Adriano cut from Juve clash
Adriano has not even made the trip to Turin for tomorrow’s big game with Juventus. “We decided together,” said Roberto Mancini.
The Brazilian was left in the stands for the midweek 4-1 win over Genoa and stormed out of the stadium when he was told the news, refusing to watch the match at San Siro.
Now he has been cut from the squad completely for Sunday night’s Scudetto showdown against Juve.
Coach Mancini has been notoriously irritable when asked about Adriano in Press conferences, so he took the matter into his own hands straight off the bat.
“I shall ask the first question myself. Why no Adriano? Because we decided together. That is all.”
Mancio refused to answer any further questions or comment on the reasons behind this mutual decision, but it represents another major break in the rapport between player and club.
A January sale now looks practically inevitable, as Adriano is not on the Champions League squad list and rarely used in Serie A either.
The other four strikers at Inter’s disposal have made the journey up to Turin with Julio Cruz, Hernan Crespo and David Suazo battling to earn their spot alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
There are issues in midfield, though, as Dejan Stankovic and Patrick Vieira are sidelined.
Inter squad: Julio Cesar, Orlandoni, Alfonso; Cordoba, Zanetti, Maxwell, Maicon, Burdisso, Rivas, Samuel, Chivu; Figo, Dacourt, Cambiasso, Solari, Pele', Cesar; Ibrahimovic, Cruz, Crespo, Suazo.
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