even against Fiorentina there were bad decisions and the same goes for yesterday.
“I feel sorry for the referee who had a good game and it was the assistant who made the mistake.
“Andrea Gervasoni is an excellent ref with a great career but he was deceived by his assistant who did well to see Couto’s handball, yet didn’t notice Ivan Cordoba’s which was equally evident.”
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