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| Del Neri awaits Ibra show |
Sunday 18 January, 2009 |
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Atalanta boss Gigi Del Neri is looking forward to facing Zlatan Ibrahimovic when Inter come to town today.
“We are taking on an important club that deserves to be top of the table,” said the tactician.
“Ibrahimovic is a great player and I think he's one of the top strikers in the world, the kind who can turn a game by himself.
“Every now and then these phenomenons are born and Ibrahimovic is one of them. We will have to play with focus, trying to use as best we can the weapons in our armoury.”
The Nerazzurri have left Mario Balotelli, Amantino Mancini and Ricardo Quaresma at home for the trip to Bergamo.
“Having said all that, I would not want to take anyone off Inter for this game. It can be an important maturation experience for my lads to play against champions at close range.
“Besides, having the stars there can only help the entertainment factor.”
There is bad news for Atalanta, as Luca Cigarini is a doubt with a muscular problem he picked up during training on Saturday.
Former Inter man Christian Vieri is expected to start from the bench.
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Jose keeps Balotelli waiting
Jose Mourinho has left out Mario Balotelli, Ricardo Quaresma and Amantino Mancini for Inter’s trip to Atalanta, “but Mario wants to stay.” More |
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