[berenike_10]

Well, the derbi is on saturday, i hope we can smack down the merda neriazzurri.

I'll go for.. 1-0, milan wins.

This post has been edited by berenike_10: Oct 25 2006, 10:32 PM

[arivanjj]

Cruz dreaming of derby goal

Julio Ricardo Cruz has been one of Inter’s best strikers so far this season and hopes to get the winner in tonight’s derby.

“I am happy with the start I’ve had, as I recovered quickly from a thigh strain I suffered in September. I was afraid I wouldn’t be 100 per cent fit again immediately, but it all went well.”

Il Jardinero has never netted against Milan since joining the Nerazzurri.

“It would be wonderful to score in the derby, although the most important thing is that the team plays well and gets the result. Both sides have pressure on them, as this is a derby and nobody accepts defeat.”

Milan were linked with a bid for Cruz in the summer and perhaps regret the transfer didn’t go through, as Alberto Gilardino is yet to score while Ricardo Oliveira and Pippo Inzaghi haven’t hit the back of the net since Week 1.

“These are three great strikers and we must be very careful against them,” assured Cruz. “I’m glad several sides asked about me, because it means I’m working well, but I decided to stay after three years of Inter. I’ve finally reached a big club after a hard slog and think I’ve proved I belong here, even if I don’t always start.”

The Argentine has been given more space recently with Adriano’s crisis taking the forward back to Brazil for a period of rest and recuperation.

“I hope Adriano can find his form and a relaxed state of mind soon so he can return to us fired up and ready to go.”

The title race has been blown open now that Milan’s eight-point Calciopoli penalty has been confirmed, so who does Cruz consider to be Inter’s main rivals?

“Palermo could be the ones and frankly I’m not surprised to see them up there, as they’ve always done well in recent seasons. I know Francesco Guidolin well and how he interprets the game. We must avoid thinking that Palermo’s squad isn’t worthy of the Scudetto, because the opposite is true. We also have to look out for Roma and Milan.”


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